IMPD Non Emergency Dispatch ☏ 317-327-3811
IMPD Victim's Assistance ☏ 317-327-3264
Marion County Prosecutor Office ☏ 317-327-8500
Civil protection orders are available for situations involving domestic or family violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, or child sex grooming. These types of situations can be very dangerous and even result in death.
Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)
Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE) is an automated service that lets you track the custody status of offenders in participating county jails. You can also register to be notified by phone and e-mail if the custody status of an offender changes.
Indiana SAVIN - offender alert notification service
Indiana SAVIN stands for Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification. The Indiana SAVIN program is a free, automated hotline that provides crime victims with vital information and notification 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This service will allow you to obtain offender information and to register for notification of a change in offender status, such as offender release
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: Victim Services Division
Assistance Program ☏ 317-232-1233
Compensation Program ☏ 1-800-353-1484
✉ violentcrimecompensation@cji.in.gov
The Victim Services Division provides funding to hundreds of victim-serving organizations across the state. Also offers compensation for victims through the Indiana Violent Crime Victim Compensation Program.
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Center for Victim & Human Rights
📍6920 S. East Street, Suite B, Indianapolis, IN 46227
☏ (317) 610-3427
✉ Contact@cvhr.org
Services: Protection Orders; Humanitarian Immigration Relief; Crime Victim Rights Enforcement; Paternity / Child Custody; Title IX support
📍 8200 Haverstick Road, Suite 240 Indianapolis, IN 46240
☏ 317-205-3055
Fax: -317-205-3060
Serving residents of Marion County
Child Advocates serves children and youth statewide who have experienced abuse and neglect or who face serious mental health or behavioral challenges. We champion and advocate for justice, racial equity, and wellness for children in the child welfare system and in all communities to build a better future for every child. Our commitment is to listen to children and be their voice, standing up for their liberties and working tirelessly to keep them safe and secure with an opportunity to thrive.
Community Action of Greater Indianapolis
📍 3266 N. Meridian Street, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46208
☏ 317-396-1800
Fax: 317-396-1527
Counties Served: Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion
If you’re struggling to pay your rent, need car repairs, need affordable housing, need help with vocational training, or want to support an agency that helps at-risk children soar and low-income families become self-sufficient, learn more about Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI). This non-profit is: Bringing People Hope and Changing lives.
Disability Legal Services of Indiana, Inc. (DLSI)
📍 5954 N. College Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46220
☏ 317-426-7733
Fax: 317-282-0608
Disability Legal Services of Indiana, Inc. (DLSI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free and low cost legal services to Indiana’s children and adults with disabilities, primarily in education matters.
Hamilton County Rental: Emergency Assistance Program
☏ 317-618-3125 (Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-12pm)
Heartland Pro Bono Council
☏ 317-279-6430
Heartland matches volunteer attorneys with people with civil legal matters in Marion County, Indiana, but who cannot afford to hire an attorney. Our volunteers can provide assistance with divorce, custody, visitation, adult & child guardianships, estate planning, small estate administration, landlord/tenant, debt collection (defense only), foreclosure (defense only), and bankruptcy. ALL intakes and referrals are done through Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, Indiana Legal Services, and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic.
Indianapolis Bar Association: Legal Line
☏ 317-269-2000
Local attorneys will provide free legal advice on the 2nd Tuesday of the month by phone from 6pm to 8 pm (Eastern Time).
Lawyers answering Legal Line calls work in law firms, agencies and organizations throughout the city and donate their time in order to provide this valuable community service. They'll be prepared to provide assistance with questions on topics like divorce, child custody, support, and parenting time, criminal, landlord/tenant issues, bankruptcy, personal injury, employment law and more. All calls are confidential.
Individuals seeking representation by a lawyer are encouraged to contact the IndyBar’s Lawyer Referral Service at 317-269-2222, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, or go online to www.indylawyerfinder.com.
