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Provides domestic violence and sexual assault services, including legal advocacy, specifically for women and children in Asian American communities. Bilingual services offered in Korean and English.

Provides free immigration legal services to children and families who are survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Provides free legal assistance to survivors of domestic abuse. Offers assistance with:

• Safety Plans and Orders of Protection
• Housing (Safe Homes Act)
• Emergency Relief
• Family Law Matters
• Divorce, Child Support, and Parenting Plans
• Immigration (Violence Against Women Act Self-Petition, U Visa, & T Visa)
• Social Services

Provides comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Includes the following services for female survivors and their children:

• 24-hour hotline
• Crisis intervention
• Counseling and support groups
• Legal advocacy

*Services are offered in multiple languages with a focus on the Asian-American community.

Neopolitan Lighthouse provides legal advocacy outreach services to women and men who self-identify at civil or criminal court and need to file an Order of Protection, but who are not aware of the procedures, their legal rights, or the resources that are available to them. The Outreach Legal Advocate provides information and counseling on legal rights, available remedies, assistance in completing court documentation and filing Orders of Protection.

City of Evanston provides social services to crime victims and witnesses and to residents seeking social service assistance in non-crime situations. Youth Services also provides family support and intervention services for youth-related crises and youth offenders.

The Humboldt Park Outreach Program (HPOP) focuses its bilingual services on adults and children living in the community to increase their safety and self-esteem and to help them better understand the resources available to assist them. HPOP is a community-based counseling outreach program for those victims of domestic violence who either have left a shelter and begun independent living or have not yet made the decision to leave their abuser. Clients who are deemed eligible for this program after the intake process may also access free diapers from the agency.

The Domestic Violence Law Practice at NSLAC provides free domestic violence legal services to at-risk survivors. Domestic violence is any systematic behavior - whether physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual - used to gain power and control over another person. Their team uses a careful trauma-informed approach to mitigate the effects of domestic violence on survivors and their families.

Greater Chicago Legal Clinic works in partnership with other domestic violence advocates and services in the Greater Chicago area. It can help you make the individual arrangements that will work best in your specific situation. They can explain how the justice system can help you and the various court orders that can increase your safety.

Advocates guide survivors through the legal system and help access available legal remedies, including civil and criminal orders of protection, pressing criminal charges, obtaining crime victims' compensation, filing for divorce, custody, and support, as well as accessing immigration remedies through protective statutes such as the Violence Against Women Act. They operate a volunteer attorney led family law clinic in partnership with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS).

Ascend Justice assist parents, caregivers, and professionals who work with children with legal services related to ongoing DCFS investigations and administrative expungement appeals of DCFS indicated findings.

The Legal Advocacy Program assists survivors of domestic violence with intervention, counseling, and legal advocacy wherever domestic violence cases are heard. They walk clients through complex and often confusing legal issues such as Order of Protection, child support and custody, and divorce.

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services has been appointed by serve as representatives for Guardian Ad Litem, for children who need representation in domestic cases, represent low-income individuals representing themselves in foreclosure defense litigation and representation to low-income individuals in probate court.

KAN-WIN's Legal Advocacy Program is designed to empower immigrant survivors to exercise their rights and options. Tasks like filing for protection orders, going to court, and finding an attorney are available. KAN-WIN provides direct crisis intervention and ongoing legal advocacy services.

Between Friends offers free legal clinics in which domestic violence survivors meet with volunteer family law attorneys who provide legal advice. In these one-on-one consultations, attorneys answer questions about Orders of Protection, divorce proceedings, child support, child custody, and other family law and immigration issues.

Legal Liaison services are available to current SHALVA counseling clients. When clients understand how the legal system works and what they can realistically expect from it, they become empowered and active participants in the process. A Legal Liaison works and providing support and information to clients providing education, information and referrals. The Legal Liaison will not represent clients or handle cases.

Sarah's Inn provides holistic intervention services to adults and children impacted by domestic violence, providing them necessary supports and resources, and a safe environment to process and heal from the trauma they have experienced.

Provides legal services to survivors of domestic violence seeking orders of protection, divorce, custody, support and provides legal assistance to victims with other civil legal problems related to domestic violence.

Provides legal services to individuals who have been a victim of domestic violence seeking legal assistance such as orders of protection, restraining order hearings or other actions involving charges against an abuser.