Programs
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AIRE gives immigration legal help at a reduced cost to people who do not qualify for free legal services but do not earn enough to pay a private attorney. Cases it helps with include family-based petitions, adjustment of status, naturalization, DACA renewals,…
A free weekly clinic by phone for tenants who need to defend against an eviction or who need to lawfully withhold rent. It helps tenants prepare an answer to an eviction summons and deal with repair problems in the rental home. The…
The Fair Housing Unit works to enforce fair housing laws for people who face housing discrimination. It teaches people how to spot and report discrimination, investigates cases (including through testing), and can help with enforcement. Help can include negotiating a settlement, representing…
A statewide helpline for Florida residents with disaster-related legal problems, and its help is always free. Issues it handles include FEMA assistance, SBA assistance, insurance claims, contractor issues, eviction, and home title and ownership. The team also offers disaster preparedness education at…
A statewide helpline that gives free, confidential legal advice and referrals to eligible Florida seniors. Attorneys and paralegals with experience representing seniors answer civil legal questions about problems such as housing, contracts, family matters, and government benefits. When resources allow, callers may…
A statewide helpline that connects eligible low-income veterans with experienced attorneys for free civil legal help. JALA's own site describes it as a point of access for Florida veterans for legal issues relating to housing, family law and child support, driver's license…
Three Rivers is a nonprofit law firm that gives free civil legal help to low-income families. Its main areas are housing law, family law and domestic violence prevention, elder law, education law, and income and public benefits issues. It also has special…
3250 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207
JALA's Housing Unit handles landlord-tenant problems, such as a landlord locking a tenant out, refusing to make repairs, or trying to evict them. The unit says it cannot represent everyone who applies because it has only a few housing attorneys, but if…
Hubbard House is a full-service certified domestic violence center serving Duval and Baker counties, with core services including an emergency shelter, an Outreach Center, and a 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline. Its 116-bed shelter is in a safe, secure, and confidential location, and…
This program helps legal immigrants with immigration paperwork. Staff supervised by a Department of Justice accredited representative help people renew or replace Green Cards and work permit cards, and help people work toward citizenship. The site calls the services fee-based and says…
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm focused on delivering economic, social and housing justice to low-income and at-risk individuals and families on the First Coast. Its Housing Unit handles a variety of landlord-tenant matters, including eviction, lockouts, and landlord…
This service connects a person who needs a lawyer with a licensed Florida lawyer who handles that kind of problem. The Florida Bar handles referrals for areas that do not have a local bar referral service, and local bar associations run referral…
A free clinic for people who are representing themselves in bankruptcy court. It offers free twenty-minute consultations. The clinic meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the federal courthouse in downtown Jacksonville.
Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Rooms 4303 & 4403, 300 N. Hogan Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
The S.A.F.E. Center is where WCJ's S.A.F.E. (Sexual Assault Forensic Exam) Program provides sexual assault forensic medical exams to survivors of sexual violence ages 18 and older. Exams are available whether or not the survivor chooses to make a report to law…
5300 Emerson St., Jacksonville, FL 32207
This project gives free legal help to veterans across Florida. Help listed on the page includes VA disability appeals and claims, name changes, and upgrades to discharges, and more. It is run by Florida Legal Services, a statewide legal aid organization.
A recurring Ask-A-Lawyer clinic for veterans, held at the VA's Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic. The clinic is for veterans who have a family law, real estate, housing, landlord/tenant, probate, estate, or contract issue and need legal guidance from an attorney. Sessions run on…
Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic, 1536 N. Jefferson Street, Room 2L103, Jacksonville, FL 32209
JALA's Veterans Legal Services Unit, launched in 2019, gives legal help to veterans in Northeast Florida. It works in connection with the statewide Florida Veterans Legal Helpline (also listed in this tranche), which is a point of access for veterans with legal…
WCJ is the certified rape crisis center for Duval, Nassau and Baker Counties. It provides free, wrap-around care for survivors of sexual assault, available 24/7 through on-call victim advocates and sexual assault nurse examiners, including immediate emotional support, forensic exams, rights and…
5644 Colcord Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32211
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