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Provides legal advice and representation to tenants facing eviction. Program is for tenants residing in private or subsidized housing. Legal assistance includes evictions, housing conditions problems, and threatened Section 8 voucher terminations. Includes help for applicants that are encountering delays or other difficulties in securing their benefits.

Assists with consumer and debt issues, including bankruptcies and debt collection defense.

Community volunteers assist victims of domestic violence through the process of securing a civil protection order through domestic relations court; makes referrals for food, shelter, clothing or other assistance.

Provides free legal advice and representation on civil legal problems in the following areas: - Administrative Law. - Consumer Law. - Education Law. - Family Law. - Housing Law. - Immigration Law. - Other civil matters. - Does not provide assistance in criminal, juvenile offender, or traffic cases.

Provides a variety of social and recreational activities, transportation, and social services for seniors. Also, provides outreach services, including assistance with filling out forms. On site the Center offers Blood Pressure Checks, legal counseling, and a benefit bank. Social and recreational activities may include social meetings, craft classes, line dancing, cards, trips, yoga and exercise classes. Offers information and referral to governmental and community resources.

LAWO is a nonprofit law firm that champions equity and justice through client-centered community collaboration and transformative legal advocacy. We provide free legal assistance with a variety of legal issues to individuals and households living in poverty.

Provides legal representation for eligible people charged with violations of the criminal code, felony offenses and some misdemeanors. Will also offer some general information about legal issues and the court process.

Assists agricultural workers with governmental procedures related to immigration laws, recovery of unpaid wages, violations of farm worker protection laws, the application for and denial of public benefits, housing evictions, and a variety of consumer issues. Advocates not only work to resolve a clients immediate problem, but also provide education on the legal process and their rights and obligations. Service is limited by availability of staff and funding. There is no guarantee that a lawyer will be available to take a client's case.

Provides a Court Appointed Public Attorney to defendants who are found to be indigent.

Provides legal clinics for the homeless and those threatened with homelessness. These clinics are primarily diagnostic in nature, and focus on civil issues. Criminal situations are referred to the Public Defender. Basic civil matters are handled in-house; more complex ones are referred to volunteer attorneys.

Provides assistance with Individual Education Programs for special education, school suspensions and expulsions, access to education and other education issues.

Provides legal advice and representation for low income and elderly central Ohio residents. Help individuals who have experienced difficulty with disability financial assistance, disability medical assistance, the Affordable Care Act, food stamps, Medicaid and Medicare, nursing home law, Ohio Works First, SSI and SSDI, Title XX Child Care, unemployment compensation, wage disputes, and discharge upgrades and benefits for veterans.

Assists residents with housing issues through the following: * Homeownership Project - Assists homeowners facing foreclosure with improving their financial situation and asserting rights in foreclosure proceedings. * Neighborhood Law Project - Promotes economic development in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Provides legal advocacy and supports grassroots efforts focused on social justice and racial equity. * Tenant Assistance Project - Assists low-income renters with maintaining their home, improving living conditions, and asserting rights in eviction proceedings. Also provides advocacy around right-to-counsel in eviction cases and sealing of past eviction cases.

Legal Clinic offering FREE legal advice to income eligible individuals who cannot afford private counsel. Services are provided on a first come-first serviced basis (as possible). Individuals should bring all documentation and paperwork that relates to the issue in question. Proof of income is required. These are limited consultations of 15-20 minutes each.

Provides limited, low cost legal assistance. Can provide defense in limited criminal matters including vacating pending traffic violations, managing misdemeanors, or dealing with probation or low-level felony warrants. Provides help with sealing of criminal records/expungement (and in some cases may be able to lessen or remove some penalties). Provides help with lawsuits arising from credit disputes, civil actions, and home foreclosures. Assists with the preparation of simple wills and assistance with some probate matters. Does not assist in criminal cases where a public defender or private lawyer will handle the case (most cases in common pleas court or municipal courts), unless its related to a Motion to seal or "expunge" or a motion to vacate capias (vacate an outstanding arrest warrant). Does not represent individuals in the following types of cases: civil litigation, workers comp, bankruptcy, eviction, divorce/dissolution/child support, and/or administrative appeals.

Legal services provided for clients age 60 and older, regardless of income and assets, in matters such as credit card debt, debt collection, foreclosures, landlord/tenant, simple wills, power of attorney. Civil cases only by appointment or walk-ins for Knox County residents at Station Break Senior Center.

Provides civil legal services to low income people in Athens, Morgan, and Washington Counties in various areas including domestic, foreclosure, housing, consumer, public benefits and IRS tax disputes. Clients receive assistance in person by appointments and by telephone.

Provides legal advice or representation to handicapped or elderly persons who have problems related to income, employment, family matters, health care, or individual rights.

Offers legal representation for indigent individuals charged with violations of criminal code, misdemeanors, and traffic violations. Represents parents in abuse, dependency, and neglect matters.

Veterans who need representation in a lawsuit based on credit card debt may be eligible for free legal assistance through this program.

LAWO provides legal services to people living in poverty in Crawford and Wyandot counties.

Represents tenants in court in eviction cases and/or mediates tenant/landlord disputes.

Legal services provided for clients age 60 and older, regardless of income and assets, in matters such as credit card debt, debt collection, foreclosures, landlord/tenant, simple wills, power of attorney. Civil cases only by appointment or walk-ins for Knox County residents at Station Break Senior Center.