Legal aid and Assistance

Legal Aid

The Advocacy Center - Disability Rights Louisiana 800-960-7705  M-F 9-5 disabilityrightsla.org info@disabilityrightsla.org 8325 Oak St. Legal aid advocacy services to people living in LA of all ages who are living with disabilities. Provides legal representation, outreach & training programs and information & referral. Free; call for more info; Spanish spoken? 

The Pro-Bono Project Resources: Free civil legal services for underserved individuals Address: 935 Gravier St. #1340, New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 581-4043 Website: http://probono-no.org/

Re-entry Programs

Operation Restoration 504-684-9222    or-nola.org IG: @operationrestorationtheor 1450 Poydras, Suite 2260 Supports women & girls (including transgender people) impacted by incarceration to recognize their full potential, restore their lives, & discover new possibilities. Focuses on advocacy, education, economic mobility, & true economic equity for our staff, clients, & community. Works to end the incarceration of all women & girls and remove barriers to re-entry. Seeks to eliminate financial & societal incentives for incarceration/detention to increase investments in social services, education, housing, & healthcare for all people. OR defines incarceration as confinement in prison, jail, immigrant, youth or military detention, or a deportation facility. Directly impacted women and girls are those that are or have been incarcerated, arrested or are on probation and/or parole. Free; Call to apply Spanish spoken? N 70 

Re-Entry Program at Goodwill of SE LA 504-456-2622  www.goodwillno.org 3400 Tulane Ave, Ste 1000, New Orleans, 70119 Re-entry job placement program, call for info. 

The First 72 Plus 504-324-8859  www.first72plus.org  2915 Perdido St., New Orleans, 70119 Assistance with re-entry for formerly incarcerated people, including job placement, Medicaid and SNAP applications, resume support, clothing and onsite food pantry, social services access, job seeking, help getting vital documents, and more. Transitional housing program for men only.  Free; Call or visit the website Spanish spoken? N 

VOTE (Voice of the Experienced) 504-571-9599  voiceoftheexperienced.org  4930 Washington Ave. M-F 9a-5p, Saturdays by appointment only. Grassroots membership based org. that works in advocacy & education by/with/for formerly incarcerated people, with a focus on: Voter mobilization, Economic empowerment, Legal education, Community education, & Leadership Development. Contact us or come to a meeting to join us in shifting power & building sustainable communities & enterprises. Member meetings are the 1st Wed. of the month from 6-8pm, open to all. Visit voiceoftheexperienced.org/events for meeting & event updates. Call/visit website for more info. Spanish spoken? N