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MOVING POWERFULLY FORWARD
PRESIDENT BETTY ANDREWS ELECTED TO NAACP NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REPRESENTING THE 10-STATE MIDWESTERN REGION (REGION IV)
SOURCES OF LEGAL & OTHER ASSISTANCE
A RESOURCE PROVIDED BY THE IOWA-NEBRASKA NAACP
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Agencies are listed by location / jurisdiction
IOWA - STATEWIDE
Iowa Legal Aid
(Providing legal assistance to low-income Iowans in civil matters)
1111 9th Street # 230
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 243-1193
Iowa Find-A-Lawyer
(Lawyers listed in 31 practice areas, who charge $25 or less for first half hour of consultation, with links to many useful and free legal guides)
Iowa State Bar Association
625 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Legal Hotline for Older Iowans
(Providing legal services to Iowans who are 60 years old and over)
1119 9th Street—Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 282-8161 or (800) 992-8161
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
(enforces Iowa Civil Rights Act, investigates discrimination complaints in credit, education, employment, housing & public accommodations)
400 East 14th Street—1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 281-4121
Office of Ombudsman for the State of Iowa
(Independent and impartial agency to which citizens can air grievances about state government; may investigate and try to resolve complaints)
Ola Babcock Miller Building
1112 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa
(Private, non-partisan organization that fights to advance civil liberties and uphold the Iowa and U.S. Constitutions)
505 5th Ave., #808
Des Moines, IA 50309
Wrongful Conviction Division of the Special Defense Unit in the Office of the State Public Defender
(Focused on post-conviction litigation for inmates claiming factual innocence)
Applications for assistance should be directed to:
The Midwest Innocence Project
3619 Broadway Blvd., Suite 2
Kansas City, MO 64111
More information can be found at:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (Chicago Regional Office)
(Responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information)
JCK Federal Building
230 S Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
United States
Phone
(312) 872-9744
https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx
https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/chicago/location
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NEBRASKA – STATEWIDE
Nebraska Find-a-Lawyer
(Lawyers listed who charge $50 or less for first half hour of consultation, with links to many useful and free legal guides)
Nebraska State Bar Association
635 S. 14th St. Suite 200
Lincoln, NE. 68508
Ph. (402) 475-7091
Toll Free (800) 927-0117
Fax (402) 475-7098
Nebraska Legal Aide
209 S. 19th St.
Suite 200
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
402-348-1069
(Toll-Free)
1-888-991-9921
https://www.legalaidofnebraska.org
Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission
Intake (To start a complaint) (402) 471-4895
Lincoln (Main Office)
1526 K Street, Suite 310
Lincoln, NE 68508-2709
Telephone: (402) 471-2024
Toll Free: (800) 642-6112
Fax: (402) 471-4059
Omaha
State Office Building
1313 Farnam-on-the-Mall, Suite 318
Omaha, NE 68102-1836
Telephone: (402) 595-2028
Toll Free: (800) 382-7820
Fax: (402) 595-1205
Scottsbluff
Panhandle State Office Complex
505A Broadway, Suite 600
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-3515
Telephone: (308) 632-1340
Toll Free: (800) 830-8633
Fax: (308) 632-13
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nebraska
134 S 13th St #1010, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 476-8091
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) St. Louis District Office
(Responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.)
Robert A. Young Federal Building
1222 Spruce St.
Rm 8.100
St. Louis, MO 63103
United States
Phone
1-800-669-4000
Fax
(314) 539-7894
File a Complaint: https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx
https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/stlouis/location
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AMES
Ames Civil Rights Commission
Email: humanrelations@cityofames.org
Phone: 515-239-5101
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DAVENPORT
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Davenport Civil Rights Commission
Latrice L. Lacey, Director
Phone: (563) 326-7888
Fax: (563) 326-7956
Email: latrice.lacey@davenportiowa.com
https://www.davenportiowa.com/government/civil_rights
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DES MOINES
Drake University Law School Legal Clinic
(Providing free legal services in divorces, child custody, adult guardianships, small claims, unemployment, landlord tenant; refugee cases; entrepreneurial and transactional matters)
2400 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311
(5150 271-3851
Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors (Des Moines Office)
(providing free legal services to low-income immigrants throughout the state of Iowa)
2024 Forest Avenue, Suite 101
Des Moines, IA 50311
http://www.iowajfon.org/#iowa-jfon
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Polk County Bar Association
(Volunteer lawyers contribute their time to ensure access to justice)
625 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 243-3904
HOME INC.
1618 Sixth Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone: 515-243-1277
Fax: 515-280-1129
https://www.homeincdsm.org/renters-landlords/resources/
CEDAR RAPIDS
Iowa Legal Aid—Cedar Rapids
317 7th Avenue SE
Suite 404
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
1-800-532-1275
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IOWA CITY
Iowa City Human Rights Commission
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
319-356-5022
LINCOLN
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LINCOLN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
(Investigates complaints of alleged employment, housing, and public accommodations discrimination)
129 N. 10th, Room 325
Lincoln, NE 68508
Enrique Brodsky, Executive Director
Tel: (402) 441-8691
Fax: (402) 441-6937
TDD: (402) 441-8398
https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/City-Attorneys-Office/LCHR
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OMAHA
OMAHA HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
(Enforces the Human Rights Act. The act prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of marital status or age, in addition to the federally protected classes, in the areas of employment, real property, and public accommodations.)
1819 Farnum Street, Suite 502
Omaha, NE 68183
George Davis, Jr., Acting Executive Director
Tel: (402) 444-5055
Fax: (402) 444-5058
https://humanrights.cityofomaha.org
WATERLOO
Waterloo Human Rights Commission
620 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone:(319) 291-4441
Fax: (319) 291-4295
https://www.cityofwaterlooiowa.com/residents/human_rights/index.php