Idahoans 60 years of age and older. Vulnerable adults 18 and older for adult protection and seniors 55 and older for RSVP.

Providing leadership and advocacy on issues important to older Idahoans. Administration and monitoring of federally and state funded programs and services designed to help older Idahoans retain their independence, safety and dignity. Counties: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai & Shoshone

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

• Adult Protection - Investigation and legal assistance.
• Family Caregiver Support Program - Assistance, information, respite, support and supplemental services.
• In-Home Services - Case management, homemaker, home-delivered meals, caregiver respite.
• Nutrition Services - Home-delivered meals, congregate meals.
• Ombudsmen - Advocates for the elderly in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities.
• Support Services - Information and Assistance, outreach, adult day care.
• Options Counseling, Benefits Counseling.
• Supports the efforts of grandparents and other adults/kin who step in to parent children during temporary or permanent absence or neglect of parents.
• RSVP - provides opportunities for community Volunteering.

The Idaho Commission on Aging provides contract oversight to the Area Agency on Aging offices.

Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington counties.

This agency provides solutions for seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers aimed at securing safe, healthy, community supported and independent living options through comprehensive information, assistance, advocacy, and planning efforts.

Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, and Teton Counties

Services for older adults and adults with disabilities.
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

• Adult Protection - Investigation and legal assistance.
• Family Caregiver Support Program - Assistance, information, respite, support and supplemental services.
• In-Home Services - Case management, homemaker, home-delivered meals and caregivers respite.
• Medicare Education - Help in understanding Medicare and rectifying billing questions.
• Nutrition Services - Senior Center directory, home-delivered meals, congregate meals, education and counseling.
• Ombudsmen - Advocates for the elderly.
• Support Services - Information and Assistance, outreach, transportation.
• Additional Programs & Services - Telephone reassurance.
• KinCare Coalition - supports the efforts of grandparents and other adults/kin who step in to parent children during temporary or permanent absence or neglect of parents. Relatives as Parents or Grandparents as Parents support groups are established to share information among members and provide a safe place to discuss the problems associated with your new parenting situation. Call the contact listed for meeting times and more information.

The Idaho Commission on Aging provides contract oversight to the Area Agency on Aging offices.

Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties

This agency provides solutions for seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers aimed at securing safe, healthy, community supported and independent living options through comprehensive information, assistance, advocacy, and planning efforts.

• Adult Protection
• Aging and Disability Resource Center
• Caregiver Services
• Case Management
• CSI Gold Card Program
• Homemaker Services
• Ombudsman Program
• Senior Service Specialist
• Senior Center Nutrition Program (Congregate and Home Delivered Meals)
• Support Groups (Caregiver, Grandparents and Widowed Groups)
• Transportation

Low cost legal representation to qualified participants. Fees are based on income. Additional information regarding types of legal services offered available on-line or by calling Attorneys Northwest Inc.

Referred from Prosecutors office

Neighborhood focused court.
Diversion program
Community Based treatment for drug and alcohol abuse

All people who are undergoing custody or divorce.

Divorce education for parents. Focuses on teaching parents to improve communication in order to reduce conflict and not put children in the middle of divorce. The program helps parents understand the developmental stages in the growth of their children. Also, gives parents information on child support, parenting agreements in an effort to reduce stress for children.

Recommended by Idaho Legal Aid for real estate and bankruptcy issues. Can get initial consultation if they mention Idaho Legal Aid referral.

Must qualify financially, using federal income guidelines, and according to case type.

Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program assists eligible low-income persons with the following case-types: custody & visitation, divorce (limited), guardianship, adoption, debt defense or limited consumer issues, assistance for non-profit organizations, and wills & probate (non-property matters only). The IVLP attorneys represent clients in certain high-priority cases or provide assistance to applicants through clinics or legal consultations in representing themselves in court proceedings involving the custody of children. Volunteer attorneys give advice and consultation in Family Law, debt collection, and certain matters for non-profit organizations.
Advice and Consultation Clinics are conducted at Senior Centers in Boise, Meridian, Mountain Home, Pocatello, and Idaho Falls and Legal Link in Coeur dAlene on any legal topic.
Through Soundstart, IVLP volunteer attorneys will give legal information to low-income, single parents on legal structures that would offer stability and safety to new families. The project will also motivate these new parents to obtain court orders for custody, modification, and child support by offering the services of IVLP volunteer attorneys or Pro Se Clinics.
Eligible case-types:
Divorce and Child Custody cases (priority to those with domestic violence and/or child abuse and endangerment.)
Modification of Divorce or Custody (priority to recent, documented cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.)
Consumer Cases (limited)
Guardianship of child(ren)
Guardianship of Adult
Wills and Probate (limited assets)
Assistance for (low-income) nonprofit corporations

Free Family Law Clinic - Boise Area

The Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (IVLP) holds monthly pro se (do it yourself) family law clinics at the Law Center located at 525 W. Jefferson in downtown Boise. Volunteer attorneys and paralegals are available to help low-income parents in the Boise area complete the free, online Court Assistance Office forms involving Family Law Matters. This is an opportunity for our customers to talk to attorneys and paralegals free of charge!

