LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM | WISE
38 Bank Street, Lebanon, NH 03766
By Telephone, By Chat; By Text. Referrals to their legal services team are made through WISE advocacy only. To access legal support, connect with a WISE Advocate.
Free
Bridgewater Corners, Vermont
Weathersfield, Vermont
Hartland Four Corners, Vermont
Pomfret, Vermont
Windsor, Vermont
North Hartland, Vermont
South Woodstock, Vermont
Thetford Center, Vermont
Hartland, Vermont
Weathersfield Bow, Vermont
Thetford, Vermont
West Windsor, Vermont
West Fairlee, Vermont
North Pomfret, Vermont
South Pomfret, Vermont
Hartford, Vermont
West Hartford, Vermont
Barnard, Vermont
Reading, Vermont
Weathersfield Center, Vermont
Woodstock, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont
Bridgewater, Vermont
North Thetford, Vermont
Fairlee, Vermont
Description
Provides essential legal services for survivors of gender-based violence who need legal support with immigration and/or family law. Legal services include assistance in divorce and parenting matters for survivors, consultations to assess an individual's eligibility for humanitarian immigration status or for other benefits under U.S. immigration law and provides legal assistance to eligible survivors. The law protects migrants who are victims of domestic violence/ sexual assault crimes including human trafficking, or who have suffered persecution before fleeing their home country. Services also include direct advice and referrals to individuals and organizations. They also offers workshops for entities that have contact with immigrants, such as medical centers and health clinics, public school English Language Learning educators, law enforcement, and social service providers.
Last Assured
03/05/2025
Providing organization
WISE
WISE is a non-profit organization that provides crisis advocacy and support for people and communities affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and trafficking within 23 towns of the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. WISE offers support to survivors through its interconnected programs: Advocacy, Community Education, Youth Violence Prevention, Forensic Interviewing, and Immigration and Family Law Services. WISE also supports people through the 24-hour crisis line, on-site emergency housing and housing advocacy, legal services, safety planning, groups, and in-person advocacy at the WISE Program Center, police stations, courthouses, hospitals, social service agencies, and at Dartmouth College.