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- Virginia Workforce Network
- Sample Government-sponsored Residential Housing and Foreclosure Prevention Websites
- Legal Aid Online & Technology-based Resources
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Pro Se
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia Indigent Defense Commission: Local Public Defender Offices
- Group and Pre-paid Legal Services
- Law-related Resources for Veterans, Military Personnel and their Dependents
- ID, Consumer, and Civil Rights Protection
- Virginia Law Schools – Information about Legal Clinics, etc.
- Federal ID Theft
- Witness Programs and Rights
- Services for Families of the Incarcerated
- VA Dept. of Consumer Affairs – Legal and Other Charities Registered to Solicit Monetary Donations from the Public
- Guidestar - IRS Database (includes legal nonprofits)
Virginia Workforce Network
A governmental link featuring community colleges and other collaborators in the One-stop Workforce Centers located across the commonwealth.
Sample Government-sponsored Residential Housing and Foreclosure Prevention Websites
- VHDA Borrower's Financial Package (for VHDA mortgage customers)
- Housing and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling (Town of Blacksburg)
- Foreclosure Prevention (Northern Virginia)
- US HUD
Legal Aid Online & Technology-based Resources
- www.valegalaid.org (includes taxpayer aid)
- 24-hour Legal Aid Helpline: 866-LEGL-AID
- Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Radio Show (“It’s time for Justice”)
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ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service
Supreme Court of Virginia
- Virginia Association of Community Conflict Resolution
- Court Forms
- Family Abuse Protective Orders
- Guardians ad Litem (GALs)
- FAQs (PDF file)
- Foreign Language and other Interpreters
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Public Law Libraries
Pro Se
Bar Association/City of Richmond – Pro Se Litigant Project
Virginia State Bar
- Immigration Fraud, and other publications for Legal Consumers
- Fee Dispute Resolution Service
- Virginia Lawyer Referral Service (not pro bono)
- Speakers Bureau
- Legally Informed (includes help for nonprofits)
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Access to Legal Services – Qs&As
Virginia Indigent Defense Commission: Local Public Defender Offices
Group and Pre-paid Legal Services:
- VA Dept. of Consumer Services – Registered Plan Sellers - Office of Consumer Affairs
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VA Insurance Bureau – Legal Insurance Plans Operating in VA
Law-related Resources for Veterans, Military Personnel and their Dependents
- Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral/Military Law Section Program
- Virginia Department of Veterans Services
- US Armed Forces Legal Assistance
- LSC-funded legal aid-operated national resource
- ABA Home Front project
- Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
ID, Consumer, and Civil Rights Protection
- Consumer Protection/Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Virginia Office of Protection & Advocacy – Disability Rights
- Centers for Independent Living (CILS) in Virginia – Disability Rights
- Virginia Fair Housing Office
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Virginia Department for the Aging - links page
Virginia Law Schools – Information about Legal Clinics, etc.
Federal ID Theft
Witness Programs and Rights
- Commonwealth Attorneys Offices: Victim-Witness Programs (VDCJS)
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Brochures on Witness Rights in Virginia (Smyth County)
Services for Families of the Incarcerated:
- Inmate Locator
- Assisting Families of Inmates, Inc.
- Clemency (Pardons; Restoration of Civil Rights)
- Legal Aid Justice Center - Charlottesville (Virginia Institutionalized Persons Project)
- Virginia CURE
- Community Action Partnership/Jefferson Area Community Corrections
- Drive to Work (Restoring Driving Privileges)
- Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
- Whitman Walker Legal Clinic (Section 1983 Pamphlet)
- CASA – Court-Appointed Special Advocate Programs (VDCJS)
VA Dept. of Consumer Affairs – Legal and Other Charities Registered to Solicit Monetary Donations from the Public
Guidestar - IRS Database (includes legal nonprofits)
Updated: Feb 01, 2012
