EXAMPLES OF CASES WE HANDLE INCLUDE:

• Naturalization cases to preserve SSI benefits for people who live alone
• Custodial arrangements for children of clients who are HIV positive or who are terminally ill
• Discrimination, access to healthcare, insurance and confidentiality problems for clients who are HIV positive
• Assist homeless clients obtain identification documents needed for employment and government benefits

PROJECTS

AIDS Legal Advocacy Project
Homeless Legal Assistance Project
Military Legal Advocacy Project
Transitional Housing Collaborative

AIDS Legal Advocacy Project

The AIDS Legal Advocacy Project assists low income individuals living with HIV/AIDS with legal problems including employment discrimination, unfair health care debt collection, bankruptcy to discharge medical debt, breach of confidentiality in a medical setting, medical rights of recently released prisoners, obtaining private health insurance, and obtaining or retaining public benefits such as food stamps, Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, and unemployment compensation benefits.

This Project is funded in part by the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program.

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Homeless Legal Assistance Project

The Homeless Legal Assistance Project provides specialized services to homeless individuals and helps them receive available government assistance, such as Supplemental Security Income disability benefits, Medicaid, and food stamps. The Project also keeps homeless children in their neighborhood schools so that their education is not disrupted.

This Project is funded in part by Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.

Click here for a flier on Homeless Legal Advocacy Project
Click here for a flier on The Rights of Homeless School-Aged Youth

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Military Legal Advocacy Project

The Military Legal Advocacy Project (MLAP) offers free civil legal services to veterans, military personnel (active duty, guard or reserve) and their families whose lives have been directly impacted by military service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. The Project’s purpose is to resolve civil legal problems that pose a barrier to successful reintegration after military discharge or pose economic and social challenges due to military deployment in these campaigns. In addition to the civil legal services normally provided by LSGMI, the Project focuses on providing quality legal assistance to appeal denials of Veteran’s Administration benefits.

Click here for a flier on the Military Legal Advocacy Project.

This Project is funded in part by the Dade Community Foundation through the Florida BRAIVE Fund Initiative.
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Transitional Housing Collaborative

In collaboration with other legal providers, the Transitional Housing Collaborative assists the residents of an emergency domestic violence shelter and their children address housing issues and resolve legal barriers to obtaining and maintaining permanent housing. The goal of the Project is to assist the shelter residents and their children achieve safety and economic stability once they leave the security of the shelter.

This project is funded in part by the U.S. Office on Violence Against Women and Victim Response, Inc.

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