STOP THE ILLEGAL REMOVAL OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS FROM NEW ORLEANS : NOLA Indymedia

We ask that HUD support the residents of Forest Park, Tanglewood Apartments, Walnut Square, Christopher Projects, Fisher Projects, Jackson Landing, Iberville Project and all other Section 8 or publicly-funded housing in the New Orleans area in our just quest for maintaining our existing leases and upholding the conditions of our leases as listed below:

1. Any tenant whose place of residence is still legally inhabitable under the building codes must be allowed to stay. We demand that the management of these projects and HUD respect Governor Kathleen Blanco's decree banning evictions because of the disaster.
2. Every tenant be accorded the right to return to his or her apartment within ninety days. Each tenant must be notified in person when his or her apartment becomes ready for reoccupation.
3. There shall be no raise in the rent upon reoccupation.
4. Any new lease contracts upon reentry of our apartments must not incorporate new restrictions on tenants terms of occupancy such as restrictions on childrens or pets, etc.
5. Management must assist tenants in finding alternative temporary housing during the interim period while tenants housing is being renovated, so that tenants may move back into their home as expediently as possible.

We trust the management will respect the right of the vast majority of tenants whose apartments are inhabitable to remain in their homes.

Respectfully submitted,

Charlestine Jones
Spokesperson of the Forest Park Tenants Association
(504) 362-2833

Also endorsed by:
Hands Off Iberville Coalition
contact: Jay 504-520-9521
New Orleans

Common Ground Collective
contact: Jeff 504-368-6897
New Orleans

SHEN (Street Health Empowerment Network) Stepping Stone
Pittsburgh, PA

Mayday DC
Washington DC

Family Farm Defenders
Madison, WI

Any individual or group that is willing to go on public record to support the demands of the Forest Park Tenants Association can do so by e-mailing a message of support to forestparkresist@gmail.com or calling any of the numbers listed above.

If you are a resident and need help finding housing, or wish to make a complaint against your landlord, call the HUD Katrina relief hotline at 1-800-685-8470 (press "1"). You can also reach the regional office of the HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at 817-978-5900 (Fort Worth).

Tenants always get treated like second class citizens. Even some public housing agencies act like capitalist landlords when they push tenants around and try to take away their rights. You need to take a group class action legal case against them. If you are on a low income, or someone in your group has special needs they may be able to get legal aid on behalf of the group. Group actions are usually stronger.

LEGAL ADVICE RESOURCES:
* SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/assist/assist.jsp
http://www.splcenter.org/center/contact.jsp
* AMNESTY
http://www.amnesty.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org

STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications.aspx
Equal Housing Opportunity Act (State of Louisiana, Office of Attorney General)
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications/equalhousing.htm
Hurricane katrina (State of Louisiana, Office of Attorney General)
http://www.ag.state.la.us/HurrKatrina.aspx
Landlord Tenant Notebook
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications/landlord.htm

http://www.lawhelp.org/Program/585/
Serving Justice and Helping People in Need
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp (NOLAC) is part of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, which provides free legal aid for low-income people on civil legal problems, in a 10-parish area in southeast Louisiana. NOLAC also gives help state-wide, on low-income tax problems and on predatory home loans.
• Looking for help in another part of Louisiana? Go to the "Directory of Legal Programs" on http://www.lawhelp.org/LA.
• Want to handle a legal problem yourself? Get information about your legal rights, legal forms, and other help, on http://www.lawhelp.org/LA.
• Need help with a criminal problem? You may have a right to a free lawyer, called a public or indigent defender. To find out more, see http://www.lapda.org/faq.htm. To find a public or indigent defender, look in the city or parish listings of your phone book, or ask the court for help. There is a Public Defender Directory on the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board website, http://www.lidab.com.

