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Domestic & Sexual Violence Survivor’s Advocacy
SafePlace Advocacy
SafePlace provides a variety of services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including a drop-in advocacy center. Safeplace advocates help with safety planning, provide emotional support, help with basic needs, and offer connections and referrals to other agencies.
Please call our business office at 360-786-8754 before coming in to make sure we have an advocate available.
PiPE Advocacy
Partners in Prevention & Education (PiPE) provides advocacy for people who are unhoused or street-dependent in Thurston County who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, sex trafficking, identity based violence or hate crimes. Through advocates, people can access emotional support or assistance to clarify issues, solve problems, identify barriers to safety, and develop safety checking and planning skills.
Family Justice Center at Family Support Center of South Sound
Address: 3545 7th Ave SW, Suite 200 Olympia, WA, 98502
Phone: 360-754-9297 x200
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm & Friday 9:00am-2:00pm
The Family Justice Center (FJC) program provides free services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. They work collaboratively with program partners and leaders like: Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Thurston County Sheriff's Office, and Thurston County Clerk’s Office. Their advocates can provide confidential, direct services with an advocate that may include safety planning, crisis support, basic need items, assisting in legal support, and more; connection to FJC partners and other community resources; and a domestic violence peer support group.
For victims of crime, including sexual assault and domestic violence, CIELO helps clients navigate the justice system and act as advocates. Provides information and referral services to other agencies and resources.
LGBTQ+
Stonewall Youth provides community activities, support, and activism by and for LGBTQ+ youth.
Seniors
Area Agency on Aging
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) provides services and resources for older adults, adults living with disabilities and their families. They fund and support a network of partners and provide case management for individuals.
Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services (APS) investigates reports about abuse, abandonment, neglect, exploitation and self-neglect of vulnerable adults in Washington State.
Olympia Senior Center
Senior Services of South Sound provides a wide variety of services for seniors, including case management support.
Children Youth and Families
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families Child is a state agency that serves multiple functions including the investigation of reports of child abuse and neglect.
Monarch Children's Justice & Advocacy Center, in conjunction with their partner agencies, offers a wide range of services at no cost to child victims and their families. Children's advocacy centers offer a new way of responding to child abuse & neglect by bringing all of the partners together in a coordinated, child-focused, child-friendly effort. Monarch is a program of the Community Action Council.
Peer based support for parents engaged in the Court Dependency process for child welfare cases. Parent allies available for support at Dependency Court Hearings. Dependency 101 class.
On January 1, 2024, the Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD) Parents Representation Program launched the Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) Attorney Hotline! The VPA Attorney Hotline allows parents, guardians, and legal custodians (“parents”) who are being offered VPAs by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to have the opportunity to receive legal advice and consultation from an attorney when making decisions around voluntary placement agreements.
Civil Legal Assistance
(Legal Aid)
Free legal help in certain non-criminal matters for low-income people in Washington State.
888-212-0380 Olympia office
888-387-7111 Seniors, age 60 and over
Outside of King County, call CLEAR Hotline at 1-888-201-1014 weekdays between 9:15 am and 12:15 pm.
Facing Foreclosure? Call 1-800-606-4819
Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired callers can call CLEAR or 2-1-1 (or toll-free 1-877-211-9274) using the relay service of their choice.
2 1 1 and CLEAR will provide interpreters.
An online resource with a ton of information regarding a wide variety of civil legal matters, including issues with public assistance, tenant rights, family law, legal info for survivors of domestic violence, etc.
Tenant Rights
(Sound Legal Aid)
Eviction advocacy- Free legal help through the Eviction Defense Program
(855) 657-8387
The DRC provides mediation resources to facilitate dialog and negotiation between tenants and landlords regarding rent payment plans to help renters maintain housing. Due to extremely high case volume, you can expect to leave a message and for staff to return your call when they are next available.
Social Security Appeals
Important note: Attorneys for social security appeals do not charge up-front and are not paid from ongoing social security benefits. Attorneys are only paid for successful appeals and are paid a percentage of the back-dated (to date of application) benefits awarded to the applicant.
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Criminal Legal Defense
Vacating Misdemeanors
Answer a few questions to see if existing misdemeanors can be cleared (vacated) in WA State.
Legal Information
Living with Conviction
Living with Conviction’s mission is to secure economic and racial justice with and for marginalized communities, especially formerly incarcerated individuals, through community-driven research, storytelling, and legal empowerment strategies.
They are a collaboration between formerly incarcerated individuals and their legal allies, together advocating for relief from both court-imposed debt (called, “Legal Financial Obligations” or “LFOs”) and unconstitutional drug possession convictions. Please note that we do not provide legal advice or representation.
Legal Council for Youth and Children
1-888-278-9825 (Spanish Speaking Attorney Available)
Youth and Young Adults may be eligible for free civil legal services if they are:
Services they offer:
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