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Abuse/Domestic Violence

  • Sexual Assault

  • Dating violence

  • Domestic violence

  • Child Abuse/neglect

  • Battered Women

  • Women's Shelters

  • Abuse

Alliance for Children's Rights

 

Phone: (213) 368-6010

Hours: M-F 9:00am-5:30pm

 

 

  • Services: Protects the rights and futures of abused and impoverished children throughout Los Angeles County, help accessing public benefits and services for youth who are exiting the foster care system  

 

  • Practice Areas: Foster care benefits, guardianships, special education, adoptions, health care issues impacting children, and services for youth exiting foster care

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free, must meet low-income guidelines

Break the Cycle

Phone: (310) 286-3383

Fax: (310) 286-3386

Text: loveis to 22522

Website: www.loveisrespect.org

 

  • Services: Provides referral services and educational programs for teens victims of dating violence.

 

  • Practice Areas: Dating violence, abuse

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free.  Serving adolescents, aged 12 and 24

Child Protection Hotline

Phone: (800) 540-4000

Fax: (213)639-1964

Hours: 24 hours/week, 7 days/week.

 

 

  • Services: Advice. English, Spanish

 

  • Practice Areas: Consumer rights

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Low income, seniors, minorities, disabled persons, and persons with limited English proficiency. Spanish spoken

Jewish Family Service - Family Violence Project

Phone: (818) 789-1293

Hours: M-TH 8:30am-5:00pm, F 8:30am- 3:30pm

  • Services: Provides support to battered women who have sought their counseling services, court accompaniment is provided to women who are in their counseling services only (living in the residential area).  No legal aid but they do refer to attorneys.  English and Spanish.

 

  • Practice Areas: Family violence, domestic abuse, women's rights.

 

  • Cost/eligibility: Free. No residency, citizenship, or income requirements

Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice

Phone: (323) 980-3500

Fax: (323) 980-3510

Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

 

Website: http://www.laclj.org/

 

 

  • Services: Provides legal advice and representation

 

  • Practice Areas: Domestic violence, immigration (for minors), impact.

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free legal assistance to low-income residents who reside in the service area.

Neighborhood Legal Services

Phone: (818) 896-5211

Fax: (818) 896-6647

Hours: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

 

Website: www.nlsla.org

 

 

  • Services: Representation, advice, education, walk-in clinics

 

  • Practice Areas: Landlord/tenant issues, consumer, bankruptcy, community development, family law, immigration, employment, government benefits, health care.

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free to residents of the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys as well as Glendale, Burbank (residents of North Los Angeles county), and Pasadena

     

Domestic Violence Clinic (Sponsored by LAFLA)

Downtown Courthouse

  • Domestic Violence Clinic Held in ROOM 245. 

  • Clinic is staffed with Family Law attorneys

  • Cost/eligibility: Free. Must meet low-income guidelines

Phone:  1 (800) 399-4529

Day/Time: MWF - 8:30am

 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA

  • Services: Legal information, counseling, direct representation, impact litigation,and policy and research

 

  • Practice Areas: Domestic violence, family law (contested and uncontested divorces, paternity, child support and custody), landlord/tenant, employment law (discrimination, unemployment insurance benefits, collection, etc.), consumer law, law, immigration and citizenship, and discrimination.

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free. Must meet low income guidelines and live in Los Angeles County.  Serves predominantly non-English speaking Asian immigrants.

LA office phone: (213) 977-7500

Hotline: (800) 952-5201

(800) 520-2356 (Chinese)

(800) 867-3126 (Khmer)

(800) 867-3640 (Korean)

(800) 914-9583 (Thai)

(800) 267-7395 (Vietnamese)

 

Website: http://www.advancingjustice-la.org/

 

 

 

California Women's Law Center

  • Services: Provides support to legal services providers and community organizations on the civil rights of women and girls. The Center does not provide representation or consultation to individuals. It is a statewide policy and support center focused on education, outreach, community organizing, and impact litigation.

 

  • Practice Areas: Gender discrimination, campus sexual assault, reproductive rights, vioolence against women, and women's health..

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Counseling is free. Minimal fee for our debt repayment program, which can be an alternative to bankruptcy. $35 or less.

Phone: (323) 951-1041

Fax: (323) 951-9870

Website: www.cwlc.org

Hours: 10am - 4pm

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Phone: (323) 993-7670 (Legal Services)

Hours: M-F 10am-4pm

  • Services: Volunteer attorneys provide consultations for people affected by AIDS, provides counseling for victims of hate crimes, domestic violence, LALGBT also has a health clinic providing public services, and deals with mental health issues. English, spanish (limited -- no guarantee)

 

  • Practice Areas: Housing, employment discrimination, wills/powers of attorney, landlord/tenant problems, bankruptcy counseling, insurance, government benefits, immigration/citizenship.

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: $10 processing fee, waived. Priority given to low-income residents.

Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center

Phone: (213) 482-1800

Hours: M-F 8:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-5:30pm

 

 

  • Services: Legal advice and consultation for simple and uncontested divorces, no in-court reps., provides referrals for other legal problems.

 

  • Practice Areas: Family law matters, including paternity custody/support, domestic violence, divorces, guardianship, adoptions, and DA child support defense.

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: First session fee is $60. Follow-ups depend on income. Eligibility determine according to income and number of dependents. Minimum of $50 for welfare recipients. One-time administrative fee of $10. Bring proof of income, photo identification, and money order or credit card to interview..

                                     Los Angeles County residents only.

Los Angeles County-Adult Protective Services

Phone: (877) 477-3646

Fax: (323) 980-3510

Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

 

Website: www.cdss.ca.gov

 

 

  • Services: Mainly for all reports of adult abuse, neglect or self-neglect. Individual field officers of APS then investigate valid reports. Provides some referrals for general elder issues and crisis intervention counseling by field office only. Does not provide legal aid.

 

  • Practice Areas: Domestic violence, adult protective services

 

  • Cost/Eligibility: Free consultation to persons 65 years or older, or ages 18-64 with a physical or mental impairment.

Working People's Law Center

Phone: (213) 250-5500

Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:30pm

 

 

  • Services: Consultation and representation. English. Spanish.

 

  • Practice Areas: Domestic violence and family law, temporary restraining orders and related family law issues, discrimination, juvenile, and criminal law.

 

  • Cost/eligibility: No residency requirements. Very low fees for low-income persons, with a sliding-scale fee depending on financial circumstances. Fees also depend on case type, call for more info.

 

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

Phone: 1 (323) 801 7991  Fax: (323) 801-7945

 

  • Services: Policy advocacy, community education

 

  • Practice Areas: Predatory loan practices, conservatorship, guardianship, forged deeds and title transfer, foreclosures, criminal record expungement, bill/loan issues, unfair banking practices, identity theft, auto repossessions, wage garnishment, debt collection, Family law issues, consumer issues, government benefits, housing issues

 

  • Cost/eligibility: Free. Must meet low-income guidelines

Santa Monica Office: 1640 5th Street, Suite 124, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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