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- EIN 06-0955461
- (860) 344-0447
- 62 Washington St Ste 4 Middletown CT 06457-2828 USA
- www.connlegalservices.org
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Causes: Crime & Law, Education, Graduate & Professional Schools, Legal Services, Public Interest Law
Mission: Connecticut legal services, inc. Is a private, not-for-profit law firm committed to providing access to justice as a means of improving the lives of low-income people.
Programs: Cls provides civil legal representation and counseling to help low-income individuals (adult and children),and families obtain legal solutions to serious life problems. We assist our clients through use of the law,to help themselves climb out of poverty,improve their lives, and build better futures for their children. Our areas of practice include domestic violence/family, homelessness/housing rights, government assistance programs, employment, special education and juvenile law,elder rights,consumer law,health related issues,immigration,and disability law. During the 2016-2017 fiscal year cls opened 2,932 new cases for legal representation and counseling. We also continued work on 2,039 cases opened in previous years. Cls services in these 4,971 cases benefited approximately 11,600 household members including 2,942 children. In addition to individual cases,cls conducted 218 community legal education events attended by 15,801 people,and provided 19 instances of advice to human service agencies and other professionals serving the poor.