Organization: LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Mission: TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Activities: THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY GIVES FREE LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. IT PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, SELF-HELP BROCHURES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND LEGAL EDUCATION TO GROUPS AND THE PUBLIC. ITS FUNDAMENTAL MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND STABILITY TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. IT HELPS THEM BY PREVENTING AND ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; OBTAINING INCOME (FROM PUBLIC BENEFITS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY, FOOD STAMPS AND WELFARE AND EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION); RESOLVING INCOME TAX DISPUTES; OBTAINING HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES; RESOLVING CONSUMER DISPUTES; GAINING AND PROTECTING HOUSING, AND ASSURING APPROPRIATE EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. IN 2019, LEGAL AID HANDLED OVER 6,257 CASES. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WORKING THROUGH LEGAL AID SOCIETY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM HANDLED AN ADDITIONAL 739 CASES. DONATED LEGAL SERVICES FOR 2019 TOTALED $744,582.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Human Services