LOUISIANA LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
https://afls4.jag.af.mil/afla/content/legal_assistance/cp/louisiana_landlord_tenant_law1.pdf
public housing: pages 15,18,32,41

* LOUISIANA FREE LEGAL SERVICES
http://www.la-legal.com/free_legal_services.htm

I believe you would classify as a Louisiana resident if that is where you lived before hurricane katrina.
.
Service: Acadiana Legal Service Corp.
Area served: Most of Southwest and Central Louisiana. Offices in eight cities.
Contact: 337-237-4320, http://www.la-law.org

Service: Advocacy Center
Area served: Throughout Louisiana for disabled persons or persons in nursing homes. Offices in five cities.
Contact: 504-522-2337, http://www.advocacyla.org

Service: AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Area served: Throughout Louisiana for those with an HIV and/or AIDS diagnosis.
Contact: 504-568-1631, http://www.aidlaw.org

Service: Capital Area Legal Services
Area served: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, Saint James, St John the Baptist, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana. Offices in four cities.
Contact: 225-387-5173, http://www.calscla.org
Service: Legal Aide Bureau
Area served: Six parishes in the New Orleans area.
Contact: 504-488-4995

Service: Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc.
Area served: Most of the Northern parishes of Louisiana. Also provides services to the elderly regardless of income. Offices in three cities.
Contact: 318-222-7186, http://www.lsnl.org

Service: Mental Health Advocacy Service
Area served: Throughout Louisiana. Services are for the disabled, mentally ill and juveniles. Offices in six cities.
Contact: (225) 342-6678
Service: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Area served: Part of Southeast Legal Services Corporation and covers the greater New Orleans area. Offices in three cities.
Contact: (504) 529-1000, http://www.nolac.org

Service: Pro Bono Project
Area served: Greater New Orleans area. Mostly volunteer attorneys provide help for needy clients.
Contact: 504-581-4043, http://www.probono-no.org

Service: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Area served: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, and Washington parishes. Offices in two cities
Contact: 985-345-2130, http://www.slls.org

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* Landlord-Tenant Problems Post-Katrina? Get Help Here.
* Being evicted or locked out? Rent being raised? Landlord won't make repairs but wants re...
* For Hurricane Katrina disaster relief information click here.
* Living in another state because of the hurricane? If you had a pending case, let your Louisiana lawyer know where you are! Can't find your Louisiana lawyer? Contact the Louisiana State Bar Association.
On Lawhelp.org/LA learn about your rights, free legal services, how to help yourself with a legal problem, courts, and community services. Look at all 14 topics. Click on the one you need.

* Housing: Evictions. Foreclosures. Discrimination.
* Family and Children: Domestic Violence. Divorce. Support. Custody.
* Employment: Job Loss. Unemployment. Licenses. Wages.
* Government Benefits: Food. Social Security. Vets. Disasters. Child Care.
* Consumer: Debts. Credit. Bankruptcy. Loans.
* Health: Medicaid. Medicare. Insurance. Patient Rights.
* Disability: Rights of People with Disabilities
* Schools: Special Education Services. Discipline. Fees. Registration.
* Seniors: Health Care Issues, Nursing Homes, Guardianship
* Taxes: Earned Income Tax Credit, Income Tax Problems
* Wills and Life Planning: Wills, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Guardianship
* CIVIL RIGHTS: Public Records. Free Speech. Voting Rights. Police Stops.
* The Legal System: Making of Laws. Your Rights in Court and as a Client.
* Youth Rights: Emancipation. School. Health Care. Independence.
* For Hurricane Katrina disaster relief information click here.

Living in another state because of the hurricane? If you had a pending case, let your Louisiana lawyer know where you are! Can't find your Louisiana lawyer? Contact the Louisiana State Bar Association.

On Lawhelp.org/LA learn about your rights, free legal services, how to help yourself with a legal problem, courts, and community services. Look at all 14 topics. Click on the one you need.

