Mississippi Access to Justice - The mission of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission is to develop a unified strategy to improve access to justice in civil legal proceedings for the poor in Mississippi. To learn more, call (601) 960-9581 or visit www.msatjc.org.
ACLU of Mississippi - The ACLU of MS is dedicated to promoting, defending, and extending civil liberties to all Mississippians with an emphasis on issues related to criminal justice reform, equality and freedom of speech and expression. To learn more about the ACLU of MS, call 601-354-3408 or visit www.aclu-ms.org.
Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Clinic at Catholic Charities Diocese of Jackson - This program provides support and legal representation to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Hinds, Rankin, and Madison counties. To learn more about the Legal Assistance Clinic, call 601- 366-0222 or visit www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org.
Disability Rights Mississippi - Disability Rights Mississippi is a statewide nonprofit agency which provides free legal services to people with disabilities in areas including special education, Americans with Disabilities Act, protection from abuse and neglect, Medicaid and community services. To learn more about DRMS, call 601-968-0600 or visit www.drms.ms.
El Pueblo Immigration Legal Services - offers pro bono immigration legal representation, bilingual case management, community ESL classes, and other direct services to immigrant and Limited English Proficient community members on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. To learn more, call (228) 436-3986 or visit www.elpueblo-ms.org.
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence/Northcutt Legal Clinic - The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence and the Northcutt Legal Clinic are dedicated to the prevention of violence, especially among family members. The Legal Clinic provides services including divorce, protective orders, child custody and visitation, child support and paternity and maintains offices in Gulfport and Pascagoula. To learn more about the organization, call 228-864-7144 or visit www.gccfn.org.
Mission First Legal Aid Office - Mission First Legal Aid Office is a nonprofit legal organization that provides free legal assistance to eligible people in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. The organization assists with a wide range of legal issues, including paternity, custody, estate planning, probate, property, emancipation, expungement, education, housing, landlord/tenant and debtor/creditor. To learn more, call 601-608-0056 or visit www.missionfirst.org/legal-aid.
Mississippi Center for Justice - MCJ is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. The organization provides legal representation in foreclosure prevention, HIV/AIDS employment and housing discrimination, fair housing, expungement, education discipline/special education, SNAP appeals, immigration and limited heirship matters. To learn more about MCJ, call 601-352-2269 or visit www.mscenterforjustice.org.
Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation - The mission of the MCLSC is to serve eligible people who live in households with an annual income at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines and reside in the central and southern regions of Mississippi. MCLSC provides services in the following areas of law: consumer, education, employment, housing, family, income maintenance, health, individual and juvenile rights. To learn more about MCLSC, call 1-800-498-1804 or visit www.mscenterforlegalservices.org.
Mississippi College School of Law Clinical Programs - Mississippi College School of Law offers clinical opportunities for students to serve low-income and disadvantaged people with adoption, family, HIV/AIDS employment and housing discrimination and youth court matters. To learn more about the Clinical Programs, call 601-925- 7180 or visit law.mc.edu/academics/clinics/.
Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights - The Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights is a membership organization that fights worker mistreatment in the areas of unfair labor practices; employment discrimination; hostile work environment and hate violence; retaliation; sexual harassment; wrongful dismissals and workplace safety and health hazards. To learn more about the Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights, call 662-334-1122 or visit www.msworkrights.org.
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project - MVLP is a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to providing free legal services to low-income Mississippians with divorce, visitation, child support, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, emancipation, birth certificate correction, name change, expungements and estate planning matters. To learn more about MVLP, call 601-960-9577 or visit www.mvlp.org.
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services - The mission of the NMRLS is to serve eligible people who live in households with an annual income at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines and reside in the north regions of Mississippi. NMRLS provides services in the following areas of law: elder care, family, housing, employment, tax, domestic violence, foreclosure prevention and consumer. To learn more about NMRLS, call 1-800-498-1804 or visit www.nmrls.com.
Southern Poverty Law Center - The Mississippi office of the SPLC works to reform juvenile justice and education in Mississippi through public education, community organizing, litigation, legislative advocacy, training and technical assistance. To learn more about the SPLC, call 601-948-8882 or visit www.splcenter.org.
University of Mississippi School of Law Clinical Programs - The University of Mississippi School of Law offers opportunities for law students to help serve low-income litigants in child advocacy, elder law, the George C. Cochran Innocence project, Housing, MacArthur Justice, Street Law, Tax Practicum, Transactional Law, Externships and the Pro Bono Initiative. To learn more about the Clinical Programs, call 662-915-7429 or visit law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/.