To participate in the clinic, IVLP staff first screen individuals over the phone to determine income eligibility. Once IVLP determines the individual is income- eligible, the individual is required to complete an application. Once the customer is screened and approved for participation, they are informed of the available dates of the clinic and registered to attend.

What will our customers learn at this clinic?

How to file for a divorce.

How to establish child custody.

How to modify child custody.

How to modify a child support order.

What free forms are available and how to access them through the online Court Assistance Office site.

Call or use Website

About Us : Goals & Priorities
When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

Contact for specific information.

About Us : Goals & Priorities
.When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.
St. Maries; 2nd Tuesday 9:30-12:00
Sandpoint; Mondays 9:30 - 12:00 and 1:30 - 4:00
Wednesdays 9:30 - 12:00
Bonners Ferry; First and Third Wednesday 1:30 - 4:00
Coeur d’Alene; Tuesdays 2:00 - 4:00
Thursdays 10:00 - 2:00
Wallace; First, Third and Fourth Tuesdays 9:30 - 12:00
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When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

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About Us : Goals & Priorities
.When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

Call or Use Web

About Us : Goals & Priorities
When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

Call or Web

About Us : Goals & Priorities
When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

Call or Online

About Us : Goals & Priorities
When possible, the first priority of a Court Assistance Office (CAO) is to help connect pro se litigants (individuals representing themselves in court) with a lawyer. Offices provide resources, court forms, document review, and legal information to help litigants better understand their rights and responsibilities. The full array of information and services provided at the CAO can be found in the Our Services section. Many of CAO materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

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Provides court ready forms and help for low cost ($250 or less) to do paperwork for child custody, child support modification, divorce, evictions, name change, and power of attorney, adoptions, probate, and guardianships.

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services.

Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of our Online Intake system. Prospective clients can now apply for our services at any time. We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
Low-Income, Evicted (Eviction Clinic- Fridays)
* Domestic Violence cases for the following situations: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation (By Referral from a Domestic Violence Shelter only).

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, age 60 or over and low income: Medicaid eligibility, Probate, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

Idaho Legal Aid is offering a new Youth Empowerment Clinic the 2nd Thursday of each month at the downtown Boise Public Library. We will be providing free legal advice on the following topics: School disciplinary issues (suspensions, expulsions); Rights of students with disabilities and advice re: 504 and IEP plans; and expungement of juvenile criminal convictions.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters.

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services

NO CRIMINAL CASES

We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support in conjunction with divorce case, Visitation (By Referral from a Domestic Violence Shelter only)
* Fair Housing
* Health
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant
* Native-American
* Protection Orders
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements
* Social Security/ SSI Disability

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Probate, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters.

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services.

We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age.
Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation (By Referral from a Domestic Violence Shelter only)
* Fair Housing
* Health
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant
* Native-American
* Protection Orders
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements
* Social Security/ SSI Disability Over Payments Only

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Probate between elderly spouses, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters.

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services

We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation.
* Fair Housing
* Health
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant
* Native-American
* Protection Orders
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements
* Social Security/ SSI Disability

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Probate, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters

Must be 60 years or older, a victim of domestic violence, or meet income eligibility criteria.

Legal Aid Services for victims of domestic violence, Nez Perce tribal members, or seniors over the age of 60.

Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation (By Referral from a Domestic Violence Shelter only)
* Fair Housing
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Health
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant
* Native-American
* Protection Orders
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements
* Social Security/ SSI Disability

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Probate, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services.

We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation (By Referral from a Domestic Violence Shelter only)
* Fair Housing
* Health
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant
* Native-American
* Protection Orders
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements
* Social Security/ SSI Disability

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Guardianships, Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters.

Family income 125% of Federal poverty guidelines or less; referral from Domestic Violence Shelter for certain services

We serve qualifying low income residents of Idaho, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or age. Idaho Legal Aid Service attorneys provide legal representation in the following areas:
* Domestic Violence: Divorce, Child Custody,and Visitation. (By Referral from the Hotline)
* Fair Housing
* Health - Public Entitlement
* Some Legal Forms Available On Line
* Landlord Tenant: Evictions, Repairs, Mobile Home
* Migrant and seasonal farmworker problems
* Public Housing
* Public Entitlements

Elder Services. For seniors citizens only, with no financial eligibility restrictions: Medicaid eligibility, Probate, and Consumer Fraud.

