The Equal Justice Network

Links for the Community of Advocates

National Support Centers
Fundraising Sources
Hotlines
Interesting Foreign Programs
Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Jobs
Bar Foundations
Law School Legal Aid Programs
Pro Bono Organizations
Pro Se Assistance Sites
Related Organizations
Training Links

Last updated October 02, 2001 . If you know of a site we should add to this growing on-line community of advocates, please send us an e-mail.

National Support Centers

ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
Alliance for Justice
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Center for Law and Education
Center for Law and Social Policy
The Center for Social Gerontology
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Legal Protection Center
Children With Disabilities
Farmer's Legal Action Group, Inc.
The Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
National Consumer Law Center
National Economic Development and Law Center
National Center on Poverty Law
National Health Law Program
National Housing Law Project
National Immigration Law Center
National Senior Citizens Law Center Home Page
National Veterans Legal Services Program
Native American Rights Fund
National Center for Youth Law
Southern Poverty Law Center
Welfare Law Center

Fundraising Sources

Foundation Center
The Fundraising Project of the Management Information Exchange
The Fundraising School at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
The Impact Fund
Independent Sector
National Center for Nonprofit Boards

Hotlines

LSC: Basic Elements of Effective Centralized Telephone Intake and Delivery Systems

LSC Intake Systems Report: Innovative Uses of Centralized Telephone Intake and Deliversy in Five Programs

LSC: Uses of Technology in Centralized Telephone Intake and Delivery Systems

Interesting Foreign Programs

Australasian Legal Information Institute
International Legal Services Network
Legal Aid Around The World

LSC (The other LSC - Legal Services Commission UK)
Just Ask (The other LSC's search engine for clients)

Legal Services Programs

Alabama

Alabama Legal Services Programs

Alaska

Alaska Legal Services Corporation

Arizona

Arizona Bar Foundation
Arizona Justice Center (includes statewide directory of legal services programs)
DNA-People's Legal Services

Arkansas

Center for Arkansas Legal Services

California

Bay Area Legal Aid (formerly SFNLAF)
Bet Tzedek Legal Services (L.A.)
California Housing Law Project
California Indian Legal Services
California Rural Legal Assistance
Central California Legal Services
Community Legal Aid Society of Alameda County
Community Legal Services (San Jose)
East Bay Community Law Center
Inland Counties Legal Services
Legal Aid for Seniors
Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Aid of San Mateo County
Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Law Center
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
Legal Services Program for Pasadena
Legal Services of Northern California

Connecticut

Connecticut Legal Services
CTElderLaw.org
Greater Hartford Legal Assistance
New Haven Legal Assistance
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut

Delaware

Community Legal Aid Society
Legal Services Corporation of Deleware

District of Columbia

Bread for the City
The Children's Law Center
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Florida

Bay Area Legal Services (Tampa)
Florida Rural Legal Services
Gulf Coast Legal Services
Greater Orlando Area Legal Services
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Legal Services of North Florida
Three Rivers Legal Services
Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society
Renter's Resource List
Florida Bar Consumer Pamphlet on Legal Aid

Georgia

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Georgia Legal Services Program
Legal Aid in Georgia

Hawai'i

Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i

Idaho

Idaho Legal Aid Services
Legal Services Directory

Illinois

CARPLS
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Community Law Project, Inc.
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Directory of Legal Aid and Pro Bono Programs in Illinois
Illinois Legal Aid
Prairie State Legal Services
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
West Central Illinois Legal Assistance

Indiana

Indiana Justice Center

Kansas

United Way of Greater Topeka
Kansas Legal Services

Kentucky

Kentucky Legal Services
Pro Bono and Legal Services Programs

Louisiana

Acadiana Legal Services
AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Kisatchie Legal Services Corporation
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

Maine

Disability Rights Center
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
Legal Services for the Elderly
Maine Equal Justice Project
Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Maryland

Maryland Legal Services Corporation
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
Public Justice Center

Massachusetts

Committee for Public Counsel Services
Equal Justice Coalition
Greater Boston Legal Services
Legal Services for Cape Cod and the Islands
Massachusetts Legal Services Programs
Neighborhood Legal Services (Lynn and Lawrence)

Michigan

Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan
Michigan Legal Assistance Network
Michigan Poverty Law Program

Minnesota

Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
Farmer's Legal Action Group, Inc.

