Michigan Legal Services is a nonprofit legal services organization dedicated to eliminating systemic causes of poverty in the areas of housing, health, public benefits, and community economic development through impact-oriented legal services and support for community organizations engaged in efforts to rebuild low-income communities. Michigan Legal Services has been serving low-income communities across the state for nearly thirty years. For the past decade, it has focused its efforts in the metropolitan Detroit area where the organization is based.
Special Populations:
Homeless: In a collaborative with three other agencies, MLS provides legal services for this difficult to serve population which presents many urgent legal needs in the areas of public benefits, housing and domestic violence.
Families on the Brink of Homelessness: There are 40,000 eviction cases filed annually in the 36th District Court. Current combined resources of existing legal services providers is meeting less than 2% of that overwhelming need! And the need is growing exponentially as tax and mortgage foreclosures skyrocket due to predatory lending and increased unemployment. MLS also focuses on preserving tenancies in federally subsidized housing.
Undocumented persons: MLS works with an experienced Hispanic attorney to address an enormous need within this population which has been victimized by bad advice from "notario publicos".
Prisoners: MLS represents the inmates in the Wayne County jails in a civil action concerning fire safety, medical care, food and sanitation and security and classification issues. MLS also responds to prisoner mail from across the state.
Contact:
Michigan Legal Services (MLS)
220 Bagley, Suite 900
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 964-4130
Fax: (313) 964-1192
Website: http://milegalservices.org/
Last updated: April 26th, 2011
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