$3,012 raised by 14 donors
12% complete
$25,000 Goal
Legal Hospice of Texas (LHT) provides free legal counsel, advocacy, and representation in the areas of Estate Planning (wills, financial/medical power of attorney, living wills, guardianship declaration), Insurance (health, life, credit, disability, COBRA), Employment (benefits, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, return to work issues, disability issues), Public Benefits (Social Security counseling and appeals), and Housing (discrimination, eviction). In addition to these services, LHT maintains a network of attorneys who accept referrals of non-qualifying cases, frequently at a reduced fee.
LHT is the only provider in our service area of pro bono legal services dedicated to this population of low-income individuals with HIV or AIDS. Every client has a consultation with an attorney. In addition to the main office in Dallas, Legal Hospice of Texas provides off-site appointments for clients at eight additional sites scattered across our 8-county service area. For clients who are too ill to travel, we can arrange intake, attorney consultation, and execution of estate planning documents in residential, medical, and extended care settings.
Legal Hospice would benefit from the capacity to grow our team. This could include the ability to hire a second attorney, a paralegal or fulfilling our yearly externship program. Fulfilling additional staff positions would allow us to meet the increased demand for service.
Our mission is to provide timely and compassionate legal services at no cost, to low income individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness or HIV disease.
Legal Hospice would benefit from the capacity to grow our team. This could include the ability to hire a second attorney, a paralegal or fulfilling our yearly externship program.
Legal Hospice of Texas is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all. We strive to ensure that everyone has access to justice regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and disabilities. We are dedicated to fighting for the rights of those that are diagnosed with a terminal illness or HIV.
Organization name
Legal Hospice of Texas
Causes
Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
PO Box 192322