LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
423 Fern Street No 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 www.legalaidpbc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To provide high quality civil legal advice, representation, and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County so as to protect their personal safety, improve their lifestyle and living conditions and promote self-sufficiency.

The Foster Children's Project represents children from birth to age 12 and their siblings who are placed in licensed custody of the State of Florida. Following appointment by the Juvenile Court, Foster Children's Project attorneys represent children in all court and administrative proceedings to keep them safe from abuse and neglect and to ensure that they reach permanent placement either with their biological parents or adoptive parents within a 12-month timeframe. During FY 2018-2019, Foster Children's Project attorneys represented 698 clients in foster care.

The Elder Law Project provides legal advice, consultation, education and representation to economically and socially disadvantaged seniors (55+) in the areas of elderly abuse and exploitation, housing law, real property law, consumer law, guardianship matters, family law, and government benefits (Social Security, Supplemental Security Income [SSI] Medicare and Medicaid). In FY 2018-2019, Legal Aid's Elder Law Project staff served 1,357 socially and economically disadvantaged seniors in our community.

The Domestic Violence Project provides survivors of abuse with legal advice, consultation, and assistance in filing injunctions for protection (restraining orders) and legal representation at hearings on injunctions for protection. The Project strives to ensure that clients are protected from further violence while also promoting stability by establishing parenting plans and securing financial support for survivors as appropriate. To further promote stability, The Domestic Violence Project provides holistic legal services including assistance in related family law matters. The Project not only assists in navigating the legal system but provides referrals to community resources to help survivors access personalized safety planning, support groups, transitional housing and financial resources. The Domestic Violence Project served 2,145 clients in FY 2018-2019.

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