LSNWI Gary - Hammond

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, INC.
504 Broadway, Suite 301
Gary, IN 46402
(219)886-3161
(219)374-7125 (toll free from Cedar Lake, IN)
Fax: (219)886-5143
Email:
Emergency applications: Taken every day, anytime on walk-in basis only

OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

INTAKE HOURS:
   Walk-in Applications:
    Monday-Friday 9am-11am
    Wednesday 1pm-3:30pm
    Emergency applications: Taken every day, anytime on walk-in basis only

Phone Applications:   Taken for the disabled or out of county referrals

COUNTIES SERVED: Lake, Porter

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
    Yolanda Hernandez, Secretary - Spanish
    Stephen Rodriguez, Attorney - Spanish

SPECIAL PROJECTS: Senior and Pro Bono Project

CASE TYPE GUIDELINES:

Extended Service Delivery

Education -enforcing children’s rights to education based on special needs
Family -including but not limited to:
    a) protective orders(pro se packets)
    b) divorce with spouse and or child abuse
    c) restraining orders in dissolutions
    d) custody order limited to children at risk in CHINS, and/or guardianship cases and where child support is needed as income maintenance.

Health Care -access to health care is denied, including but not limited to:
Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security benefits

Housing
a) defending evictions in public housing and foreclosure actions in private housing
b) utility matters

Income Maintenance -denial or discontinuance of income as it relates to:
a) AFDC, Food Stamps, Township Trustee or Unemployment Compensation benefits
b) establish and enforce child support (where no other means of household income is available)

Alternate Service Delivery
Advice on matters not in priorities above and/or where in above priorities, but representation not available due to limited resources.
Brief service - pro se packets and/or instructions with matters in above priorities, but representation not available due to limited resources.
Clinic - Law Clinic at Valparaiso office run by staff attorney utilizing law students in intake and legal matters in above priorities.
Elderly - for elderly with income above LSC eligibility guidelines in matters within priorities above (special funding)
Pro Bono - matters within priorities, outside legal expertise of staff attorneys, and/or legal matters not in priorities above; for example, wills, simple divorces, and bankruptcies

Emergency Service Delivery For matters not in priorities above; shall include (but not be limited to): need to protect a client’s rights, - Significant threat to health and safety of applicant where no other help is available and/or new or unforeseen circumstances.
Special procedures and approval are to be followed

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, INC. -
Hammond
232 Russell
Hammond, IN 46320
(219)932-2787
Fax: (219)933-2917
Email:

OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

INTAKE HOURS:
Walk-in Applications: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Emergency applications: Taken every day, anytime on walk-in basis only

Phone Applications: Taken for the disabled or out of county referrals

COUNTIES SERVED: Lake, Porter

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English only

SPECIAL PROJECTS: None

CASE TYPE GUIDELINES:

Extended Service Delivery

Education -enforcing children’s rights to education based on special needs
Family -including but not limited to:
    a) protective orders(pro se packets)
    b) divorce with spouse and or child abuse
    c) restraining orders in dissolutions
    d) custody order limited to children at risk in CHINS, and/or guardianship cases and where child support is needed as income maintenance.

Health Care -access to health care is denied, including but not limited to:
Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security benefits

Housing
a) defending evictions in public housing and foreclosure actions in private housing
b) utility matters

Emergency Service Delivery For matters not in priorities above; shall include (but not be limited to):
need to protect a client’s rights, - Significant threat to health and safety of applicant where no other help is available and/or new or unforeseen circumstances.
Special procedures and approval are to be followed

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, INC. -
Valparaiso
Heritage Hall
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219)465-7903
Fax:
Email:
OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

INTAKE HOURS:
Walk-in Applications: Thursday Begins 9:30a.m. on a first come first served basis.
No more than 12 applications taken.
Emergency applications: Referred to the Gary office for an application

Secretaries first do phone screening for all applicants, any time, for Porter County residency and income guidelines. If client does not reside in Porter County but the case is in Porter County, client needs to go to LS office in their area (could be Gary or Hammond office, or another LS program) and have the application taken and referred to Valparaiso office.

COUNTIES SERVED: Porter

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English only

SPECIAL PROJECTS: None

CASE TYPE GUIDELINES:

Extended Service Delivery
    Education -enforcing children’s rights to education based on special needs
    Family -including but not limited to:
        a) protective orders(pro se packets)
        b) divorce with spouse and or child abuse
        c) restraining orders in dissolutions
        d) custody order limited to children at risk in CHINS, and/or guardianship cases
            and where child support is needed as income maintenance.

Health Care -access to health care is denied, including but not limited to:
Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security benefits

    Housing
    a) defending evictions in public housing and foreclosure actions in private housing
    b) utility matters

    Income Maintenance -denial or discontinuance of income as it relates to:
    a) AFDC, Food Stamps, Township Trustee or Unemployment Compensation benefits
    b) establish and enforce child support (where no other means of household income is available)

Emergency Service Delivery For matters not in priorities above; shall include (but not be limited to):
need to protect a client’s rights, - Significant threat to health and safety of applicant where no other help is available and/or new or unforeseen circumstances.
Special procedures and approval are to be followed