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Nov. 3—Texas veterans are invited to participate in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week (TVLAW), a statewide effort in honor of Veterans Day coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and ...
The Legal Hotline for Texans was the first program created by Texas Legal Services Center that directly assisted Texans with legal issues. On May 1, 1989, the "Legal Hotline for Older Texans" was started as a novel concept by providing legal advice to clients whom the attorney never met in person.
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) — an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a 17-member board of directors is a resource and technical assistance center for some community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and ...
Civil legal aid is not guaranteed under federal law, but is provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics for free or at reduced cost. [1] Other forms of civil legal aid are available through federally-funded legal services, pro bono lawyers, and private volunteers. [1] [2]
Navigating your way through difficult legal issues such as long-term care, estate planning, or social security benefits, as an aging American without adequate support is an overwhelming and...
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, formerly Texas Rural Legal Aid (TRLA), is a nonprofit agency that specializes in providing free civil legal services to the poor in a 68-county service area. It also operates a migrant farmworker legal assistance program in six southern states and a public defender program in southern rural counties of Texas.
Aug. 2—A new resource is to be made available starting this month for some military veterans enmeshed in the legal system, in the wake of an Aug. 1 gathering at the Aiken County Government Building.
The week-long activities rekindled a sense of brotherhood among the veterans and a feeling that they shared an experience that was too significant to ignore. In 1983, VVA took a significant step by founding Vietnam Veterans of America Legal Services (VVALS) to provide assistance to veterans seeking benefits and services from the government. [3]