CIVIL ADVOCACY LINKS

There are many organizations working on the basic issues that we deal with in our civil advocacy program. Some of the ones we have found most useful are listed below, and for some of our issue areas you will find links to publications as well.

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Consumer Law

National Consumer Law Center

National Association of Consumer Advocates

VaPERL

Public Housing Association of Residents, Charlottesville. Grassroots advocates for those persons living in public and subsidized housing in the Charlottesville area.

Elder Law

Legal Aid's Elder Law Program has put together a number of documents that are helpful in the process of choosing a nursing home and becoming an advocate for improved long term care.

National Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

National Senior Citizen’s Law Center

Employment Law

National Employment Law Center

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Virginia Employment Commission

U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Topics Page

Housing Law

Legislative Information System (LIS)Code of Virginia, Virginia Administrative Code, all legislation before the General Assembly. This base page shows these links and many other related possibilities.

Virginia General District Court forms

Free Credit Report. Everyone is entitled to one free credit report from each of the major credit bureaus per year. However be careful because it is very easy to order costly extra services by clicking the wrong button on line.

Virginia Courts Home page

United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). All sorts of information about public and subsidized housing.

Charlottesville Housing & Revelopment Authority (CRHA). Public housing and Section 8 information for the Charlottesville area.

National Low-Income Housing Coalition

National Housing Law Project