Urban League of Greater OKC
Legal Issue: Criminal + Tickets
Area(s) of Focus: Reentry
How to Apply: See guidelines for qualification and application information: https://urbanleagueok.org/programs/criminal-justice-reform/
Phone: (405)-424-5243
Website: https://urbanleagueok.org/
County(ies) Served: Serves All Counties, Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward
Extra Information: Can help with career development. Offers an opportunity program for youth as well as a workforce reentry program to address the following issues:
Lack of transportation
Need for affordable clothing and work attire
Affordable clothing and work attire
Lack of soft work skills
Lack of occupational skills
Need for basic computer skills
Lack of job search assistance
Connection to willing employers
US Department of Labor
Legal Issue: Work
Area(s) of Focus: Discrimination, Wage + Hour, Leave
How to Apply: https://www.dol.gov/
Phone: (866)-487-2365
Website: https://www.dol.gov/
County(ies) Served: Serves All Counties, Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward
Extra Information: If you believe that you have a claim for wages, you may contact rhe U.S. Department of Labor. For cases involving mistreatment or discrimination, you may be referred to the EEOC.
Contact information for the EEOC:
(800)-669-4000
eeoc.gov
Volunteers for America
Legal Issue: Other Legal Needs
Area(s) of Focus: Conservatorship, Guardianship
How to Apply: Find a local office at voaok.org.
Phone: (918)-307-1500
Website: https://www.voa.org/
County(ies) Served: Serves All Counties, Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward
Extra Information: Can help in cases where representative payees can be used as an alternative to Guardianship where person has capacity to make medical decisions.
Also provides 24/7 services for people with intellectual disabilities, employment services for veterans, and housing for the chronically homeless.
Legal issues in the Benefits category can include SNAP issues, healthcare, SSI/SSDI, and Veterans resources.
Community navigators might see this in a few clear categories, including issues that happen in the initial application stage, as well as legal issues that are problems with the benefits someone should be receiving.
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Credit + Consumer
Credit + Consumer is our resource area for all parts of the consumer debt process. Through this category, community navigators can help with debt collection, debt lawsuits, judgments that come with a collection order, and other consumer issues.
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Criminal + Tickets
Our Criminal + Tickets category covers everything from early stages (arrest, bond hearing, arraignments), to active cases (first court appearance through plea or trial) to re-entry (expungements, costs, and fine reductions)
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Family
Family legal issues are categorized by whether a case is without DV (Domestic Violence)/IPV (Intimate partner violence), with DV/IPV, and whether the Department of Human Services (DHS) and/or Child Welfare Services (CWS) is involved.
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Housing
Housing issues usually fit neatly in 3 categories - pre-eviction, eviction, and post-eviction.
Pre-eviction services may help with security deposits, lockouts, or other conditions.
Eviction service may include help with notices, petition for forcible entry/detainer, and hearings.
Post-eviction legal aid may include dealing with the eviction on your record.
Housing legal aid may include repairs, discrimination, security deposits, and lockouts.
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Immigration
Immigration legal aid covers removal cases, undocumented / undetected cases, and affirmative cases.
Removal cases are when the government has started a case in immigration court.
Undocumented/undetected cases are when you don't have any cases or filings, but might want to assess your case.
Affirmative cases may be looking for administrative filing help for different statuses, including (DACA, VAWA, U-VISA, SIJS, and asylum).
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Indian Law
Oklahoma has resources designed to help specifically with Indian Law and the Tribal Court system.
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Work
Work legal issues usually involve, but are not limited to wages, hours worked, leaves, and workplace discrimination.
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Other Legal Needs
Many legal issues don't fit perfectly into the categories above. We've created this section to navigate to everything from Elder Care to Gender + Name Changes to Conservatorship.
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