Indiana Child Advocates - Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Hendricks County
📍 30 South Meridian Street, Suite 500 Indianapolis, IN 46204
☏ 317-718-8896 or 800-542-0813
Fax: 317-233-6586
Abused and neglected children become involved in the court system due to no fault of their own. In Indiana, these cases are called Child in Need of Services (CHINS) cases. It is so very important that their voice is heard and that their best interests are vocalized. While others involved may have someone speaking for them, these children do not. That’s where a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer comes in! Our local programs mobilize, train and empower volunteers who make a difference by helping judges make informed decisions about what is best for the child’s future. CASA volunteers have face-to-face contact with children sufficient to give fact-based information to the court as the judge considers the direction of the case. CASA volunteers are carefully screened, trained, appointed by the court, and supported by program staff so they can advocate for the child’s best interests and help them have a safe and permanent home as soon as possible.
☏ 1-800-457-8283
Child support services are available to both custodial and non-custodial parents. Even if the other parent is living in another state, you can enroll for services in Indiana. Caretakers or relatives who have custody of a child may also enroll for child support services. Assistance possible for the following legal issues: Establishing paternity (determining the child’s biological father), finding the non-custodial parent, establishing a child support order or making changes to an existing support order, establishing an order for health insurance and medical support for your child(ren), collecting child support payments, and determining the amount of past due child support.
📍 4701 N Keystone Ave., Ste. 222 Indianapolis, IN 46205
☏ 1-800-622-4845
Discrimination based on disability in the following areas: Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Employment, Education, Justice System, Housing, Community Integration. May also assist with setting up alternatives to guardianship and challenging guardianship.
Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) Program
☏ 1-877-428-8844
Fax: 1-866-265-7811
TDD/TTY: 7-1-1
This is a free, state online resource for renters and property managers in Indiana. The dynamic search options allow you to find affordable, accessible and market-rate housing that will fit your needs.
Indiana Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users post civil legal questions to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state. Question topics include Family, Divorce, Custody, Housing, Eviction, Homelessness, Consumer Rights, Financial, Work, Employment, Unemployment, Health and Disability, Civil Rights, Income Maintenance, Juvenile and Education Law. ABA Free Legal Answers is a project of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.
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Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
📍 615 N Alabama St #122 Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA
☏ 317-635-9538
Fax: 317-631-4423
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society specializes in resolving civil legal matters in cases involving the rights of children, mothers, families, persons with a physical and/or mental disability, and the elderly. We have a reputation for successfully helping families regain hope and dignity at no cost. Indy Legal Aid serves individuals and families living in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby counties with incomes of less than 125% of the federal poverty guideline levels.
Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS)
☏ 317-631-9410
Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income residents throughout the state of Indiana.
☏ 317-912-1260
Serving residents of Marion County
Rental assistance program helping Hoosiers who have lost income.
📍 2011 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46202
Crisis ☏ 317-920-9320
Shelter ☏ 317-920-9320
Admin ☏ 317-941-2200
Fax: 317-941-2209
Counties served: Marion and surrounding areas
Programs available: Residential • Transitional • Outreach
With the legal support of partners, we provide assistance with protection order hearings, family law cases, immigration, bankruptcy, and landlord/tenant disputes. The legal service coordinator is responsible for connecting survivors to the appropriate partner for their legal needs, as well assisting survivors in document collection, lease terminations, and filing protective order petitions, requests for continuance, and petitions to extend.
📍 127 E. Michigan St., Suite 500 Indianapolis, IN 46204
☏ 317-558-2870 ext. 100
Fax: 317-558-2945
At Kids’ Voice of Indiana, our mission is to serve Indiana’s children and families by providing legal education, child advocacy, and family visitation through our programs.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
📍 3333 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46208
☏ 317-429-4131
Phone Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
In-Person Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm, Friday 9am-12pm
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic believes everyone should have access to justice regardless of their income, so we provide free legal services to those who cannot afford them. We're a faith-based organization that seeks to show God's heart for justice by serving and empowering all clients, regardless of background or religion. Our goal is to free our clients from the legal burdens that have kept them from flourishing. The Clinic’s main office is in Indianapolis, but we also provide services statewide.