OUR GRANTEES
The programs funded by MJF offer high quality legal assistance to low-income Montana residents with civil legal problems involving issues such as:
Landlord/tenant law, Social Security Disability and other public benefits, Family law, Domestic violence, Bankruptcy, Indian law, Migrant workers' legal issues, Consumer matters, and Housing discrimination and other civil rights
With limited exceptions, clients must have income below 125 percent of the federal poverty line to qualify for MJF-funded assistance. For more information on eligibility for legal aid, contact your local legal aid program.
STATEWIDE PROGRAMS
Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)
616 Helena Avenue, Suite 100
Helena, MT 59601
406.442.9830
MLSA provides statewide free legal services to low-income Montanans in the areas of family, housing, and consumer law and public benefits. In addition to direct representation, MLSA provides community legal education, coordination and support of pro bono resources, and legal advice and referrals.
P.O. Box 7607 Missoula, MT 59807
406.243.6698
MTIP provides legal assistance to indigent Montanans who claim to be wrongfully convicted. Legal assistance is provided through the Innocence Clinic, affiliated with the University of Montana Schools of Law and Journalism. Client services for post-conviction, civil legal matters are provided through a small staff assisted by pro-bono attorneys and student interns.
LOCAL PROGRAMS
Cascade County Law Clinic, Inc.
401 3rd Ave. N., Lower Level
Great Falls, MT 59401
406.452.6269
The Clinic serves low-income clients in Cascade County through the efforts of a small in-house staff and a roster of local attorneys handling cases on a pro-bono basis. The Clinic accepts family law and guardianship cases, provides limited pro se assistance, and makes referrals for services not available through the Clinic.
Domestic Violence Education & Services (DOVES)
P.O. Box 1773
Polson, MT 59860
406.883.3350
DOVES provides assistance to victims of domestic abuse in Lake County and on the Flathead Indian Reservation with a variety of civil legal needs, ranging from representation at Order of Protection hearings to complex family law, housing, and immigration issues.
The Nurturing Center
146 Third Ave. West
Kalispell, MT 59901
406.756.1414
Toll Free: 800.204.0644
The Center serves families in Flathead, Lincoln, Lake and Sanders counties, providing comprehensive support, education and resources to families so that children may succeed and thrive. Through its Safe Havens Program, the Center provides a safe, secure environment for children to have monitored contact with their parent when the family is affected by divorce, domestic violence, mental illness, or other factors that disrupt family contact.
P.O. Box 752 Bozeman, MT 59771
406.586.0263
Through its Legal Advocacy Program, HAVEN assists victims of domestic or sexual violence in seeking Orders of Protection and provides information, education, and referrals for other civil law matters.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Eastern Montana CASA/GAL, Inc.
11 S. 7th Street, Suite 210
Miles City, MT 59301
406.234.2354
Eastern Montana CASA/GAL serves twelve counties in Eastern Montana by providing the Seventh and Sixteenth judicial district courts with trained volunteers to represent the best interest of a child or children in neglect and abuse court proceedings.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Missoula, Inc.
127 E. Main St., Ste. 217
Missoula, MT 59802
406.542.1208
Through independent, trained volunteers, CASA of Missoula provides consistent, long-term advocacy for children who are at risk or have experienced abuse and neglect in Missoula and Mineral counties.
325 2 Ave. N Great Falls, MT 59401
406.454.6738
CASA-CAN provides highly trained volunteer guardians ad litem to speak on behalf of abused and neglected children involved in youth-in-need-of-care cases in the Eighth Judicial District Court.
P.O. Box 388 Billings, MT 59103
406.259.1233
Yellowstone CASA trains volunteers to provide a voice for abused and neglected children in the Yellowstone County court system. CASA volunteers promote children’s best interests and advocate for safe, permanent homes.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Community Dispute Resolution Center
of Missoula County (CDRC)
519 S. Higgins Avenue
Missoula, MT 59801
406.543.1157
The CDRC educates, empowers, and supports low-income Missoula County community members in creating peaceful and collaborative solutions by providing low and no-cost mediations. Services are provided through the efforts of a part-time coordinator and volunteer board and mediators.
Community Mediation Center (CMC)
104 East Main Street
Bozeman, MT 59715
406.522.8442
The Center provides quality, affordable dispute resolution services and education using trained, volunteer mediators. The CMC’s Low-income Family Mediation Program serves clients in the Eighteenth and Sixth judicial district courts.
