Information & Referral Resources for Children Disabilities
or Special Health Care Needs and their Families
Organization:
Wisconsin Judicare
300 Third St.
Suite 210
P.O. Box 6100
Wausau, WI 54402-6100
715-842-1681 (Voice/TDD)
800-472-1638 (Voice/TDD)
www.judicare.org
Indian Law Office:
www.judicare.org/ilo.htm
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Mission:
To provide the underprivileged client with the same freedom to choose his
or her own attorney as any other person...To inform & educate the residents of
the Judicare area of their legal rights & responsibilities through a variety
of appropriate projects & media. To provide the members of the bar with
up-to-date information on legal theories, research & new decisions,
particularly applicable to the underprivileged client.
Population Served:
Residents
of the northern 33 counties of Wisconsin, who are low-income. (generally up to
125% of federal poverty guidelines)
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Service Area:
33 northern-most counties of Wisconsin (those not covered by Legal Action of
Wisconsin)
Also, statewide office for Native Americans
Services Provided:
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Legal information
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Referral to private
attorneys for legal help
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Referral to other agencies
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Legal representation (most
by private attorneys)
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Trainings (for attorneys,
judges, lay advocates, & other individuals)
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Telephone advice program on limited subjects
for those eligible for Judicare on Mondays & Wednesday afternoons. Subjects
at present are landlord / tenant, security deposit return questions, utility
shutoffs, & SSI problems.
Additional Comments:
Elevator, Wheelchair accessibility, TTY, Hmong interpreter on staff.
Spanish interpreter can be obtained with prior notice.
Other
interpreters possible with prior notice.
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© Wisconsin Family Voices 2005
Last updated 3/19/2005
Please let us know if you find any broken links or have any additions or corrections rowley@waisman.wisc.edu
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