Rhode Island Legal Services Inc

Programs: Family law center safe family project - the primary focus of the project is to provide for and promote the safety of families through, the advice, referral and/or representation of victims of domestic violence in family court restraining orders. Family preservation project - this project functions as an integral component of the rhode island family court child welfare system. The project's attorneys represent parents who are facing the involuntary termination of parental rights or allegations of abuse, neglect, or dependency that have been brought against them by the ri department of children, youth and families. Responsible parent project - this project fulfills an important role in the rhode island family court by representing those parents threatened with incarceration for failure to pay court ordered child support. The focus of the project remains assisting parents to assume their child support responsibilities in a manner that is fair and equitable to all parties.

housing law center rils provides substantial legal assistance in the housing area; including: providing advice and representation to clients in eviction matters; challenging the denial of admission to public and subsidized housing; delivering legal education programs in the community; and working with low income tenant groups to preserve and/or develope subsidized housing. The staff of the foreclosure prevention project litigate common mortgage-related issues and use bankruptcy as an additional

public benefits group the public benefits group provides legal assistance to prevent the loss of a client's income and to obtain and preserve medical assistance and medicaid benefits for eligible clients. The public benefits group also offers community advocacy and client representation in denials or terminations of government benefits in the administrative tribunals and appellate courts.

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