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a network of government, community, faith-based, academic, and other groups and individuals serving

Latinos in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County


Latino Legal IssuesMarch 11, 2010


Latinos have the same legal issues as everyone else.



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Immigrant Latinos also share certain legal issues with other

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Today’s goal:

Learn about some of the legal resources available in the

Charlottesville/Albemarle area, and how to access them.

Legal Aid Justice Legal Aid Justice CenterCenter

Legal Aid Justice Center

1000 Preston Ave, Suite ACharlottesville, VA 22903

(434) 977-0553or

1-800-763-7323

Legal Aid Justice Center Immigrant Advocacy Program JustChildren Program Civil Advocacy Program

– Elder Law Initiative– Virginia Institutionalized Persons Project – CHAP (Child Health Advocacy Program)

UVA Law School clinics

Central Virginia Legal Aid Society

Separate program from the Legal Aid Justice Center, but shares building.

Receives federal funding, so can only represent U.S. citizens and their spouses, Legal Permanent Residents, refugees, asylum-seekers, holders of certain work visas, and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault


Types of cases handled by CVLAS: Divorce and child support Domestic violence Dealing with debt collectors Workers’ rights Bankruptcy Landlord/Tenant issues


1000 Preston Ave, Suite BCharlottesville, VA 22903

1-800-390-9983or

(434) 327-1445

Legal Aid Justice Center Does not receive federal funding

from the Legal Services Corporation

Can represent immigrants without regard to immigration status (TPS, undocumented, etc.)

Income eligibility (up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines)


Employment law– Claims for unpaid wages– Employment discrimination– Assistance filing for unemployment

insurance benefits if eligible


Housing law– Landlord/tenant disputes– Migrant farmworker housing

conditions– Home foreclosure


Consumer law– Dealing with abusive debt collectors– Predatory lending

Payday loans Car title loans


Public Benefits– Social Security benefits– Unemployment insurance– Temporary Assistance to Needy

Families– Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Program (formerly food stamp program)

Charlottesville Immigration Law Center

Edward Summers226 Douglas Ave.

Charlottesville, VA 22902E-mail: [email protected]

1-800-237-8331 or(434) 220-2799

Law Offices of Elva Mason

Elva Mason509 12th Street, NW

Charlottesville, VA 22903(804) 984-6664

[email protected]


Phil Storey1000 Preston Ave, Suite ACharlottesville, VA 22903

(434) [email protected]

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