LawInfo
http://www.lawinfo.com/attorney/Landlord-Tenant/Louisiana

TEXAS LEGAL ADVICE RESOURCES
http://www.co.collin.tx.us/law_library/documents/LegalResourceSheet.pdf
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 1 Revised 10/05/05
Legal & Community Resources
* Collin County Law Library
Collin County Courthouse, 2nd Floor
210 S. McDonald St., Suite 203
McKinney, TX 75069
Metro 972-424-1460
Judy McCullough - ext. 4255 Katy Gill - ext. 4260
http://www.co.collin.tx.us http://www.texasjudge.com
Library Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
* Free & Low-Cost Legal Resource Services
Lawyer Referral Services Legal Assistance on the Internet
972-424-6113 – Plano Bar Assn. http://www.texaslawhelp.org
972-980-0472 – North Dallas Bar Assn.
* Legal Advice Telephone Hotlines
Legal Line Legal Hotline
214-220-7476 888-529-5277 (toll free)
5:30 – 8:00 pm Mon – Fri. 9 am – 12 noon
2nd & 3rd Wednesday of the month Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
* Dallas Bar Association
Free legal advice hotline Legal Hotline for Older Texans
800-622-2520
* Free Legal Clinics
Plano Legal Clinic Allen Legal Clinic
800-906-3045 800-906-3045
6:00 pm, 2nd Monday of the month 6:00 pm, 2nd Thursday of the month
* Salvation Army Corps Community Center First United Methodist Church
3528 East 14th St., Plano 601 S. Greenville Ave., Allen
Low income applicants ONLY Low income applicants ONLY
CAW Clark Legal Clinic (Dallas)
214-376-8956
9:30 am – 11:00 am
3rd Saturday of the month
Good Street Baptist Church
3110 Bonnie View Rd., Dallas
* Legal Services
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Fathers for Equal Rights
800-906-3045 http://www.lanwt.org 214-953-2233 http://www.fathers4kids.org
972-542-9405 8:00am – 4:00pm, Mon - Fri
114 W. Louisiana, McKinney 1525 Elm St., Suite 870, Dallas
Low income applicants ONLY Helps fathers, mothers, grandparents
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 2 Revised 10/05/05
Legal & Government Resources & Information
* Bankruptcy Court – Eastern District
Satellite Office
972-509-1240
660 N. Central Expwy., #300
Plano
* Attorney General of Texas – Child Support Division 469-241-6500 http://www.oag.state.tx.us
830 E. Central Pkwy., #350
South of Plano Pkwy. in Plano
U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Texas
Matthew Orwig
972-509-1201
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 500 in Plano
Collin County http://www.co.collin.tx.us
http://www.texasjudge.com
Texas Legislature Online
Texas statutes, bills, constitution
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
* State Bar of Texas http://www.texasbar.com
800-932-1900 Attorney grievances
* General Legal & Government Websites http://www.texasonline.gov Texas Online
http://www.findlaw.com Findlaw
http://www.law.cornell.edu Legal Information Institute
http://www.lawsource.com American Law Sources
* Family Law Resources http://www.texaslawhelp.org
http://www.raggiolaw.com
http://www.divorcenet.com
http://www.familyattorneystexas.com
* Adoption Resources http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/
* Texas Vital Statistics
http://www.adoptiveparents.com
http://www.adoptioninternational.org (Foreign Adoptions)
* Protective Order Information http://www.texaslawhelp.org
* Freedom of Information, Open Records, Open
Meetings Information
800-580-6651 Freedom of Information Foundation
* Texas Vital Statistics 888-963-7111 http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/
* Guardian Ad Litem 972-562-4500
301 W. Louisiana in McKinney
* Tenants’ Rights Information 214-823-2733 Texas Tenants Union
http://www.texastenant.org
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 3 Revised 10/05/05
* Community Services Resources
Collin County Assistance Center 972-422-1850
Volunteer Center of North Texas 866-797-8268
* Crime Tip Hotline
Report crimes in Collin County
972-547-5477
* Child/Elder Abuse & Neglect Hotline
Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services
800-252-5400
* Family Justice Division
Collin County District Attorney’s Office
972-548-4303
200 S. McDonald St., 2nd Floor in McKinney
* Samaritan Inn
Homeless shelter
972-542-5302
1710 N. McDonald St. in McKinney
* Hope’s Door
Shelter for victims of domestic violence
972-422-7233 24 hour hotline
in Plano
* Family Place
Shelter for victims of domestic violence
214-941-1991
* The Turning Point
Rape Crisis Center of Collin County
800-886-7273
972-985-0951
Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center 972-633-6600
2205 Los Rios Blvd. in Plano
MHMR Social Services 972-422-5939
in Plano
* Housing Crisis Center
Landlord/Tenant legal workshops
214-828-4244 http://www.hccdallas.org
Advocacy, Inc.
Disability issues, including access & discrimination
800-880-2884
* North Texas regional office
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 4 Revised 10/05/05
* Local Libraries
McKinney Memorial Public Library
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm
972-547-7323
101 E. Hunt St. in McKinney
* L.E.R. Schimelpfenig Library
Has small legal resource collection
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm
972-769-4200
5024 Custer Rd. in Plano
* Richardson Public Library
Has small legal resource collection
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 2-6pm
972-744-4350
900 Civic Center Dr. in Richardson
* SMU Underwood Law Library
Public Access Hours:
Mon-Thu 8:30am-8pm, Fri 8:30am-6pm ONLY
http://library.law.smu.edu/
6550 Hillcrest in Dallas
* Counseling Services
Consumer Credit Counseling 972-542-0257
* Practical Parent Education 469-752-2272 http://www.practicalparent.org
1300 19th St. in Plano
* Avenues Counseling Center 972-562-9647
* Contact Crisis Hotline 972-233-2233 Adults
* Teen Contact Crisis Hotline 972-233-8336 Teens
* Child & Family Guidance Center 972-612-5989
* CITY House (Collin Intervention to Youth)
Teen shelter/counseling center
972-423-7057
* Because I Love You
Parent support group
972-647-9573 http://www.becauseiloveyou.org

