Legal Aid

Immigration legal services including green card applications, family petitions, citizenship, U-visas, VAWA cases for domestic violence survivors, and asylum assistance. Fees start at $40.

Statewide Legal Services

Help with criminal record expungement and pardons to remove barriers to employment and housing.

CIRI

Affordable immigration legal services, citizenship prep, and support for refugees and immigrants since 1918.

CIRI

Affordable immigration legal representation for asylum, U-visas, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, family petitions, employment authorization, naturalization, and relief for survivors of crime. Served 3,186 clients in 2025.

CVLC

Free civil legal services for veterans including housing, family law, record expungement, bankruptcy, consumer debt, VA benefits, employment law, and military discharge upgrades.

Connecticut Legal Services

Free civil legal help for low-income residents. Housing, family, benefits, immigration for DV survivors.

Statewide protection and advocacy organization for people with disabilities. Provides legal representation, investigative services, information and referral, and systems-level advocacy.

BHcare

24-hour hotline and emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.

Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Legal assistance for tenants facing eviction, including court representation and negotiations with landlords.

IRIS

Legal services, resettlement support, employment, and ESL classes for refugees and immigrants.

Junta

Immigration legal services, community organizing, and advocacy for the Latino community.

NHLAA

Free civil legal services for low-income New Haven residents, including housing, benefits, and family law.

Project MORE / City of New Haven

Walk-in resource center for individuals returning from incarceration. Provides document replacement, benefits enrollment, housing stabilization, job readiness training, and case management.

BHcare

24/7 crisis support for domestic violence survivors. Emergency shelter, counseling, safety planning, restraining orders.

BHcare

Comprehensive domestic violence services including 24/7 crisis hotline, emergency shelter, individual counseling, support groups, safety planning, restraining order assistance, and children's services. All services are free and confidential.

Women and Families Center

Free 24-hour crisis intervention for survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones. Services include short-term counseling, hospital accompaniment, court advocacy, support groups, and referrals.

Yale Law School / NHLAA

Free immigration legal services for low-income immigrants. Removal defense, asylum, VAWA, U-Visas.