EASTSIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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Mission Statement
ELAP believes that everyone deserves access to legal help. An experience with domestic violence, an unexpected medical bill, unfair eviction or other life challenge can set people back financially, physically and psychologically. Yet people often don’t know how to exercise their legal rights. Legal aid is a tool that can prevent poverty and injustice. This is why ELAP exists.
About This Cause
Eastside Legal Assistance Program assists low-income residents of East, Northeast and Southeast King County and survivors of Domestic Violence in the following ways: Legal Clinics General Law, Immigration, Bankruptcy & Consumer Debt, Family Law & Domestic Violence Clinics. Free 1 hour consultations with volunteer attorneys. By appointment only. Wills Project An attorney will prepare documents such as Simple Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Physician’s Directive. Call for an appointment. Domestic Violence Legal Program Staff attorneys provide advice and counsel, brief services, and limited representation to survivors of Domestic Violence in King County. Must have a referral from a DV agency for eligibility. Know Your Rights Workshops Frequent webinars and community programs are held at local community centers. Volunteer attorneys discuss and inform individuals about issues affecting the community including tenant rights issues, immigration, consumer debt issues, social security, and disability programs. Housing Stability Program ELAP provides limited representation to low-income residents on a variety of legal matters threatening their housing stability. Whether assisting tenants on landlord-tenant issues or addressing a non-housing emergency that could threaten one’s housing—such as a lost job, an incident of domestic violence, or a sudden medical expense—ELAP’s housing stability attorneys provide free legal services to address barriers to maintaining or getting into permanent housing.