Thursday, June 9, 2016

Legal Aid for women in transition (free)

LONE STAR LEGAL AID
1415 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77002
(800) 733-8394
Fourth largest service provider of free legal aid in the United States. Serves 72 counties mostly in East Texas.

VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL TEXAS
816 Congress Ave. Suite 701
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-5550
Helps low-income clients access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate free legal advice and representation.

EXODUS MINISTRIES INC.
4630 Munger Avenue, Suite 110
Dallas TX 75204
(214) 827-3772
Provides a 20-unit apartment building for reentering mothers with child custody. 9-month program includes job, personal and financial counseling, and child care.

2000 ROSES FOUNDATION INC.
P.O. Box 227015
Dallas TX 75222-7015
(214) 941-1333
Provides safe transitional housing, education, job training and entrepreneurial skills to help women live successfully after incarceration.

GIRL SCOUTS BEYOND BARS (CENTRAL TEXAS)
12012 Park Thirty-five Circle
Austin TX 78753
(512) 453-7391
Program allows incarcerated mothers and their daughters to spend positive time together to break the incarceration cycle and enhance the bond between mother and daughter during incarceration.

BATTERED WOMEN’S JUSTICE PROJECT
c/o BWJP Defense Office
125 South 9th Street, Suite 302
Philadelphia PA 19107
Provides assistance and information to battered women charged with crimes and to their defense teams. Free newsletter. Does not offer direct legal representation.


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