Organization: AMARA LEGAL CENTER
Mission: AMARA LEGAL CENTER PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED WHILE INVOLVED IN COMMERCIAL SEX, WHETHER THAT INVOLVEMENT WAS BY CHOICE, COERCION, OR CIRCUMSTANCE.
Activities: AMARA LEGAL CENTER RUNS ONE PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THREE AREAS: LEGAL REPRESENTATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH. AMARA PROVIDES BRIEF LEGAL ADVICE, PARTIAL REPRESENTATION, AND FULL REPRESENTATION FOR CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES SUCH AS CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS, DIVORCE, CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT, AND NAME CHANGES. IN ADDITION TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, AMARA LEGAL CENTER, INC. ALSO PROVIDES VICTIM-WITNESS ADVOCACY, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, AND REPRESENTATION IN CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING, EXPUNGEMENT, AND VACATUR CASES.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy