LEGAL AID OF WESTERN MISSOURI

Legal Aid of Western Missouri provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to people who need it most and can afford it least. With offices in Kansas City, Joplin, St. Joseph and Warrensburg, we serve a 40-county area where 295,000 people live in poverty... Since 1964, Legal Aid of Western Missouri has provided dignity, self-sufficiency and justice through quality civil (non-criminal) legal aid for those who have nowhere else to turn. The fundamental goal of legal aid services is simple-to provide free legal representation to low-income citizens and to cultivate self-sufficiency among their clients... Legal Aid's attorneys, paralegals, secretaries and intake staff assist our clients with a combination of professional expertise and compassion. Our clients come to us in crisis and we are here to provide them with assistance, information and hope.

Also known as: Legal Aid

Primary location: Kansas City United States