Project H.E.L.P.

A legal clinic for homeless and low income people and families is held at the Metropolitan Ministries Outreach Center each Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

  • County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Hillsborough
  • Area of law: Homeless, Varied issues. Mostly counseling and referrals provided. Volunteer lawyer may elect to handle issue.
  • Populations Served: Asylum Seekers, Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, Farm workers, HIV, Human Trafficking Survivors, Immigrant youth and unaccompanied minors, Immigrants, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Low Income, Military/Veterans, Native Americans, Persons with Disabilities, Torture survivors, Women, Working poor and unemployed
  • Opportunities For: Law Students, Lawyers, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: No
  • Training Provided: No
  • Training Required: No
  • CLE credit for trainings: No
  • Training / Supervision Comments: A brief training is provided at the beginning of each clinic.
  • CLE credit for pro bono: No
  • CLE pro bono comments: No CLE available.
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: No
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
  • Other Case Load Requirements: None
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice)
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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