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Legal Aid
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Bar Association (ABA): Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service 
 Website for this "national source of information, resources and assistance to support, facilitate, and expand the delivery of pro bono legal assistance." Features details about committee projects, publications, policies and rules, and related material. Also includes information about the first annual National Pro Bono Celebration, planned for the last week of October 2009. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/home.html Topics: Law Last updated Sep 23, 2008 American Hospice Foundation
This site provides information about programs for the support of the terminally ill and those who are grieving. Visitors can search for hospice locations, access links to legal aid, locate articles and materials on grief issues, find out about hospice benefits and services, learn about grief training, and Ask Helen for grief advice online. Includes how to write a condolence note, news releases, publications list, related links, and membership and donation information. http://www.americanhospice.org/ Topics: Death & Dying, Diseases & Conditions, Long-term Care, Poverty Last updated Oct 20, 2003 LawHelp.org
Select a state or enter a ZIP code to be directed to local legal resources for people of low and moderate income. Includes most (but not all) states. From the nonprofit organization Probono.net. http://lawhelp.org Topics: Law, Poverty Last updated Jan 4, 2005 Northwest Justice Project (NJP)
"NJP has developed this web site to serve as a clearinghouse of legal self-help materials and tools that provide information about non criminal legal problems affecting low income people in Washington state." This federally funded site is searchable and provides a drop-down menu of self-help resources for over a dozen legal problem areas; some of these publications are also available in Spanish and Russian. http://www.nwjustice.org/ Topics: Poverty Last updated Jan 29, 2003 Washington LawHelp
This "guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Washington" state includes forms and educational materials for various civil legal problems. Topics include family law, civil rights, government benefits, and American Indian issues. Available in English and Spanish; some resources are provided in other languages. From Pro Bono Net and the Northwest Justice Project. http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/ Topics: Housing, Poverty, Seniors, Women Last updated Oct 30, 2005 |
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