The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a non-profit association that represents lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families. Established in 1987, the Academy provides a resource of education, information, networking and assistance to those who deal with the many specialized issues involved with legal services for seniors and people with special needs. The mission of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is to establish NAELA members as the premier providers of legal advocacy, guidance and services to enhance the lives of people as they age as well as individuals with special needs. To locate an Elder Law attorney go to: https://www.naela.org/findlawyer Search by Name, Location, areas of expertise, and/or languages spoken

WomensLaw provides state-specific legal information and resources for survivors of domestic violence. More than 1.2 million unique users visit the website annually, and WomensLaw.org provides referrals and information to more than 3,000 individuals through the Email Hotline. The WomensLaw Email Hotline will provide legal information to anyone who reaches out with legal questions or concerns regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, or any other topic covered on WomensLaw.org. Despite its name, WomensLaw.org provides information that is relevant to people of all genders, not just women.

Provides advocacy in court for the best interests of children who are the victims of abuse and/or neglect and are therefore involved with the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Rhode Island Family Court. Staff includes attorney, guardians ad litem and Social Caseworkers. Program also trains volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Support for people with serious mental illnesses, and their family members; advocacy for individuals with mental illness and their families; education about mental illness for professionals, families and the general public. Team Base care- patients are supported by Helath care teams designed to meet each unique needs . NAMI Family Support Groups: First Thursday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM Barrington Congregational Church UCC, 461 County Rd., Barrington, RI First Saturday of the month, 10:00AM-11:00AM Island Free Library, 9 Dodge St., New Shoreham, RI Second Tuesday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RI Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00PM-7:30PM NAMI Rhode Island, 154 Waterman St., Suite 5B (basement), Providence, RI Second Tuesday of the month, 6:30PM-8:00PM Kent Center, 2756 Post Road, Warwick, RI, Last Wednesday of the month, 5:30PM-7:00PM Wellness and Recovery Center (side entrance), Community Care Alliance, 55 John Cummings Way, Woonsocket, RI NAMI Connection: (For anyone living with any mental illness) Wednesdays, 1:00PM-2:30PM Parent Support Network of Rhode Island, 535 Centerville Road, #202, Warwick, RI 02886 Tuesdays, 5:30PM-7:00PM Newport Hospital, in the McLaurin Living Room, 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840 Thursdays, 3:00PM-4:30PM Community Care Alliance, Wellness and Recovery Center (side entrance), 55 John Cummings Way, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Thursdays, 3:30PM–5:00PM (starting March 22, 2018) Pawtucket Public Library, in the Dome Room, 13 Summer St., Pawtucket, RI 02860 Thursdays, 5:00PM-6:30PM NAMI Rhode Island Office, 154 Waterman Street, Suite 5B (basement), Providence, RI 02906 Saturdays, 10:45am-12:15pm Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, West Kingston, RI 02892

WomensLaw provides state-specific legal information and resources for survivors of domestic violence. More than 1.2 million unique users visit the website annually, and WomensLaw.org provides referrals and information to more than 3,000 individuals through the Email Hotline. The WomensLaw Email Hotline will provide legal information to anyone who reaches out with legal questions or concerns regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, or any other topic covered on WomensLaw.org. Despite its name, WomensLaw.org provides information that is relevant to people of all genders, not just women.

The Rhode Island Center for Justice is a non-profit public interest law center that partners with community groups to strengthen existing advocacy and service provision with legal representation and strategy. Our legal practice areas⁠—including housing, immigration, workers’ rights, criminal justice, education, and utility shutoffs⁠—reflect the most pressing needs of low-income people in our state. At the core of our model is a partnership with Roger Williams University School of Law, which includes a post-graduate fellowship program, collaboration with pro bono and experiential education, and a joint commitment to building the next generation of public interest attorneys in Rhode Island. The Center brings together new lawyers, supervising legal staff, community groups, mentoring attorneys, and law students to make legal protection a reality where need is greatest.

-Provides legal assistance to active and reserve military personnel, family members of Reserve Component members undergoing pre-mobilization legal preparation, military retirees or those receiving disability and their family members, and surviving family members of all the groups noted above -Provides referrals to attorneys who will to discuss legal problems. Reduced fee referrals are available to income eligible clients. All clients qualify for free half hour consultation. Fees for additional legal services subject to arrangement between client and attorney.

Family Court focuses special attention on individual and social problems concerning families and children. Consequently, its goals are to assist, to protect, and if possible, to restore families whose unity or well-being is threatened.

Services include individual representation to protect rights or secure benefits and services, self-help information, education on priority legal issues, and systems change advocacy. RIDLC administers eight federally funded advocacy programs: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights (PAIR) Program Client Assistance Program (CAP) Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessory (PAVA) Program

Family Court focuses special attention on individual and social problems concerning families and children. Consequently, its goals are to assist, to protect, and if possible, to restore families whose unity or well-being is threatened.