Tenants always get treated like second class citizens. Even some public housing agencies act like capitalist landlords when they push tenants around and try to take away their rights. You need to take a group class action legal case against them. If you are on a low income, or someone in your group has special needs they may be able to get legal aid on behalf of the group.

LEGAL ADVICE RESOURCES:
* SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/assist/assist.jsp
http://www.splcenter.org/center/contact.jsp
* AMNESTY
http://www.amnesty.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org

STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications.aspx
Equal Housing Opportunity Act (State of Louisiana, Office of Attorney General)
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications/equalhousing.htm
Hurricane katrina (State of Louisiana, Office of Attorney General)
http://www.ag.state.la.us/HurrKatrina.aspx
Landlord Tenant Notebook
http://www.ag.state.la.us/publications/landlord.htm

http://www.lawhelp.org/Program/585/
Serving Justice and Helping People in Need
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp (NOLAC) is part of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, which provides free legal aid for low-income people on civil legal problems, in a 10-parish area in southeast Louisiana. NOLAC also gives help state-wide, on low-income tax problems and on predatory home loans.
• Looking for help in another part of Louisiana? Go to the "Directory of Legal Programs" on http://www.lawhelp.org/LA.
• Want to handle a legal problem yourself? Get information about your legal rights, legal forms, and other help, on http://www.lawhelp.org/LA.
• Need help with a criminal problem? You may have a right to a free lawyer, called a public or indigent defender. To find out more, see http://www.lapda.org/faq.htm. To find a public or indigent defender, look in the city or parish listings of your phone book, or ask the court for help. There is a Public Defender Directory on the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board website, http://www.lidab.com.

