Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s Homeless Legal Rights Project provides assistance to the homeless population in the following areas:
Public Benefits
- Social Security Disability Benefits
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Food Stamp
- We provide advice and counsel for all types of public and/or government benefits.
Immigration
- Service provided only to clients in homeless shelters.
Family Law
- Simple divorce
- Name change
- Service provided only to clients in homeless shelters.
Driver License
- Obtaining information to assist in restoration of driving privilege.
Civil Rights
- Ensure that the homeless are treated with dignity, and that their legal rights are protected.
Referrals
- Make referrals to and provide information for the county resources for housing, food, clothing program, healthcare, vocational and addiction rehabilitation programs and other resources.
Eligibility:
A person is considered homeless only when he/she resides in one of the places described below:
- In a place not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, abandoned buildings (on the street).
- In an emergency shelter.
- In transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons who originally came from the streets or emergency shelters.
- In any of the above places, but is spending a short time in a hospital or other institution.
- Is being evicted within a week from a private dwelling unit and no subsequent residence has been identified.
- Is being discharged within a week from an institution, such as a mental health or substance abuse treatment facility, or a jail/prison, in which the person has been a resident for more than 30 days.
- Is fleeing a domestic violence housing situation.
Intake:
Tuesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Broward Outreach Center South
Tuesday, 12:00 am – 12:30 pm – Jubilee Soup Kitchen
2nd Tuesday of every month- 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – The Salvation Army
Every other Wednesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Broward Partnership for the Homeless
3rd Wednesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Henderson Village
Thursday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Broward Outreach Center North
Thursday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – St. Laurence Chapel
Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Legal Aid office (954) 736-2469.
Agencies which provides service to the homeless:
- 211 Broward Homeless Helpline (954) 563-4357 or 1-888-537-0211
- LifeNet4Families/Cooperative Feeding Program (954) 792-2328
- Healthcare for the Homeless (954) 527-6041
- St. Laurence Chapel (954) 972-2958
- Henderson Mental Health Crisis (954) 463-0911
- Jubilee Center of South Broward, Inc. (954) 920-0106
- The Salvation Army (954) 524-6991