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The Community Health Law Project (CHLP) is a non-profit legal and advocacy organization dedicated to serving the legal needs of persons with disabilities throughout New Jersey. Through negotiation, litigation and advocacy, the CHLP provides civil representation in areas such as public entitlements, consumers, and seeks to remove discrimination, protects rights, and preserves independence and quality of life. Visit their website at www.chlp.org. Community Health Law Project 601 Grand Avenue, Suite 505 Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Phone: 732-502-0059 Fax: 732-502-9089 E-mail: [email protected] Community Health Law Project 650 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 210         Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Phone: 973-680-5599 Fax: 973-680-1488 E-mail: [email protected]         Community Health Law Project     Station House Office Building    900 Haddon Avenue, Suite 400     Collingswood, NJ 08108   Phone: 856-858-9500 Fax: 856-858-9545 E-mail: [email protected]                                  Community Health Law Project 65 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 402 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Phone: 908-355-8282 Fax: 908-355-3724 E-mail: [email protected] Community Health Law Project 185 Valley Street South Orange, NJ 07079 Phone: 973-275-1175 Fax: 973-275-5210 E-mail: [email protected] Community Health Law Project 225 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08608 Phone: 609-392-5553 Fax: 609-392-5369 E-mail: [email protected]         Back to top The Education Law Center advocates on behalf of New Jersey’s public school children for access to an equal and adequate education under state and federal laws. Serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union an Warren Counties in special education cases. Education Law Center             60 Park Place, Suite 300                 Newark, NJ 07102                 Phone: 973-624-1815 TDD: 973-624-4618                Fax: 973-624-7339                Website: www.edlawcenter.org        The Education Law Center-PA is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to insuring that all of Pennsylvania’s children have access to a quality public education. Education Law Center – PA The Philadelphia Building 1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107-4717 Phone: 215-238-6970 Fax: 215-772-3125 TTY: 215-238-5892 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.elc-pa.org Back to top New Jersey Protection and Advocacy (NJP&A) is the non-profit organization that serves as New Jersey’s designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in the state. All disability legal rights issues, advocacy and legal services available. New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc. 210 South Broad St., 3rd Floor Trenton, NJ 08608 Phone: 800-922-7233; 609-292-9742 TTY: 609-633-7106 Fax: 609-777-0187                E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.njpanda.org Back to top The Developmentally Disabled Offenders program develops alternatives to incarceration, and provides advocacy, and case management to individuals with developmental disabilities in the criminal justice system.  They do not provide direct attorney representation.  They work with the client’s attorney to get an appropriate sentence.   The Arc of New Jersey            The Developmentally Disabled Offenders Program 985 Livingston Ave.              North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Phone: 732-246-2525 x26 Fax: 732-214-1834 Website: www.arcnj.org E-mail: [email protected] Back to top Legal Services of New Jersey strives to ensure equal access to justice under the law to all people of New Jersey, providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals in civil matters. Legal Services of New Jersey 100 Metroplex Dr. Suite 402        PO Box 1357                      Edison, NJ 08818                         Phone: 908-572-9100 1-888-576-5529 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lsnj.org Back to top The NJ State Bar Foundation provides a wide variety of free law-related education services to the public. Their seminars, publications, and video loan library offer information on many legal topics. They do not provide legal representation. New Jersey State Bar Foundation New Jersey Law Center One Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: 732-249-5000 Website: www.njsbf.org Volunteer Lawyers for Justice Lawyer Referral Service P.O. Box 32040 Newark, NJ 07102 Back to top