LOUISIANA LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
https://afls4.jag.af.mil/afla/content/legal_assistance/cp/louisiana_landlord_tenant_law1.pdf
public housing: pages 15,18,32,41

* LOUISIANA FREE LEGAL SERVICES
http://www.la-legal.com/free_legal_services.htm

I believe you would classify as a Louisiana resident if that is where you lived before hurricane katrina.
.
Service: Acadiana Legal Service Corp.
Area served: Most of Southwest and Central Louisiana. Offices in eight cities.
Contact: 337-237-4320, http://www.la-law.org

Service: Advocacy Center
Area served: Throughout Louisiana for disabled persons or persons in nursing homes. Offices in five cities.
Contact: 504-522-2337, http://www.advocacyla.org

Service: AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Area served: Throughout Louisiana for those with an HIV and/or AIDS diagnosis.
Contact: 504-568-1631, http://www.aidlaw.org

Service: Capital Area Legal Services
Area served: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, Saint James, St John the Baptist, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana. Offices in four cities.
Contact: 225-387-5173, http://www.calscla.org
Service: Legal Aide Bureau
Area served: Six parishes in the New Orleans area.
Contact: 504-488-4995

Service: Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc.
Area served: Most of the Northern parishes of Louisiana. Also provides services to the elderly regardless of income. Offices in three cities.
Contact: 318-222-7186, http://www.lsnl.org

Service: Mental Health Advocacy Service
Area served: Throughout Louisiana. Services are for the disabled, mentally ill and juveniles. Offices in six cities.
Contact: (225) 342-6678
Service: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Area served: Part of Southeast Legal Services Corporation and covers the greater New Orleans area. Offices in three cities.
Contact: (504) 529-1000, http://www.nolac.org

Service: Pro Bono Project
Area served: Greater New Orleans area. Mostly volunteer attorneys provide help for needy clients.
Contact: 504-581-4043, http://www.probono-no.org

Service: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Area served: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, and Washington parishes. Offices in two cities
Contact: 985-345-2130, http://www.slls.org

Related Topics
Lawyer fees
How to hire a lawyer
Frequent questions
Lawyer referral
Child support

LawHelp
http://www.lawhelp.org/LA/index.cfm/County/%20/City/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/LA/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0
http://www.lawhelp.org/LA/
* Landlord-Tenant Problems Post-Katrina? Get Help Here.
* Being evicted or locked out? Rent being raised? Landlord won't make repairs but wants re...
* For Hurricane Katrina disaster relief information click here.
* Living in another state because of the hurricane? If you had a pending case, let your Louisiana lawyer know where you are! Can't find your Louisiana lawyer? Contact the Louisiana State Bar Association.
On Lawhelp.org/LA learn about your rights, free legal services, how to help yourself with a legal problem, courts, and community services. Look at all 14 topics. Click on the one you need.

* Housing: Evictions. Foreclosures. Discrimination.
* Family and Children: Domestic Violence. Divorce. Support. Custody.
* Employment: Job Loss. Unemployment. Licenses. Wages.
* Government Benefits: Food. Social Security. Vets. Disasters. Child Care.
* Consumer: Debts. Credit. Bankruptcy. Loans.
* Health: Medicaid. Medicare. Insurance. Patient Rights.
* Disability: Rights of People with Disabilities
* Schools: Special Education Services. Discipline. Fees. Registration.
* Seniors: Health Care Issues, Nursing Homes, Guardianship
* Taxes: Earned Income Tax Credit, Income Tax Problems
* Wills and Life Planning: Wills, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Guardianship
* CIVIL RIGHTS: Public Records. Free Speech. Voting Rights. Police Stops.
* The Legal System: Making of Laws. Your Rights in Court and as a Client.
* Youth Rights: Emancipation. School. Health Care. Independence.
* For Hurricane Katrina disaster relief information click here.

Living in another state because of the hurricane? If you had a pending case, let your Louisiana lawyer know where you are! Can't find your Louisiana lawyer? Contact the Louisiana State Bar Association.

On Lawhelp.org/LA learn about your rights, free legal services, how to help yourself with a legal problem, courts, and community services. Look at all 14 topics. Click on the one you need.