Provides advocacy in court for the best interests of children who are the victims of abuse and/or neglect and are therefore involved with the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Rhode Island Family Court. Staff includes attorney, guardians ad litem and Social Caseworkers. Program also trains volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Family Court focuses special attention on individual and social problems concerning families and children. Consequently, its goals are to assist, to protect, and if possible, to restore families whose unity or well-being is threatened.

Provides advocacy in court for the best interests of children who are the victims of abuse and/or neglect and are therefore involved with the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Rhode Island Family Court. Staff includes attorney, guardians ad litem and Social Caseworkers. Program also trains volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates.

CASA: Provides advocacy in court for the best interests of children who are the victims of abuse and/or neglect and are therefore involved with the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Rhode Island Family Court. Staff includes attorney, guardians ad litem and Social Caseworkers. Program also trains volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Guardianship is a legal arrangement through which the Guardian is authorized to make certain decisions for another person. Works with the probates courts to match people age 60 years or older living in care facilities with certain cognitive conditions to caring volunteer guardians, when they are needed

Online communication only. No phone

Court Advocacy Court can be a confusing and frustrating experience for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center has an office on the third floor of the Kent County Court House to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with filing for Temporary Restraining Orders in the District or Family Court. The Court where you file will vary based on where you reside and your relationship to the person you are filing against. If you are coming in to file for a Protective Order you should make every effort to arrive by 2:30 PM so that you will have adequate time to fill out all of the paper work before Judges are off the bench. To make sure you should be filing in Kent County, please call the Court Office at (401) 822-6680. The Court Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am-1:00 pm, the office is closed for lunch from 1:00-2:00 pm, and then reopens from 2:00-4:00 pm. The court advocates in this office also assist victims of domestic violence criminal cases in the Kent County District Court by: Explaining your rights as a victim of crime Explaining the court process and what you may expect

Family Court focuses special attention on individual and social problems concerning families and children. Consequently, its goals are to assist, to protect, and if possible, to restore families whose unity or well-being is threatened.

Works to lead and influence change that improves the quality of life for Latinos in Rhode Island. CHisPA works with community groups, educational institutions, federal, state and local government units, foundations and corporations to improve opportunities for Latinos and other minority groups. Services and activities include Information and Referral, an alternative school for high risk youth, community education, leadership development and other capacity-building programs. Technical assistance to emerging local groups and leadership in the areas of health access and education. Income Source: Membership fees; fund raising activities, grants.

The Homeless Legal Clinic (HLC) was established in the Spring of 1990 in an effort to address the legal needs of homeless people in Rhode Island. The HLC relies on volunteers to provide legal services to the homeless without charge. The objective of the HLC is to serve in an outreach capacity by seeking out homeless and at risk clients at RI shelters. The HLC can provide direct legal services to those who cannot afford an attorney or may be unable to travel to a legal assistance office, are unaware such services exist or may be apprehensive about visiting a lawyer's office. The services now are being held at Harrington Hall and Crossroads only. The clinics are staffed by Attorney, Phillip Weistein and Attorney Dena Paolino, volunteer law students, and shelter liaisons.

A non-profit law firm representing clients in matters involving public benefits, health, welfare, landlord-tenant, family law, domestic violence, education, consumer, tax and employment law matters. RILS is a major provider of free civil legal assistance to low income clients in the State of Rhode Island. A client centered program that seeks to expand its outreach through a collaborative approach to building a "justice community". The agency concentrates on the types of cases that tend to stabilize the family unit in a safe environment. Services range from advice and counsel to direct representation in complex litigation.

Services: For families who have children with special health care needs. Provides information and referrals, semi-annual newsletter, support and advocacy. No regularly scheduled meetings due to the difficulty finding respite services for parents. Hasbro Children Hospital Family Advisory Council advises on family matters.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall well being by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system. Law areas serviced: CONSUMER Automobile, Bankruptcy, Consumer Law, Identity Theft, PUBLIC BENEFITS Food Stamps, Social Security, Taxation, Temporary Disability Insurance, ELDER LAW Abuse/Domestic Violence, Discrimination, Health Benefits, Other Resources, HOUSING Court Forms, Evictions, Home Purchase, Improvement and Foreclosure, Landlord/Tenant. Pro Bono. CRIMINAL LAW, DISABILITY RIGHTS, EDUCATION General Special Education, Student Loans ELDER LAW Abuse/Domestic Violence, Discrimination, Health Benefits, Other Resources, Social Security Benefits EMPLOYMENT Criminal Records, Discrimination, If you lose your job, Work Support ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Air Pollution, Lead Paint, Other Environmental Justice. FAMILY LAW Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Miscellaneous. HEALTH CARE Addiction Support Other Resources, AIDS/HIV, Home and Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare. HOUSING Court Forms, Evictions, Home Purchase, Improvement and Foreclosure, Landlord/ Tenant, Mobile Home Parks. IMMIGRATION. LEGAL RESEARCH Courts and Case Law, Statues and Regulations. PUBLIC BENEFITS Food Stamps, Social Security, Taxation, Temporary Disability Insurance, Unemployment Compensation, Veterans Benefits.