Iowa Legal Aid

Our Mission

Iowa Legal Aid makes hope, dignity and justice available to low-income Iowans through legal assistance and education that protects fundamental rights, basic necessities and access to the judicial system; challenges policies and practices that harm low-income persons; and empowers clients to advocate effectively for themselves and their communities.

Iowa Legal Aid envisions a state where low-income people have access to services and resources to meet their basic needs and where all residents can vindicate their legal rights and be treated fairly throughout the civil justice system.
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• About Us
  Iowa Legal Aid provides free legal services to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems that most fundamentally impact them. These services include legal education, advice, and representation. From its 10 regional offices, located in Iowa's largest population centers (Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City, and Waterloo), Iowa Legal Aid serves residents of all 99 Iowa counties.
• Our Impact
  For over 35 years, Iowa Legal Aid has provided critical legal assistance to low-income Iowans who have nowhere else to turn. Typical clients of Iowa Legal Aid include:
  
  A victim of domestic violence who, along with her children, is in need of the intervention of the courts in order to ensure her safety, maintain shelter, obtain support and the ability to move on from a violent past to a productive future.
  
  A family is assisted in applying for the Earned Income Credit which helps maintain family income so that housing is maintained and food and basic necessities are available for all family members.
  
  A veteran, who has been unable to work as a result of problems encountered in the service of his country, needs help in establishing eligibility for veteran’s assistance which will provide much needed income for his family.