LawInfo
http://www.lawinfo.com/attorney/Landlord-Tenant/Louisiana

TEXAS LEGAL ADVICE RESOURCES
http://www.co.collin.tx.us/law_library/documents/LegalResourceSheet.pdf
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 1 Revised 10/05/05
Legal & Community Resources
* Collin County Law Library
Collin County Courthouse, 2nd Floor
210 S. McDonald St., Suite 203
McKinney, TX 75069
Metro 972-424-1460
Judy McCullough - ext. 4255 Katy Gill - ext. 4260
http://www.co.collin.tx.us http://www.texasjudge.com
Library Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
* Free & Low-Cost Legal Resource Services
Lawyer Referral Services Legal Assistance on the Internet
972-424-6113 – Plano Bar Assn. http://www.texaslawhelp.org
972-980-0472 – North Dallas Bar Assn.
* Legal Advice Telephone Hotlines
Legal Line Legal Hotline
214-220-7476 888-529-5277 (toll free)
5:30 – 8:00 pm Mon – Fri. 9 am – 12 noon
2nd & 3rd Wednesday of the month Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
* Dallas Bar Association
Free legal advice hotline Legal Hotline for Older Texans
800-622-2520
* Free Legal Clinics
Plano Legal Clinic Allen Legal Clinic
800-906-3045 800-906-3045
6:00 pm, 2nd Monday of the month 6:00 pm, 2nd Thursday of the month
* Salvation Army Corps Community Center First United Methodist Church
3528 East 14th St., Plano 601 S. Greenville Ave., Allen
Low income applicants ONLY Low income applicants ONLY
CAW Clark Legal Clinic (Dallas)
214-376-8956
9:30 am – 11:00 am
3rd Saturday of the month
Good Street Baptist Church
3110 Bonnie View Rd., Dallas
* Legal Services
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Fathers for Equal Rights
800-906-3045 http://www.lanwt.org 214-953-2233 http://www.fathers4kids.org
972-542-9405 8:00am – 4:00pm, Mon - Fri
114 W. Louisiana, McKinney 1525 Elm St., Suite 870, Dallas
Low income applicants ONLY Helps fathers, mothers, grandparents
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 2 Revised 10/05/05
Legal & Government Resources & Information
* Bankruptcy Court – Eastern District
Satellite Office
972-509-1240
660 N. Central Expwy., #300
Plano
* Attorney General of Texas – Child Support Division 469-241-6500 http://www.oag.state.tx.us
830 E. Central Pkwy., #350
South of Plano Pkwy. in Plano
U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Texas
Matthew Orwig
972-509-1201
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 500 in Plano
Collin County http://www.co.collin.tx.us
http://www.texasjudge.com
Texas Legislature Online
Texas statutes, bills, constitution
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
* State Bar of Texas http://www.texasbar.com
800-932-1900 Attorney grievances
* General Legal & Government Websites http://www.texasonline.gov Texas Online
http://www.findlaw.com Findlaw
http://www.law.cornell.edu Legal Information Institute
http://www.lawsource.com American Law Sources
* Family Law Resources http://www.texaslawhelp.org
http://www.raggiolaw.com
http://www.divorcenet.com
http://www.familyattorneystexas.com
* Adoption Resources http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/
* Texas Vital Statistics
http://www.adoptiveparents.com
http://www.adoptioninternational.org (Foreign Adoptions)
* Protective Order Information http://www.texaslawhelp.org
* Freedom of Information, Open Records, Open
Meetings Information
800-580-6651 Freedom of Information Foundation
* Texas Vital Statistics 888-963-7111 http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/
* Guardian Ad Litem 972-562-4500
301 W. Louisiana in McKinney
* Tenants’ Rights Information 214-823-2733 Texas Tenants Union
http://www.texastenant.org
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
LegalResourceSheet.doc 3 Revised 10/05/05
* Community Services Resources
Collin County Assistance Center 972-422-1850
Volunteer Center of North Texas 866-797-8268
* Crime Tip Hotline
Report crimes in Collin County
972-547-5477
* Child/Elder Abuse & Neglect Hotline
Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services
800-252-5400
* Family Justice Division
Collin County District Attorney’s Office
972-548-4303
200 S. McDonald St., 2nd Floor in McKinney
* Samaritan Inn
Homeless shelter
972-542-5302
1710 N. McDonald St. in McKinney
* Hope’s Door
Shelter for victims of domestic violence
972-422-7233 24 hour hotline
in Plano
* Family Place
Shelter for victims of domestic violence
214-941-1991
* The Turning Point
Rape Crisis Center of Collin County
800-886-7273
972-985-0951
Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center 972-633-6600
2205 Los Rios Blvd. in Plano
MHMR Social Services 972-422-5939
in Plano
* Housing Crisis Center
Landlord/Tenant legal workshops
214-828-4244 http://www.hccdallas.org
Advocacy, Inc.
Disability issues, including access & discrimination
800-880-2884
* North Texas regional office
This listing is provided for information purposes only; it is not an endorsement of these services.
The opinions expressed on these web sites or by these services are not representative of those of Collin County or the Collin County Law Library.
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* Local Libraries
McKinney Memorial Public Library
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm
972-547-7323
101 E. Hunt St. in McKinney
* L.E.R. Schimelpfenig Library
Has small legal resource collection
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm
972-769-4200
5024 Custer Rd. in Plano
* Richardson Public Library
Has small legal resource collection
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 2-6pm
972-744-4350
900 Civic Center Dr. in Richardson
* SMU Underwood Law Library
Public Access Hours:
Mon-Thu 8:30am-8pm, Fri 8:30am-6pm ONLY
http://library.law.smu.edu/
6550 Hillcrest in Dallas
* Counseling Services
Consumer Credit Counseling 972-542-0257
* Practical Parent Education 469-752-2272 http://www.practicalparent.org
1300 19th St. in Plano
* Avenues Counseling Center 972-562-9647
* Contact Crisis Hotline 972-233-2233 Adults
* Teen Contact Crisis Hotline 972-233-8336 Teens
* Child & Family Guidance Center 972-612-5989
* CITY House (Collin Intervention to Youth)
Teen shelter/counseling center
972-423-7057
* Because I Love You
Parent support group
972-647-9573 http://www.becauseiloveyou.org

