Legal Services of South Central Michigan

Description:

Mission and Services

LSSCM provides free civil legal assistance to low income persons with emphasis on homelessness prevention, domestic violence prevention, assisting in accessing health care, food, and needs-based income programs.

In addition to representation in individual cases, LSSCM is part of a network of agencies providing services to the community’s most vulnerable members. LSSCM engages in systemic advocacy to help alleviate the barriers and hurdles faced by low income individuals.

LSSCM provides general civil legal services to low-income persons and senior citizens in 13 counties in south and central Michigan. We have staffed offices in Lansing, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Jackson and Monroe. We also have smaller satellite offices to meet with clients in several other counties.

Special Legal Needs and Older Adults

Some populations face unique legal problems. We provide specialized services in many of our communities and have expanded priorities for older adults, immigrants, homeless individuals, and others. We receive grants to help older adults in Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, St. Joseph, and Washtenaw Counties. We prioritize services to low income older adults.

LSSCM prioritizes urgent and critical cases that often result in keeping families safe, preserving their homes from illegal evictions or foreclosures, maintaining economic stability, and obtaining support for children.

In addition, LSSCM helps vulnerable populations with legal problems, such as protecting the elderly from unscrupulous contractors, helping persons with disabilities access medical care and other services that make an important difference in the lives of vulnerable people.

There are over 542,000 individuals (32% of the population) within the counties that LSSCM serves who qualify for free civil legal aid.

Eligibility

We represent low income individuals and families in civil matters. We do not handle criminal cases.

Financial Eligibility

LSSCM uses federal income eligibility limits (125% of the federal poverty level) to determine income eligibility. Pursuant to federal guidelines, we are also able to represent clients who have household incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty levels with certain eligible expenses. In addition, some of our grants permit us to handle cases above the federal guidelines.

If you are low income and facing a civil legal crisis, please call to determine financial eligibility.

Location: Farmworker Legal Services

Service Address:

3030 S 9th St Ste. 1A, Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Contact Number:

(269) 492-7190

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(269) 492-7190

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Washtenaw County Office

Service Address:

15 S Washington Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Contact Number:

(734) 665-6181, (888) 665-6181

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(734) 665-6181

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Battle Creek Office

Service Address:

123 W Territorial Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49015

Contact Number:

(269) 965-3951, (800) 688-3951

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(269) 965-3951

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Family Law Project

Service Address:

15 S Washington Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Contact Number:

(734) 998-9454

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(734) 998-9454

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Jackson Office

Service Address:

540 N Jackson St, Jackson, MI 49201

Contact Number:

(517) 787-6111

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(517) 787-6111

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Lansing Office

Service Address:

3490 Belle Chase Way, #50, Lansing, MI 48911

Contact Number:

(888) 783-8190

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(888) 783-8190

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Location: Monroe Office

Service Address:

898 S Telegraph Rd, Monroe, MI 48161

Contact Number:

(734) 241-8310, (888) 251-1598

Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Administrative Contact Number:

(734) 241-8310

Administrative Email:

lsscm-info@lsscm.org

Category: Adult Services

Service: Adult Financial Planning

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Adult Services

Service: Guardianship

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

Category: Legal Services

Service: Legal Services

Age Groups:

- 0 - 6

- 07 - 12

- 13 - 18

- 19 - 25

- 26 - 99

Delivery Method:

- Center Based

- Telehealth

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