Every four or five years, Kansas Legal Services asks Kansans to fill out a questionnaire telling us what they need -- legal needs and other needs. This is the year!
We published the results of our needs survey from 2020 and now we are going to find out how things have, or have not changed.
Find convicted felons who are in the prison database. The search will include information on the conviction, location and release date.
http://www.dc.state.ks.us/kasper
Candace Bridgess, Managing Attorney bridgessc@klsinc.org
Counties served: Barton, Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, Wallace
What is Civil Legal Aid?
Civil Legal Aid is free legal assistance to low- and middle-income people who have civil legal problems. These problems are non-criminal. That means that civil legal aid helps people get basic needs met such as health care, housing, government benefits, employment, and educational services.
How can Civil Legal Aid help me and my family?
The types of legal help you can get through civil legal aid programs (like Kansas Legal Services) include:
Here is our nonprofit determination letter from the IRS, our 501(3)(c) letter.
Please watch this video, with an introduction by Marilyn Harp, former KLS Executive Director and now a volunteer attorney, that shows you all the work that KLS does for Kansans.
You can donate to KLS by going here.
These two videos on getting ready for court and going to court will answer most of your questions about how to prepare and what to do when you get there.
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What to Expect: Additional Questions in Legal Applications and Intake Process
Watch this short video about the first step to getting help
NOTE: Call 316-267-3975, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to apply for legal assistance.
Use online application between 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Date: August 7, 2024
Contact: Matthew Keenan, Executive Directorkeenanm@klsinc.org
(Topeka) The legal assistance that Kansas Legal Services (KLS) provided in 2023 had an astounding $74 million impact on the state’s economy, according to a first- ever analysis that the nonprofit organization released today.
Kansas Legal Services (KLS) was born in 1964 during the War on Poverty, and became a statewide organization in 1977.
KLS provides legal services to alleviate low income Kansans’ poverty burdens. KLS has eleven legal services field offices and two mediation offices located across Kansas.
In 2019, the Board of Directors examined KLS’ mission statement and reaffirmed it with this simple statement:
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