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Dave

“LSGMI helped get me the education I deserve.”

When Dave, a second-grader who suffers from autism, moved to South Florida, his autism made the transition more challenging than usual. At his previous school, Dave had an Individualized Education Plan that was designed to meet his special needs. His parents’ request for a similar IEP at his new school was unsuccessful. After their attempts to work with the school failed, Dave’s parents came to LSGMI for help. Dave’s LSGMI attorney helped create an IEP that advanced Dave’s reading level and assimilated him into regular classes – an essential objective for Dave and his parents.

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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
Estate planning for clients who are HIV positive, or for elders in Monroe County
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

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, breach of confidentiality in a medical setting by disclosure of HIV status, medical rights of the recently incarcerated, 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.

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

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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