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How free legal help works in Atlanta
Civil legal aid is free if your income qualifies — and for eviction, family safety, benefits, and consumer problems, it changes outcomes. Atlanta Legal Aid serves Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton counties; Georgia Legal Services covers the rest of the state. The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation focuses on housing court and safety cases. For cleaning up an old criminal record, the Georgia Justice Project is the place to start.
Two honest warnings: legal aid offices are stretched — call the moment a problem starts, not the day before court. And never pay a "notario" for immigration advice; only attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives can help legally.
What to expect when you call: an intake interview about your income and your case. Have your paperwork (court dates, lease, letters) in front of you. If they can't take your case, ask for a referral — they always know who else to try.
AARP Family Caregiving Resource is a free national phone and online resource for people caring for a loved one. It helps caregivers find information and referrals about home care, long-term care, medical care, legal and money issues, work and caregiving, veteran caregiving, and caregiver stress.
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The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is a Georgia state agency in Atlanta. It gives grants to justice and victim-service programs, runs crime victim compensation, supports human trafficking and sexual assault response work, and shares criminal justice data.
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GeorgiaLegalAid.org is a statewide legal-help website, not a walk-in office. It gives free legal information, self-help materials, online forms, and referrals to legal aid programs that help people in Georgia with civil legal problems.
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Homeland Security Investigations, part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, investigates sex trafficking and forced labor. It works with law enforcement partners to find victims, investigate traffickers, and connect victims in HSI cases with victim assistance resources.
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