Legal Advice Services:
To protect you and inform you of your rights…
BEACON of Belleville
P.O. Box 23468
Belleville, IL 62223
618.397.6030
Services offered: BEACON of Belleville is an
organization of local churches operating as a social
outreach clearinghouse. Link people in need with church
volunteers for person to person help. The process includes
verification of need, analysis of the kind and extent of
need, referral to appropriate resources and follow-up. The
purpose is not to duplicate or complete with existing
services, but to support and enhance the community service
network.
Catholic Charities of Southern Illinois – Diocese of
Belleville Pastoral Center
2620 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, IL 62221
618.235.9601
Website:
www.ccsil.org
Help Me Grow Hotline – Illinois Department of Human
Services
2501 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62761
217.785.5368
Hotline: 1.800.323.4769 (GROW)
Services offered: The DHS Help Me Grow Helpline
provides information and statewide referrals in the
following areas: adoption, AIDS, alcoholism/drug abuse,
child care, child safety seats, child support, dental,
disabilities, domestic violence, early intervention,
education emergency services, employment, financial aid,
family planning, food supplementation, gang prevention,
health/physician referral, hearing aids, housing,
immunization, infant health, insurance, intergenerational
interaction, lead, legal advice, male responsibility,
maternity home/school, mental health (general and suicide),
miscellaneous, multi-service agencies, nurse midwife,
parent/child/teen/mate communication, parenting
education/support, parents anonymous, pregnancy/substance
abuse, pre-kindergarten, parental, school/peer pressure,
seniors, sexual assault, sexuality, sexually transmitted
diseases, shelter/drop-in/overnight/transitional, state
agency, teratogen (environmental or occupational) and WIC
vendors/complaints. Women’s Health categories include:
breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease,
depression, domestic violence, menopause and osteoporosis.
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
4500 College Ave., Suite 100
Alton, Illinois 62002
618.474.5503 or 866.333.3362
Services offered:
Human Rights Authority – investigates
rights violations of disabled individuals in a service
delivery system. Legal assistance for persons being
involuntarily admitted to psychiatric facility. Legal
Advocacy Service – legal help for disabled people. Office
of State Guardian – Court-appointed guardian of last
resort. Decision makers for disabled adults. Consultation
with providers and private guardians.
Illinois Lawyer Finder - Illinois State Bar
Association
P.O. Box 1330
Springfield, Illinois 62705-1330
217.525.5297 (LAWS)
Website:
www.IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (non-profit organization)
Services offered: Persons will be referred to a
private practicing attorney in their area or close to their
area for the type of legal problem they have. There is no
fee for the referral. The attorneys are not legal aid,
low-income or pro bono. The referral entitles the caller to
a 30-minute consultation either on the phone or in the
attorney’s office for a fee of not more than $15.00, with no
obligation. After the consultation, the attorney will
charge their regular fees, which is up to the client to
discuss with the attorney as to what the fees may be. The
Service does not know what the attorneys charge.
Eligibility requirements: The caller has to provide the
service with their name and mailing address to send them and
the attorney a confirmation of the referral. The client
must call personally. Callers are asked to identify the
county in the state of Illinois in which they need the
attorney and what type of legal matter they have. We refer
clients to attorneys in many areas of law. If we are unable
to provide a referral to an attorney through our service, we
try to refer them to a service that will help them. No
referrals can be made for those incarcerated, in a hospital,
or a nursing home. The callers must be able to pay the
attorney $15 for the consultation at the time of the
appointment. We do have attorneys participating in our
service that have noted they speak Italian, French, German
and Spanish.
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.
327 Missouri Avenue, Suite 300
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618.271.9140, ext. 231
Services offered: Free civil legal services to
low-income individuals. Priorities are housing, public
benefits, utilities, domestic violence, special education
and rights of disabled. Office also is site of Title
III-funded Senior Citizens Legal Services unit, serving
seniors in seven-county area without fee. Approximately 90
area lawyers participate in office’s Pro Bono Lawyers are
made through the Land of Lincoln Office as a part of regular
intake procedures.
Y.W.C.A. (Young Women’s Christian Association) of St.
Clair County
9507 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62223
618.397.0477
Services offered: Sleep-Over Program, summer day
camp, legal counsel, supplemental education, after-school
program, abstinence education for local schools in St. Clair
County and E. St. Louis, teen pregnancy prevention program
“Baby Think It Over”.