Mississippi

East Mississippi Legal Services
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services

Missouri

Legal Aid of Southwest Missouri
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.
Meramec Area Legal Services

Montana

Montana Advocacy Program
Montana Legal Services

Nebraska

Legal Aid Society (Omaha, Norfolk, Walthill)
Nebraska Equal Justice Clearinghouse

Nevada

Clark County Legal Services
Nevada Legal Services

New Hampshire

Legal Advice and Referral Center

New Jersey

Education Law Center
Legal Services of New Jersey

New Mexico

DNA-People's Legal Services

New York

Bronx Legal Services
Farmworker Legal Services of New York
Legal Aid Society of New York (Buffalo)
Legal Services of New York City - Brooklyn Branch
MFY Legal Services (Manhattan)
New York City HIV Legal Services
Public Utility Law Project
Western New York Law Center (welfare information and links updated daily)

North Carolina

Legal Services of North Carolina
North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center
North Central Legal Assistance Program

Ohio

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality
Equal Justice Foundation
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Ohio State Legal Services Association/
Southeastern Ohio Legal Services
Western Ohio Legal Services Association
Pro Seniors

Oklahoma

Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma

Oregon

Lane County Legal Aid Service (Eugene)
Marion-Polk Legal Aid Service

Pennsylvania

Center for Disability Law and Policy
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Homeless Advocacy Project (Philadelphia)
Neighborhood Legal Services Association (Pittsburgh)
North Penn Legal Services
Northwestern Legal Services
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Pennsylvania Legal Services
Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Puerto Rico

Servicios Legales

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.

South Carolina

Legal Services Agency of Western Carolina
Palmetto Legal Services
South Carolina Legal Services Programs

Tennessee

Knoxville Legal Aid Society
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.

Texas

Advocacy Incorporated
Bexar County Legal Aid Association
East Texas Legal Services
Gulf Coast Legal Foundation
Legal Aid of Central Texas
Legal Services of North Texas
Texas Legal Aid Finder
Texas Legal Services Center
Women's Advocacy Project

Utah

Disability Law Center

Vermont

Bar Foundations

American Bar Foundation
Arizona Bar Foundation
Arkansas Bar Foundation
Boston Bar Foundation
Foundation of the State Bar of California
Chicago Bar Foundation
Cincinnati Bar Foundation
Connecticut Bar Foundation
Dallas Bar Foundation
Georgia Bar Foundation
Indiana Bar Foundation
Kentucky Bar Foundation
Louisiana Bar Foundation
Maine Bar Foundation
Michigan State Bar Foundation
Minnesota State Bar Foundation
Nebraska Bar Foundation
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
New York Bar Foundation
North Dakota Bar Foundation
Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation
Orange County Bar Foundation
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Texas Bar Foundation

Law School Legal Aid Programs

AALS Equal Justice Project
The Law School Consortium Project
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
Legal Aid Association - University of North Dakota School of Law
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic (University of Chicago)
Southern Illinois University School of Law (look at their Self Help Legal Center)
University of Notre Dame Law School
University of Georgia School of Law Legal Clinic
University of Colorado School of Law Legal Aid Clinics

Pro Bono Organizations

ABA Division of Legal Services - Center for Pro Bono
ABA: Legal Help for the Poor
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Bar Pro Bono Unit (England & Wales)
California State Bar Certified Lawyer Referral Service
California Bar Association- Access to Justice
CorporateProBono.org
Department of Justice Immigration Review Pro Bono pages
Hawai'i Lawyers Care
Illinois Pro Bono Center
Indiana Pro Bono Commission
Legal Advice and Referral Center (LARC, New Hampshire)
Litigation Assistance Partnership Project (LAPP)
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
National Association of Public Interest Law
New Orleans Pro Bono Project
Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP)
Pro Bono Information and Resources (NLS, Massachusetts)
Pro Bono Affairs (New York State Bar Association)
Pro Bono Institute
Pro Bono Net
Pro Bono Project of the State Bar of Georgia
Pro Bono Volunteer Resource Guide (Utah Bar Association)
Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
Wisconsin Bar Association - Pro Bono information

Pro Se Assistance Sites

Child Care Law Center
Divorce Law Information Service Center
California Courts Self-Help Center
Florida Supreme Court Self Help Center
HALT
Nolo Press Self-Help Center

Maricopa County Self Service Center (Phoenix)

People's Law Library of Maryland
Self Help Legal Center (Southern Illinois University School of Law)

Related Organizations

ABA Division for Legal Services
Asylumlaw.org
Brennan Center for Justice
Center for Law and Social Policy
Electronic Policy Network
Legal Services Corporation Home Page
LSC Inspector General
Maryland Legal Services Corporation
Management Information Exchange
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
National Center on Poverty Law
National Legal Aid and Defender Association
National Equal Justice Library
NOLSW (National Organization of Legal Services Workers)
SCLAID (The Standing Committee on Legal Aid Indigent Defendants)
SPAN (State Planning Assistance Network)
State Justice Institute