Free Legal Help Available for Veterans in LSLA Service Area
Texas veterans are invited to participate in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week (TVLAW), a statewide effort in honor of Veterans Day coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and legal aid programs across the state. During the week of Nov. 11-17, legal aid programs, local bar associations, law schools, and pro bono private lawyers will provide civil legal services for qualified Texas veterans in various locations throughout the state. Lone Star Legal Aid is holding multiple events for veterans and their families (details below).
Our state has the second-highest population of veterans in the nation. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ annual survey of homeless and formerly homeless veterans, legal issues account for four of the top 10 unmet needs of homeless veterans. Obtaining access to free legal services can be critical for veterans to get the benefits and support they need for themselves and their families.
Hiring, Red, White, and You
11/8/2018; 10 am – 2 pm
Texarkana Convention Center
4610 Cowhorn Creek Rd.
Texarkana, TX
Veteran Resource Fair
11/11/2018; 9AM-2PM
Light of the World Christian
16161 Old Humble Rd.
Humble, TX
Veteran Outreach
11/13/2018; 9AM-12PM
Elick Law Offices
7 N. Harris St.
Bellville, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018; 9AM-12PM
LSLA Bryan Office
1714 E. 29th St.
Bryan, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018; 8:30AM-12PM
LSLA Waco Office
900 Austin Ave., 7th FL
Waco, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Belton Office
512 S Main St.
Belton, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Conroe Office
412 W. Lewis
Conroe, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Paris Office
164 SE St.
Paris, TX
Veterans Appreciation
11/13/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Texarkana Office
910 Realtor Ave.
Texarkana, TX
Veterans Appreciation Day and Benefits Expo
11/13/2018; 11AM – 3PM
TAMUCT
1001 Leadership Place
Killeen, TX
Veteran Outreach
11/14/2018; 8:30AM -11:30PM
VFW Post 5254
500 Veterans Memorial Dr.
La Grange, TX
Veteran Outreach
11/14/2018; 1:30PM-4:30PM
Workforce Solutions
2346 HW 36 S.
Sealy, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/14/2018; 8:30AM – 12PM
LSLA Waco Office
900 Austin Avenue, 7th FL
Waco, TX
Mt. Pleasant – Veterans Intake
11/14/2018; 1PM – 4 PM
Public Library
601 N. Madison
Mt. Pleasant, TX
United Way Galveston County Mainland
11/14/2018; 2PM – 4PM
United Way
2800 Texas Ave.
Texas City, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/14/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Texarkana Office
3001 Richmond Rd., Suite A.
Texarkana, TX
Veterans Appreciation
11/14/2018; 9AM – 12PM
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center
1201 E. 9th St.
Bonham, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/15/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Belton Office
512 South Main St.
Belton, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/15/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Conroe Office
412 W. Lewis
Conroe, TX
Sulphur Springs
11/15/2018; 9:30AM – 12PM
Public Library
611 N. Davis St.
Sulphur Springs, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/15/2018; 8AM – 12PM
LSLA Longview Office
140 E. Tyler, Ste 150
Longview, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018 & 11/15/2018; 9AM – 12PM
LSLA Galveston Office
2200 Market Street, Ste 301
Galveston, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018- 11/15/2018; AM
LSLA Clute Office
102 Oak Park Dr., Suite 103
Clute, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018- 11/15/2018; AM
LSLA Tyler Office
110 North College, Suite 302
Tyler, TX
Veterans Clinic – Coffee and Donuts
11/13/2018- 11/15/2018
LSLA Beaumont Office
2345 IH-10 East, Suite 3
Beaumont, TX
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation provided $1.87 million in grants this year to 14 nonprofit organizations that provide civil legal services to veterans. Each year legal aid organizations provide legal services to more than 8,500 Texas veterans.
NOTE: For veterans unable to attend a TVLAW event, Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) will host a live online ‘chat’ Nov. 12-15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at www.texaslawhelp.org, to assist Texas veterans with legal questions, or can be reached at 1-800-622-2520, Option 2.
Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf of low-income and underserved populations. Lone Star Legal Aid serves the millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines that reside in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties of southwest Arkansas. Lone Star Legal Aid focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well‐being; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those who have disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at www.lonestarlegal.org.
Media contact: Clarissa Ayala, cayala@lonestarlegal.org
