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Legal Assistance
Legal Assistance
There are two non-profit legal assistance organizations in Oregon. Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Help. These organizations share a joint service called the Oregon Public Benefits Hotline where they assist with things like SSI, SNAP, and TANF.
Call (800) 520-5292 to learn more.
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO):
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO):
LASO is a civil legal aid program that provides free legal help to low-income, disabled, and elderly clients. They assist with the following types of cases:
Family law
Housing
Government benefits (like SNAP, OHP, and unemployment)
Senior law issues
Consumer issues (like debt collection & discrimination)
Civil cases
Visit the LASO website to learn more.
Oregon Law Help:
Oregon Law Help:
OregonLawHelp.org is guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income individuals and seniors in Oregon. They provide legal advice for a variety of topics including:
COVID-19 resources
Protection from Abuse
Family
Housing
Consumer & taxes
Work
Government benefits
Farm workers
Seniors
Disability
To learn more, visit OregonLawHelp.org
Personal experience with this process: Assistance from Oregon law help was suggested to assist an individual who was going through the SSDI application process. This individual had very limited medical documentation of their brain injury and previously had their benefits terminated due to their income limit being too high. We were not with the client when we spoke to the first lawyer, therefore they could do very little to assist us. He suggested we call back with the client. At that time they will complete an intake process and refer him to the correct organization. After calling multiple times (4 to be exact) during the hours the automated message claimed they were open, we finally got through to a real person. This individual had a little more experience with the Social Security office and explained to us that lawyers don't typically get involved with SSDI applications until the application has been denied twice (the initial and reapplication), meaning he was unable to help us. This is the typical process of application/reapplication for individuals applying to SSDI:
Check out this information packet about the process to learn more
Financial Management
Financial Management
Individuals who have sustained a brain injury often have cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties that impair their ability to manage their personal finances. There are limited resources/services that support an individual to try and have financial independence after a brain injury.
NW Senior Disability Services has an Oregon Money Management Program
Bill-pay: volunteers provide 1 to 1 assistance to people who are in control of their finances but need assistance with keeping track
Payee: volunteers provide 1 to 1 assistance to individuals who do not have capacity to manage their federal benefits. Volunteers are liaison between the program office and client to assistance in management of the federal benefits on behalf of the individual
These websites provide tips, tricks, and advice on how to manage finances following a brain injury:
Brain Injury Association of America has a webpage dedicated to addressing financial issues for individuals with brain injuries and provides tips, advice, and resources.
Brain Injury Canada provides money management advice on budgeting, paying bills, and how to save
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