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Apply online for free legal help from NJP and other legal aid providers in your county, or call the CLEAR Hotline. Seniors (age 60 and over) can call CLEAR*Sr.
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Mediation
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Representation
Low-Income
A toll-free legal hotline for people with low incomes. Services are targeted to problems that affect basic needs such as housing, income, medical care and family safety. Due to limited resources, lawyers and paralegals are not able to assist every caller.
Volunteer lawyers provide free, brief legal consultations. Come prepared with any papers related to your case. Call for more information about upcoming clinics.
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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Mediation
Legal
Helps family members work out a plan around an elder's healthcare, living arrangement, financial situation, communication and more.
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Seniors
Mediation
Legal
Produces videos and social media campaigns exclusively on disability rights issues. These platforms are for people with disabilities, disability rights advocates, and their allies to learn, connect, and organize for change.
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Discrimination & Civil Rights
Disability
A toll-free legal hotline for seniors (age 60 and over). Services are targeted to problems that affect basic needs such as housing, income, medical care and family safety. Due to limited resources, lawyers and paralegals are not able to assist every caller.
Clinic for residents of Whatcom County who are seniors, people with disabilities, and/or people with terminal illnesses who require assistance with simple will documents or need referral to a pro bono attorney.
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Disability
Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Seniors
Terminal Illness
Third space for Black, Indigenous, and Brown (BIB) youth to build community and skills. Offers digital media courses as well as healing groups.
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Computer Class
Peer Support
Discrimination & Civil Rights
Tutoring
Specialized Training
Ongoing legal process to prioritize water usage along the Nooksack River Watershed and Bellingham Bay. Relevant to individuals or businesses who draw water from wells or waterbodies like lakes and rivers. These resources provide more information and document how to submit a claim when applicable.
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Understand Government Programs
Legal
Defends the rights of people who have a fear of persecution in their home country and help them gain safety through asylum. Also assists 'pro se' applicants with navigating the asylum application process, and works with outside agencies, communities, and organizations to promote the rights and dignity of and offer support services to persons fleeing persecution in their home countries.
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Refugees
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Citizenship & Immigration
Immigrants
Navigating the System
Representation
Legal
Navigating the legal system can be challenging. DVSAS advocates can help with protection orders, court preparation and accompaniment, and law enforcement reporting.
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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Process for families experiencing separation or divorce to develop or modify parenting plans, negotiate property divisions, and address other issues.
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Mediation
Support Network
Navigating the System
Families
Legal
Provides do-it-yourself court forms on a variety of non-criminal legal issues.
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Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.
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Burial & Funeral Help
Veterans
Financial Assistance
Work
Employment
Housing
Legal
Navigating the System
Health
Transportation
Government Benefits
Armed Forces
Active Duty
National Guard
Emergency Payments
Advocates for effective, humane, and therapeutic treatment in institutional settings. Facilities may include hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, Residential Habilitation Centers, enhanced services facilities, and immigration detention facilities.
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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Discrimination & Civil Rights
Disability
Provides consumer protection for identity theft and scams, education, labor and industries, licensing, social and health services.
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Discrimination & Civil Rights
Legal
A wellness and strength based advocacy program for Nooksack community members who have suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or elder abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or elder abuse contact the 24-hour phone line.
https://nooksacktribe.org/departments/youth-family-services/tlils-taaaltha-victims-of-crime-program/
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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Support Network
Safe Housing
In Danger
Immediate Safety
Physical Safety
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
In Crisis
Support Groups
Every service needed to investigate and prosecute a case involving a child victim of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect is available at Dawson Place.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Families
Teens
Children
Legal
Committed to protecting landlords' property rights and their ability to manage their rentals.
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Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
General information and resources about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) including important updates and renewal clinics.
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Citizenship
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Citizenship & Immigration
Navigating the System
Immigrants
Family Recovery Court (FRC) is a voluntary & non-adversarial program offered as an alternative to the standard dependency case process. The collaborative FRC team serves each participant's individual needs. The team speeds access to substance use and mental health treatment services, parenting support, and other needed services. FRC increases the participants' accountability by holding frequent compliance hearings, dependency review hearings and requiring candor with the Court. The FRC Commissioner regularly review participant progress, talks with the participants regarding their struggles and successes, and provides rewards for progress and responses for rule infractions.
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Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
If you want to talk to an attorney about filing for bankruptcy, call CLEAR to talk to an attorney who will screen you for eligibility, may be able to offer you initial legal advice, and may refer you to LAW Advocates for assistance from a volunteer attorney.
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Financial Education
Mediation
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Keeps families together by assisting with family visa applications and representing family members facing deportation. Call to sign up for a Family Visa Workshop and intake.
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Immigrants
Citizenship & Immigration
Citizenship
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Navigating the System
Representation
If you are a victim of a scam or have been taken advantage of by a lender, call CLEAR to talk to an attorney who will screen you for eligibility, may be able to offer you initial legal advice, and may refer you to LAW Advocates for assistance from a volunteer attorney.
Categories
Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Mediation
Volunteer lawyers provide free, brief legal consultations. Come prepared with any papers related to your case. Call for more information about upcoming clinics.
Categories
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Mediation
Legal