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Legal Aid Resources

If you live in zip codes 77005, 77025, 77030, 77045, 77081 or 77401, then call our Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church Conference Helpline at 713-664-5350 or email svdp77025@gmail.com.


If you live elsewhere in the greater Houston area please contact 713-741-8234, vist this website svdphouston.org, or call 211 or visit www.211texas.org .



You might also find support by reaching out to the resources listed below.


General Legal Aid

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program: 712 Main Street, 27th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, 713-228-0732

Lone Star Legal Aid: 1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77002, 713-224-9911

SHAPE Community Center: 3815 Live Oak, Houston, TX 77004, 713-521-0641 or 713-521-0629

Southeast Texas Legal Clinic: 3400 Montrose, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77004, 713-523-7852

University of Houston: 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77004, 713-743-2094, www.law.uh.edu/probono/


Tenant Assistance

Texas Legal Service Center (TLSC): Eviction Helpline, Mon-Fri 9:00am5:00pm, apply online or call 855-270-7655, Option 3 https://texaslawhelp.org/eviction-referral

Harris County Housing Legal Services Fund (HLSF) Program:

https://csd.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/Legal-Services-Unit-and-Programs.aspx

Lone Star Legal Aid: 1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77002, 713-224-9911 https://www.lonestarlegal.org/ 

South Texas College of Law: 1303 San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX 77002, 713-646-2990 https://www.stcl.edu/academics/legal-clinics/ 

Houston Volunteer Lawyers: 1111 Bagby Street, FLB 300, Houston, TX 77002, 713-228-0735 https://www.makejusticehappen.org/ 

Houston Apartment Association: 4810 Westway Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77041,  713-933-2224, https://imis.haaonline.org/imis15/HAAOnline/Renters (can also be living in a house)

Dispute Resolution Center of Harris County: 49 San Jacinto, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77002, 713-755-8274


Civil Liberties / Disabilities Rights 

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): 1214 West Gray, Houston, TX 77019, 713-942-8146

Disabilities Rights Texas: 1500 McGowen Street, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77004, 800-880-0821

Advancing the Rights of Texans with Disabilities: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2002 Wheeler, Houston, TX 77004, 713-526-3389

Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities: 1475 West Gray Street, Houston, TX 77019, 281-936-0770


Children

Child Advocates Inc.: 2401 Portsmouth, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77098, 713-529-1396,https://www.childadvocates.org/


Domestic Violence / Divorce Assistance

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA): 1001 TX Avenue, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77002, 713-224-9911, https://avda.org/ Legal aid assistance by appointment on Saturdays BIPP 8:00-11:00am

Harris County Domestic Relations Office: 1310 Prairie, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002, 713-755-6757

Houston Area Women’s Center – WIRES: Houston, TX, 713-528-2121

Lone Star Legal Aid (Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence): 1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77002, 713-224-9911

Northwest Asst. Ministry (NAM) Family Violence & Counseling Center (FVCC): 5555 Kuykendahl Road, Houston, TX 77090, 281-885-4673, 888-885-4673


People who are Homeless

Cathedral Justice Project: 1212 Prairie, Houston, TX 77002, 713-220-9781

Homeless Court Program: 713-739-7514


People Living with HIV

Katine & Nechman Attorneys at Law / Aids Foundation Houston: 1111 North Loop West, Suite 180, Houston, TX, 713-808-1000


Veterans

Cathedral Justice Project: 1212 Prairie, Houston, TX 77002, 713-220-9780

Houston Bar Association: 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002, 713-759-1133

Houston Volunteers Lawyers Program: (free legal clinic for veterans 4th Fri 2PM-5PM), 712 Main Street, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77002, 713-228-0732

Lone Star Legal Aid: 1415 Fannin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002, 713-652-0077 ext 1235

Worklife Institute: 1900 St. James Place, Suite 880, Houston, TX 77056, 713-963-9456


Legal Information Lines / Lawyer Referral Services

Attorney General Hotline (consumer and child support issues): Austin, TX 78704, 800-252-8011

Houston Bar Association: 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002, 713-759-1133

Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc.: 1001 Fannin, Suite 1370, Houston, TX 77002, 713-237-9429

Houston Volunteer Lawyer Program: 712 Main Street, 27th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, 713-228-0732 

Fort Bend Lawyers Care: 1405 A Main Street, Richmond, TX 77469, 281-239-0015

Legal Hotline for Texas: 815 Brazos, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701, 800-622-2520


Senior Living Assistance

Assisted Living Research Institute (Click link to access assistedliving.org)

Program information on this resource page is subject to change. We recommend calling to confirm the information listed above.


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