You must qualify for our services in order to receive legal representation. Seniors in any income bracket can request informational and self-help materials. Idaho Legal Aid Services does not handle advice on criminal matters or bankruptcy.

Anyone

DUI Evaluations. Drug and Alcohol Assessments. Drug testing. Case management. Classes for; Substance Abuse, Relapse Prevention, Women in Recovery, Men in Recovery, Addictive Criminal Thinking, Anger management, Domestic Battery (English and Spanish), Teen Behavioral Therapy, Parenting, Moral Reconation Therapy.

Everyone

Educational classes to individuals on probation and parole, for juveniles on probation. Classes: Relapse Prevention, Anger Management, Alcohol & Drug, MRT, Rules Are Made to be Followed, Something For Nothing (theft), Bullying, Sexting/Texting, DUI, CSC, Self Discovery and Parenting.

Centro de Comunidad y Justicia (Center for Community and Justice) is a non-profit focused on local Idaho communities with high concentrations of low-income Latino and immigrant families in need of health, education, and affordable family-based immigration services.

Programs:

[https://comunidadyjusticiaidaho.org/cuidate#48df2b6a-e0ab-47a6-98ef-c027212cafa7 Cuidate!]: An evidence based program to reduce HIV transmission, sexual risk behavior, and unplanned pregnancy among Latino youth in Idaho.

[https://comunidadyjusticiaidaho.org/hiv-testing#f46e061c-ed2e-4f1e-80b0-6acb49ff8016 STD Testing]: Free HIV, Hepatitis C & Syphilis testing in health regions 3, 4 & 5 in Idaho. Offered in office with appointment or at mobile events.

[https://comunidadyjusticiaidaho.org/proyecto-vecino Proyecto Vecino]: Full-service, low-cost immigration law office.

Other services:
-Know Your Rights: constitutional rights information and education
-Healthcare advocacy: focused on CHIP and Medicaid
-Financial Literacy: low-cost tax preparation and free financial literacy workshops

Contact for specific information.

*Difficulties with an Attorney*
* Filing a Complaint against an Attorney *
If a caller thinks that their attorney has acted unethically, they may file a complaint against him or her with the Bar Counsel's Office of the Idaho State Bar. Bar Counsel's office will review their complaint to determine whether or not the attorney has violated the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct and whether or not discipline should be imposed.
*A complete list of lawyers in their area is available on www.idaho.gov/isb (Link is available on home page).

Works to ensure that input is obtained from all relevant stakeholder groups including older adults, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), family members, advocates, professionals and providers.

Services Include:

• Locator map to identify Developmental Disabilities statutes
• Presentations
• Policy Discussions
• Resources library: Guardianship and Alternatives, Education and Transition Planning

Senior citizens and individuals with disabilities who receive pensions or social security income.

Provides legal representation for the purpose of communicating with debt collectors. Collection calls and letters go to the main office. If tax debt or student loans are an issue, will work with government agencies to achieve zero payment programs or uncollectible status. No eligible person is turned away.

Advocates for the rights of adults and children who have mental disabilities. The Bazelon Center envisions an America where people who have mental illnesses or developmental disabilities exercise their own life choices and have access to the resources that enable them to participate fully in their communities.

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) is an independent, nonprofit, §501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates, parents and related professionals. COPAA focuses on the rights of children who receive special education services and supports, and who are eligible to be served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other statutes. This includes working to ensure that children with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). COPAA endeavors to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities. COPAA does not represent individual parents but provides a network to assist, train, and inform advocates, attorneys, parents, and related professionals.

Member Search: Parents who are looking to find a special education attorney, a special education advocate, or a related professional may look up referrals in the COPAA Member Directory. This directory is to serve as a resource for members and the public to find attorneys, advocates and other professional who belong to COPAA and advocate on behalf of children with disabilities.

Provides free educational materials, financial options, and emotional support for those affected by cerebral palsy.  Includes information on cerebral palsy caused by medical malpractice, and resources to help families find support and compensation.

Assists crime victims and promotes leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime.

Administers the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund), which is financed by fines and penalties paid by convicted federal offenders, not from tax dollars. OVC channels funding for victim compensation and assistance throughout the United States, raises awareness about victims’ issues, promotes compliance with victims’ rights laws, and provides training and technical assistance and publications and products to victim assistance professionals.

Improves the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in partnership with the medical community through the work of volunteer attorneys.

Local programs can be identified using Directory of Programs.