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Ulrick
“LSGMI helped me get my tax refund after my identity was stolen.”
Ulrick was expecting a tax refund. Instead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) advised him he had a tax liability of almost $65,000. LSGMI discovered that someone else had filed a tax return using Ulrick’s identification, and helped him file an Identity Theft Affidavit with the IRS. As a result, the IRS released Ulrick’s tax refund plus interest and reversed all additional taxes and penalties which had been assessed. Ulrick is now in good standing with the IRS and can safely file future tax returns without fear that the IRS will once again intercept his tax refund.
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EXAMPLES OF CASES WE HANDLE INCLUDE:
- Naturalization cases to preserve SSI benefits for people who live alone
- Custodial arrangements for children of clients who are HIV positive or who are terminally ill
- Discrimination, access to healthcare, insurance and confidentiality problems for clients who are HIV positive
- Assist homeless clients obtain identification documents needed for employment and government benefits
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AIDS Legal Advocacy Project
Homeless Legal Assistance Project
Military Legal Advocacy Project
Single Stop Project
AIDS Legal Advocacy Project
The AIDS Legal Advocacy Project assists low income individuals living with HIV/AIDS with legal problems including employment discrimination, unfair health care debt collection, bankruptcy to discharge medical debt, breach of confidentiality in a medical setting, medical rights of recently released prisoners, obtaining private health insurance, and obtaining or retaining public benefits such as food stamps, Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, and unemployment compensation benefits. We also provide legal counseling and draft documents to aid in permanency planning, for example, wills, powers of attorney, health care surrogates, and estate planning documents, and provide counseling and draft custody documents for legal dependents including guardianship, joint custody or adoption.
Click here for 2011 Miami-Dade County Ryan White Provider Brochure.
This Project is funded in part by the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program.
Homeless Legal Assistance Project
The Homeless Legal Assistance Project provides special services to homeless individuals and helps them receive available government assistance, such as Supplemental Security Income disability benefits, Medicaid, and food stamps. The Project also keeps homeless children in their neighborhood schools so that their education is not disrupted.
This Project is funded in part by Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Click here for a flier on Homeless Legal Advocacy Project
Click here for a flier on The Rights of Homeless School-Aged Youth
Military Legal Advocacy Project
The Military Legal Advocacy Project (MLAP) offers free civil legal services to veterans, military personnel (active duty, guard or reserve) and their families whose lives have been directly impacted by military service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. The Project’s purpose is to resolve civil legal problems that pose a barrier to successful reintegration after military discharge or pose economic and social challenges due to military deployment in these campaigns. In addition to the civil legal services normally provided by LSGMI, the Project focuses on providing quality legal assistance to appeal denials of Veteran’s Administration benefits.
Click here for a flier on the Military Legal Advocacy Project.
This Project is funded in part by the Dade Community Foundation through the Florida BRAIVE Fund Initiative.
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Single Stop Project
Many low income students are unable to graduate from college and start a successful career because of legal problems faced by them and their families. Working in collaboration with the staff of Miami Dade College, Single Stop USA and other providers of support services, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. provides comprehensive legal services to students enrolled in Miami Dade College and their families with the ultimate goal of helping them obtain their college degree and start a career. All services are provided on site at Wolfson Campus, North Dade Campus and Kendall Campus. Support for this Project is provided by Single Stop USA, Inc.
There are many ways to support LSGMI’s work. You can make a donation online or call our office at 305-438-2501 to learn more about other ways to support Equal Justice in South Florida.
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