Here's an idea! Stop living off my tax dollars and earn your own! Get a job and pay your own bills!

THIS WILL OFFEND MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DESERVE IT AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE, EMPLOYED, UPSTANDING CITIZENS. PLEASE DO NOT THINK THIS IS ADDRESSED TO YOU.

Now for the rest of you. GET A JOB!! Stop having babies you can't afford. If you people don't respect you, it is because you have not earned it. Who could respect someone who mooches off of them and won't take responsibility for their own livelihood or their own actions. No one, that's who.
The projects were not built to house people who will not work. They were established as transitional housing for veterans returning from war. People who earned respect. Do you see them still living there? Hell no! So why have families been there for three generations with no intention of getting out? Because they are lazy. Too many people are born into poverty, abuse and neglect, yet overcome it. They stay away from crime and drugs, get jobs, save money and buy their own homes. No healthy person has any right to demand or expect free housing or any other welfare handouts.
Employers are desperate to hire people at record pay rates. Stop being useless and wasting my tax dollars, I have my own kids to house, clothe, feed and educate.

It appears that alot of work needs to take place in the State of Louisiana. I have continued to follow news stories on the clean-up progress in the State of Louisiana and would like for Ray Nagin and Governor Blanco to make it feasible for their citizens to return to New Orleans and the State of Louisiana immediately. I currently live in a community where several families from New Orleans have relocated. My experiences with your citizens living in my community have not been pleasant ones! I have endured disrespectful children with fowl mouths, adults loitering on the corners and bringing my property value down, persons parking their cars on manicured lawns,
barbecuing and having parties accompanied with loud music in the front of homes even though there is a patio, debris, unsanitary conditions, and a overall attitude as if they live in a ghetto or slum environment.
I am irate because I pay my tax dollars; not to be displaced from my home or be mistreated by someone who gets a subsidy when they should be thankful that they have a roof over their head. When can your citizens come home? I will support that effort.
If you send the tractor trailers to pick them up, I'll spread the word around. I am tired of the vandalism, robberies, violence, and drug activity that they have brought to my community. It would be different if they truly had a sense of what it is to live in an environment where people work two jobs to make ends meet, and put forth the effort to pick up paper, cut the grass, and maintain cleanliness. I am not against anyone trying to survive, but when you come to Rome you should do as the Romans Do! That is my expectation, and my neighbors agree.

