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Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Patient Rights Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Adoption Legal Services
Debt Management
Consumer Law
Legal Information Services
School System Advocacy
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord/Tenant Assistance

Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.

Categories

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Protective/Restraining Orders
Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Medical Advocacy:

Trained advocates respond to local hospitals 24-hours a day. They can accompany a survivor through the evidence collection and medical treatment process. Advocates provide support, give information about options and rights, and assist with safety planning.

Legal Advocacy:

Legal advocates can assist with navigating the civil and criminal justice process. This includes assistance in filing for Civil No Contact and Stalking No Contact Orders. They can also help individuals assert their rights as crime survivors and accompany them to meetings with officials and court hearings.

Categories

Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
Sexual Assault Treatment

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

All services provided to sexual assault and child sexual abuse survivors and their families are free, confidential, and victim-centered.

Services include:

-- Legal Advocacy/Orders of Protection.

-- Medical Advocacy.

-- Counseling.

-- Support Groups.

Categories

Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Counseling
Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines

The State's Attorney's office is mandated by the Illinois constitution and the laws of the State of Illinois to represent the people of Grundy County and Illinois in the prosecution of criminal cases and to represent the county board and county officials of Grundy County in civil matters.

Although the office welcomes any general inquiry and will make every effort to direct a person in the right direction to obtain county services, they are not permitted to practice law or offer legal advice in civil matters or disputes among parties.

The Grundy County State's Attorney acts as the local Children's Advocacy Center.

Provides assistance with child support enforcement.

Offers support for obtaining protective or restraining orders to address situations involving child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual assault, workplace threats, or other forms of harassment.

Categories

Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Public Counsel

Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.

Categories

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Protective/Restraining Orders
Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Patient Rights Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Adoption Legal Services
Debt Management
Consumer Law
Legal Information Services
School System Advocacy
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord/Tenant Assistance

Rape crisis center services are available via the hotline. Sexual assault program services include:

-- Crisis intervention

-- 24-hour response at medical facilities or police stations

-- Assistance and support with medical and legal procedures

-- Counseling for child and adult survivors of sexual assault

The YWCA also provides information and referral and extensive community education programs for:

-- Helping school children learn how to stay safe from abuse and how to report it

-- Helping schools work against bullying

-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students

-- Providing professional training on sexual harassment, sexual assault issues, and many related topics

Categories

Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention

Circuit Court handles district court records such ass traffic violations, probate, juvenile and small claims. Juvenile Court service handles intake/probation/supervision. Also handles Child support assistance, protective orders.

Categories

Probation
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Court Records

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Offers assessments and 26-week psycho-educational group services for individuals who use power and control in their intimate relationships. Additionally, provides guidance and support for obtaining protective or restraining orders to ensure legal protection against harassment, stalking, or violence in situations involving domestic abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, or other forms of harm.

Categories

General Abuse Prevention
Abuse Counseling
Protective/Restraining Orders
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention

Provides crisis shelter for those who are victims of domestic violence. In addition, the following services are provided for both domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy. children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), case management.

Categories

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Protective/Restraining Orders
Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Offers case management, assistance obtaining an Order of Protection, Civil No Contact Order, or Stalking No Contact Order, help with court advocacy, individual counseling, children's services and support groups.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Abuse Counseling
Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Patient Rights Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Adoption Legal Services
Debt Management
Consumer Law
Legal Information Services
School System Advocacy
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord/Tenant Assistance

Services include:

-- 24-hour crisis line and crisis intervention

-- Safe shelter

-- Counseling for adults and children

-- Support groups for adults and children

-- Assistance with orders of protection and other court-related advocacy

-- Parenting assistance

-- Abuser groups held in an outside location

-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students

Categories

Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Shelters
Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

Medical advocacy is available 24 hours a day at hospital emergency rooms. Whenever a survivor arrives at the hospital for treatment, the hospital calls the hotline and an advocate is sent out to sit with the survivor. The advocate offers emotional support, provides information on sexual violence, and gives any necessary referrals.

Legal advocacy is available 24 hours a day wherever needed. Advocates can support a survivor at the police department or help a survivor with a case that is currently being prosecuted.

Categories

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders

Prosecutes all felony, misdemeanor and traffic crimes committed within the County.

Advises and represents the County Board and the elected and appointed officials of the County.

Assists those petitioning for Orders of Protection.

Goes to court to collect unpaid child support.

Categories

Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Patient Rights Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Adoption Legal Services
Debt Management
Consumer Law
Legal Information Services
School System Advocacy
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord/Tenant Assistance

Offers support services to those who are experiencing or who have survived domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual abuse, and child abuse. Offers case management, assistance obtaining an Order of Protection, Civil No Contact Order, or Stalking No Contact Order, help with court advocacy, individual counseling, children's services and support groups.

Categories

Sexual Assault Counseling
Protective/Restraining Orders
Abuse Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services