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Legal Assistance
Unfortunately, the complexity of the legal system is often
an impediment to obtaining justice. The
Legal Assistance program helps clients to change the legal system from a complex
maze to an instrument of justice. The
program offers free legal advice to low-income and elderly clients in the Kansas
City metropolitan area. The program handles a wide variety of poverty and
elderly law issues including:
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Public benefits (social security, SSI, veterans benefits, rent and
tax rebate, etc.)
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End of life issues (wills, durable powers of attorney, advance
directives, living wills, etc.)
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Health care issues (prescription drug benefits, Medicare and QMB,
Medicaid, etc.)
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Housing (senior housing, landlord/tenant, city code violation,
assisted living and nursing home, etc.)
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Family issues (elder financial abuse, child support, adult abuse,
etc.)
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Miscellaneous (creditor problems, contracts, insurance,
employment, worker’s compensation, municipal court, etc.).
In many cases, a few hours of professional legal assistance
can make a significant and permanent difference in the life of an individual
and/or family. Many people do not
know about the public entitlement benefits for which they are eligible, or they
do not know how to apply for retroactive benefits they may have missed.
They may need legal assistance in negotiating the complexities of
insurance and health care coverage, including the new Medicare program options.
The Legal Assistance program empowers individuals in situations like
these by giving them access to high quality legal advice free of charge.
One elderly client did not know about the Missouri Rent
and/or Real Estate tax rebate when she sought help on a separate issue.
The Legal Assistance program helped this client get her home out of
foreclosure and allowed her to continue living in her home.
This type of assistance is life changing and much more cost effective
than trying to assist clients after
they have fallen into the homeless shelter system.
A 67-year-old gentleman came to us without any source of
income. He was struggling to
survive, and had no idea he was eligible for several public assistance
benefits. It is unlikely that he
would have been able to make his way through the bureaucratic obstacles to
receiving the benefits for which he was qualified without the Legal Assistance
program. However, through his
participation in the program, he received back benefits, and he is now receiving
the monthly benefits for which he is eligible.
In addition to the tangible financial impact for many
clients, the program also fosters a strong sense of empowerment by creating an
opportunity for individuals to take control of some important aspect of their
lives again through the legal system.
To learn more about the Legal Assistance program, call
816-931-9942
Key Benefits
 | Provide personal/confidential legal advice to those without access to an
attorney |
| Addresses a wide-range of issues from family law to legal disputes |
| Makes the search for qualified counsel simple and cost-effective. |
Areas of Expertise
| Public Benefits |
Social security, SSI, veterans benefits, rent and
tax rebate, etc.
| End of life issues |
Wills, durable powers of attorney, advance
directives, living wills, etc.
| Health care issues |
Prescription drug benefits, Medicare and QMB,
Medicaid, etc.
| Housing |
Senior housing, landlord/tenant issues, city code violations,
assisted living and nursing home, etc.
| Family issues |
Elder financial abuse, child support, adult abuse, etc.
| Miscellaneous |
Creditor problems, contracts, insurance,
employment, worker’s compensation, municipal court, etc.
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