Offers free legal advice, counsel and representation in civil legal matters affecting low income person's legal rights and responsibilities, including, but not limited to: Loss or denial of public benefits Medicaid/Medicare, Unemployment compensation, Evictions, Foreclosures, Domestic Violence, Child Custody, Consumer Issues, Garnishments and attachments, Landlord/Tenant Dissolutions, Divorce, Income Tax Issues, Wills. Also provides BRIEF ADVICE CLINICS-call for dates and locations.

Volunteers help children who are in the Juvenile Court System due to abuse, neglect, or dependency find safe, permanent homes.

Volunteer-based guardianship program. Provides guardianship, for the 18 and over who have been deemed incompetent by the Local County Probate Court. The clients served have no family or no appropriate family to care for them. Majority of clients are indigent, however if they have assets, a pro bono attorney to be Guardian of Estate is secured.

This program works with jail inmates and their families. Also developing a new media program called Key Vision that is addressing Drug and Alcohol recovery, Employment and many other needs. Services are funded by contributions, donations and grants.

Provides training and support for volunteers to be guardians ad litem for abused and neglected children in Lucas County; volunteers investigate the cases on behalf of the Juvenile Court and advocate for the best interests of abused children.

Provides legal guardianship services for adults age 55 and older who have no appropriate family members to make decisions for their medical care and estate.

Miami County CASA/GAL (Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem) program provides trained volunteers to represent the best interests of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court. The volunteers are responsible for conducting interviews with all interested parties in the case in order to provide a report to the Juvenile Judge or Magistrate, attend meetings at Children Services, attend court hearings, and conduct home visits with the child they are advocating for. Can not provide service to any private custody cases.

Trained community volunteer appointed by the Court to represent abused, neglected, or dependent children in the court system.

Provides trained GAL (Guardian Ad Litem) volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children who are involved with Lorain County Children Services and the court system.

Volunteers must be 21 years old, have a high school diploma or GED and valid driver's license, and undergo a criminal background check. Volunteers must attend a 30 hour training course prior to receiving their first case.

CASA volunteers are appointed to a case and they act as an investigator to try and figure out the circumstances of the child's abuse or neglect and how we can prevent it from happening again. To do this, the volunteer reviews records involving the child and family, interviews the family and various other individuals, and they interact with the child.

Recruits and provides 30-hr training program for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), who are appointed by the Juvenile Court to advocate for the best interests of children at risk for abuse, neglect and dependency.

Recruits adult volunteers who can donate at least one day a month to serve as leaders and mentors for an organized youth program.

The Advocates for Families CASA Program is seeking caring adults to volunteer in Knox County. Volunteer duties include making contact with the child once a month; full case investigation reviewing all relevant documents; meet with anyone who has information regarding the child, including but not limited to case workers teachers, medical professionals; maintain written documentation: maintain complete confidentiality; attend all court hearings and meetings; complete annual continued education hours as required by Ohio Supreme Court Rule 48 guidelines. NOTE: CASA supervisor walks alongside each volunteer throughout the life of each case.

Legal guardianship provided for individuals 60 and older that do not have family or friends to care for them. Staff guardian and volunteer guardians are used in Adult Advocacy Program.

Offers a 7 passenger van to transport families to various correctional facilities to visit their loved ones. Volunteers also visit and minister to people incarcerated in the Summit County jail. Provides training to potential volunteers.

Providing information, service programs and volunteer opportunities; system advocacy for children, legal issues and other related issues, CASA recruits, trains and supervises concerned community members to serve Butler County Juvenile Court as Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteers

Volunteer opportunities for pro bono attorneys are available.

Volunteer Guardians are appointed by the Probate Court when a person becomes unable to manage his or her own affairs. Volunteer guardians serve indigent senior adults living in long-term care facilities or group homes when they don't have family or friends willing or able to become the legal guardian. Guardians work to assure that their wards are safe and their needs are being met. Volunteer guardians are not live-in or hands-on caregivers and do not provide funds or financial assistance for their wards. Once the initial training is complete, you will make a minimum of one case contact per month, respond to calls about treatment your ward may need, and prepare an annual report to the Probate Court.

Actively seeking volunteers to be trained by the Sheriffs’ Departments to assist them in finding missing and/or abducted children, including Amber Alert situations. Volunteers also offer community education programs to teach sexual-abuse awareness and prevention, internet safety, general safety issues, uncomfortable touching and so forth. Volunteers also serve at fingerprinting/ID events, as court observers, fundraising, and as Advisory Board and Board of Trustee.

This agency offers free legal services to those with eligible income levels. Senior citizens are served regardless of income. This program can handle all kinds of civil cases, but because of the large number of requests for free legal assistance, not all applicants are served. Everyone who is low income is encouraged to call if they need legal help with a non-criminal matter (government benefits problem, social security, domestic relations, child support, and landlord/tenant problems. Also provides legal assistance to parents regarding education issues.

Shelby County CASA/GAL (Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem) is a volunteer based program that provides trained volunteers to represent the best interests of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court. The volunteers are responsible for conducting interviews with all interested parties in the case in order to provide a report to the Juvenile Judge or Magistrate, attend meetings at Children Services, attend court hearings, and conduct home visits with the child they are advocating for.

New Directions welcomes volunteers to help out at events. Call for more detailed information.