Legal Aid Belton Texas

Another resource for low-income people is www.texaslawhelp.org. The organization has established a network for low-income individuals who need legal services. To use their services, a minimum access to a computer and the Internet is required. After entering some details specific to your needs, options and resources are provided with phone numbers and/or locations. Similar to preparedness and recovery after a hurricane, earthquake or wildfire, individuals may face legal issues related to health care, economic stability, safe and healthy housing, public services, employment, environmental justice, domestic violence, and discrimination due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lone Star Legal Aid will continue to work on critical issues on behalf of our client community, through our individual client representation and systemic advocacy. They represent people who have legal problems but cannot afford a lawyer. Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income families and individuals in 72 counties in Texas and 4 counties in Arkansas. In some cases, such as domestic violence, forced evictions, or service of court documents, you may need immediate legal help.

Please contact us immediately. When our answering machine picks you up, please let us know if it is safe to call you back or leave you a message. We will arrange a time to speak when it is safe for you. All conversations are confidential. Lone Star Legal Aid provides free legal advice and representation to eligible clients in non-criminal matters throughout Southeast Texas If you need legal assistance in a non-criminal matter, or even if you only have a question or want general legal information, you must apply. Once we have verified that you are eligible, we will provide you with the support possible. 8:30 a.m. to 12:| p.m.

13:00 – 15:30 Monday – Thursday To apply, simply contact your nearest office*, call our main Houston number 713-652-0077 or our toll-free number 800-733-8394. COVID-19 Changes: Lone Star Legal Aid is available and accepting online applications for all of its offices. Phone (254) 939-5773 800 Phone (800) 234-6606 Fax (254) 939-3767. We hope that our customer community is safe and able to cope well in these ever-changing and uncertain times. We continue to monitor the COVID-19 and coronavirus pandemic throughout our service area and Lone Star Legal Aid`s work will continue with all virtual operations. This means that we work from home and are not reachable in our offices. For other languages, Interpeter is available on request. Assist in matters relating to the following areas: Public services Housing assistance Rental law Consumer law Consumer law Family law Wage claims Wills and estates and disability rightsLSLA aims to help clients maintain and protect economic stability; housing maintenance and foreclosure prevention; protect and improve the lives of children; ensuring the safety of victims of abuse; and support for particularly vulnerable populations such as the elderly, the disabled, children, veterans and people with limited English language skills. Areas of activity include domestic violence, child advocacy, homeowner protection, tenant and social housing rights, income security and public services, access to health care, consumer fraud protection, disability rights, employment, education, civil rights, and disaster relief.

All clients have low incomes. Many are women and children. Some are victims of domestic violence who need help to escape violence and remain non-violent. Others are residents with disabilities who need housing assistance, some need help applying for food stamps or applying for Medicaid, Medicare or SSI. Emergency rooms are accepted Monday to Friday during business hours. All of our clients have low incomes. Many are women and children. Some are victims of domestic violence who need help to escape violence and remain non-violent. Others are residents with disabilities who need housing assistance, some need help applying for food stamps or applying for Medicaid, Medicare or SSI.

Our selection process is designed to prioritize clients whose issues are life-changing or threatening. Their selection process is designed to prioritize clients whose issues are life-changing or threatening. Unless there is a special program, clients must generally be at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.