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United Way of the Midlands

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts. Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website. Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including: Consumer/Finance – debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices). Education – expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid. Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.  Family – adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support. Health – Medicaid, Medicare, government children’s health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care. Housing – federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices. Benefit Programs – ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications. Individual Rights – mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement. End of Life Planning – wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney. Drivers License. Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer’s disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

United Way of the Midlands

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties.  Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts. Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website. Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including: Consumer/Finance – debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices). Education – expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid. Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.  Family – adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support. Health – Medicaid, Medicare, government children’s health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care. Housing – federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices. Benefit Programs – ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications. Individual Rights – mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement. End of Life Planning – wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney. Drivers License. Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer’s disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

United Way of the Midlands

Handles complaints of unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment. Human relations education. Mediation for any level of conflict resolution. Team building exercises.

United Way of the Midlands

United Way of the Midlands

Responsible for enforcing the City's Human Rights Ordinance which prohibits discrimination in the areas of employment, education, housing, public accommodations and credit. Enforcement duties include investigating discrimination complaints and determining the merits or the complaint. If discrimination has been found to have occurred, the coordinator attempts to eliminate the discriminatory practice in a manner that is acceptable to all parties.

United Way of the Midlands

United Way of the Midlands

Investigates and settles civil rights, discrimination in employment cases, administers Equal Pay Act/Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and American with Disability Act.

United Way of Greater St Louis 211

Workers' Rights: Protects the employment rights of all Illinois workers, particularly the state's low-income workers. The office investigates cases of serious or persistent wage law violations and other fraudulent employment practices.

United Way of Greater St Louis 211

LCBH attorneys provide eviction defense, including pre-eviction assistance, and intervene when illegal lockouts, utility shutoffs, discrimination, retaliation, or other issues threaten a renter's housing stability or safety. They also help renters facing issues due to living in a foreclosed building, dealing with condition issues, or seeking to unionize. LCBH social workers work with clients to meet needs related to financial and longer-term housing stability.

211 Metro Chicago

Equip for Equality provides free or low-cost legal assistance related to housing, including eviction prevention, issues related to self-determination, tenants' rights, preserving housing subsidies, employment discrimination based on disability, and housing discrimination.The legal team will review the information at a weekly case assessment meeting. They will evaluate whether your request is within their case selection criteria, whether the case has merit, and whether they have enough resources to give you the type of help you're seeking.

211 Metro Chicago

Human Rights Department responds to individual complaints of discrimination and refers complaints for investigation and enforcement through the city's legal department.

United Way of the Midlands

Provides programs, workshops and cultural events to support immigrants and Latinos, including discrimination and housing assistance.

211 DuPage County

Provides programs and assistance with workplace issues like wage theft and discrimination for immigrants.

211 DuPage County

Provides education, listens to complain and evaluates case, investigates situation, informs clients of options, assists with filing complaints, assists with resolving the situation, or refers the case to attorneys for individuals experiencing housing discrimination.

211 DuPage County

Connects individuals who have experienced sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, at work, in their education, or when getting health care services to attorneys.

211 DuPage County

Services include negotiation on behalf of tenant with landlord or other housing provider, using fair housing testing to investigate housing discrimination, help with filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Illinois Department of Human Rights in court, and represent complaint filers in court.

211 DuPage County

Accepts and investigates discrimination charges in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, financial credit and sexual harassment in education. Litigates housing discrimination charges before the Illinois Human Rights Commission.

211 DuPage County

Laws implemented and enforced to prevent housing discrimination. Fair housing complaints are investigated, compliance is reviewed, and civil rights are protected in HUD programs.

211 DuPage County

Legal assistance with discrimination cases, related to insurance disputes, return-to-work questions, wills, and confidentiality issues related to HIV status.

211 DuPage County

Free legal services to people with civil rights issues focused on Educational Equity for children in CPS, Housing discrimination, Voting rights issues, and nonprofit organizations and small businesses needing assistance with transactional issues.

211 DuPage County

Enforces Federal Discrimination laws, taking and investigating complaints from employees. Offers an online assessment tool to help individuals determine whether the agency can assist them.

211 DuPage County

The Law Project - Assists homeless students and their families by providing fee legal aid for education related issues, including school enrollment, financial aid, access to transportation, and others.

211 DuPage County

Free legal services to people with civil rights issues focused on Housing discrimination and needing assistance with issues.

211 DuPage County

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) implementing and enforcing laws to battle housing discrimination. Other services include investigating fair housing complaints, conducting compliance reviews, and protecting civil rights in HUD programs.

211 DuPage County