Florida
Legal Assistance
to the
Poor Programs
Directory
June 4, 2004
(click on program name or location for hyperlink)
County Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.
Dade City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Counties Served: Pasco
Fiscal Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Legal Information Center (Courthouse Project) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Counties Served: Hillsborough
Plant City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Counties Served: Hillsborough
New Port Richey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Counties Served: Pasco
St. Petersburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Counties Served: Pinellas
Tampa (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Counties Served: Hillsborough
Wimauma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Counties Served: Hillsborough
Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc.
Rockledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Counties Served: Brevard
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
Plantation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Counties Served: Broward
Community Law Program (Pro Bono Program)
St. Petersburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Counties Served: Pinellas
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
Brooksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Counties Served: Hernando
Bunnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Counties Served: Putnam, Flagler
Cocoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Counties Served: Brevard
Daytona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Counties Served: Volusia
Daytona (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Counties Served: Citrus, Sumter
Kissimmee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Counties Served: Osceola
Ocala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Counties Served: Marion
Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Counties Served: Orange
Palatka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see Bunnell Office listing)
Counties Served: Flager, Putnam
Sanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Counties Served: Seminole
Tavares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Counties Served: Lake
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
Fort Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Counties Served: Brevard, Indian, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie,
Immokalee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Counties Served: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota,
Miami (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Counties Served: Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe,
Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc.
Gainesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Counties Served: Statewide
Florida Justice Institute, Inc.
Miami (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Counties Served: Statewide
Miami (Volunteer Lawyers’ Project) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Counties Served: Broward, Dade, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Monroe,
Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie
Immokalee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Counties Served: Statewide
Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Counties Served: Statewide
Lake Worth (Migrant Farmworker Justice Project). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Counties Served: Statewide
Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Counties Served: Statewide
Tallahassee (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Counties Served: Statewide
Tallahassee (Domestic Violence Legal Hotline). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Counties Served: Statewide
Tampa (Resource Development). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Counties Served: Statewide
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.
Belle Glade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Counties Served: Palm Beach
Ft. Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Counties Served: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Lee
Ft. Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Counties Served: Indian River, Martin (Indian Town), Okeechobee, St. Lucie
Immokalee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Counties Served: entire migrant population of Florida
Lakeland (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Counties Served: DeSoto, Hardee, Highland, Polk
Punta Gorda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Counties Served: Charlotte
West Palm Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Counties Served: Palm Beach (Martin and Okeechobee for seniors only)
Guardianship Program for Dade County
Miami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Counties Served: Dade County
Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc.
Bradenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Counties Served: Manatee
Clearwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Counties Served: (North) Pinellas
St. Petersburg (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Counties Served: (South) Pinellas
Sarasota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Counties Served: Sarasota
Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Bartow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Counties Served: Hardee, Highlands, Polk
Green Cove Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Counties Served: Clay
Jacksonville (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Counties Served: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval,
Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, St. Johns, Suwannee,
Taylor, Union
Lee County Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Counties Served: Lee
Legal Advocacy Center of Central Florida, Inc.
Ocala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Counties Served: Marion
Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association
Tallahassee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Counties Served: Leon
Sarasota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Counties Served: Sarasota, Manatee
Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc.
Plantation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Counties Served: Broward
Legal Aid Society of Collier County
Naples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Counties Served: Collier
Legal Aid Society of the Dade County Bar Association
Homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Counties Served: Dade
Miami (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Counties Served: Dade
Miami (STOP Project). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Counties Served: Dade
Miami Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Counties Served: Miami-Dade
Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.
Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Counties Served: Orange for Civil Law - Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk Counties for Immigration Law
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Belle Glade (Western Communities Education Project). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Counties Served: Palm Beach
West Palm Beach (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Counties Served: Palm Beach
West Palm Beach (Foster Children’s Project). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Counties Served: Palm Beach
Legal Assistance Programs For Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Children’s Advocacy Center - Tallahassee
Children and Youth Law Clinic-Coral Gables
Children First Project-Orlando
Educational Advocacy - West Palm Beach
Educational Legal Rights - Plantation
Florida’s Children First! - Orlando
Foster Children’s Project - West Palm Beach
Juvenile Advocacy Project - West Palm Beach
Lawyers for Children America, Inc. - Miami
Legal Services for Children with Special Education Needs - Daytona
Special Education Advocacy Project - Daytona
Special Education Advocacy Project - Gainesville
Special Education Advocacy Project - Miami
State Support Children’s Impact Advocacy and Clearinghouse - Jacksonville
Teen Law Initiative - Tallahassee
Unaccompanied Minors Project- Miami
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
Florida City (Florida City/Homestead Neighborhood Center). . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Counties Served: Dade
Hialeah (Blanche Morton-City of Hialeah Neighborhood Ctr) . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Counties Served: Dade
Key West (Legal Services of the Florida Keys). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Counties Served: Monroe
Miami (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Counties Served: Dade
Miami (Holmes Elementary School) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Counties Served: Dade
Miami (Liberty City Community Enrichment Center). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Counties Served: Dade
Miami (South Dade Law Center). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Counties Served: Dade
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
Ft. Walton Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Counties Served: Okaloosa, Walton
Panama City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Counties Served: Bay, Gulf, Jackson, Washington, Holmes
Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Counties Served: Escambia, Santa Rosa
Quincy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Counties Served: Calhoun, Gadsden, Liberty
Tallahassee (Main Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Counties Served: Leon, Jefferson, Wakulla, Franklin