I am from New Orleans, and I am back in New Orleans now.
I have several issues with what is going on now.

1. If people want to return they have every right to do so. There is NO One preventing people from returning. Black, White, Latino, Vietnamese… you get my meaning… all are welcome. If your are black and you think that you are not welcome in New Orleans, you are wrong. Come back, what is stopping you?

One warning though… it is not easy. There is no free ride for anyone, not even rich folks. There is work to be done. No one can just waltz into ready-made housing now. Even if you have a million $$ to spend on a house, you will only get one that needs a tremendous amount of work.

2. On a positive note… there are plenty of jobs to go around in New Orleans. Some companies are even helping to fined housing. There is no reason for someone to be jobless, especially the unskilled. The skilled have opportunities as well; we especially need police officers and medical personnel.

3. What really gets to me as a black person…. Is the wholesale backstabbing of poor blacks by so called “community activists” including so called black “leaders”.

What person in their “right” mind would agree to warehousing blacks in poorly constructed, poorly designed, crime and blight ridden areas? Black “leaders” need to be honest with themselves… who benefits from stocktaking black folks in horrendous public housing? Certainly, the public housing residents do not.

Public housing is not the resident’s private property. It is public land and should be used to promote public works for the betterment of the ENTIRE community.

Just as I would be promptly put in jail if I decided to commandeer a public transportation vehicle for my own personal use… former housing residents should not insist on commandeering public property for his or her own personal use.

Further, these public housing units are not fit for human habitation. I would not allow my dog to live in those conditions. Leaders (including this publication) should be ashamed of themselves if they choose to perpetuate the type of lifestyle these developments promote. They are soul-killing monstrosities of urban development.

Now is the time for new thinking and fresh ideas regarding public housing.

I think that public housing should be reopened, but on the following conditions. 1.) Rresidents that lived there before will have to clean up their former apartments, and also maintain a full time job. 2.) No renting of apartments to unemployed people, if you don't have a job, get one. We tax payers, pay for your upkeep. 3.) The city needs childcare centers for the children of working parents, open up one in the Community Center of the housing project, everyone can work. 4.) Take care of your place, its where you live, don't dump garbage around, thats why they have dumpsters. 5.) Plant flowers and shrubs around your aparment, makes it look nice and you will also enjoy the experience 6.) Start a community garden and get all involved, keeps people busy and the bounty will be great. Children learn from this experience and we adults do too. Learn the joy of canning, you'd be suprised on how good, your homemade things will taste. Saves money, too. 7.) Teach your children about the good things in life and teach them well, make sure that they have the best education that they can get, just because the school, doesn't have books, buy some, weither they are new or used, everyone can learn from books. 8.) Let's make sure our children learn not to make the mistakes, we parents have. Teach them respect, kindness and caring, teach them to work and to learn to love whatever there is do in life, teach them that living is a gift and not something that should be taken for granted.

MY COMMENTS ARE WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE ARE SITTING BACK WAITING ON PEOPLE TO RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS TO HELP REBUILD WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE TONS OF PEOPLE STILL LIVING IN TRAILERS AND WHEN THEY DECIDE TO PICK THEM UP SOME PEOPLE WON'T HAVE NO WHERE TO LIVE BUT HANO,HUD SECTION 8 LIST IS CLOSED FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS BEFORE KATRINE IT WAS CLOSED FOR FIVE YEARS NOW IT'S ANOTHER FIVE YEARS GIVE ME A BREAK I JUST WANT YALL TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SOME HONEST PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO IS WORK BUT CAN'T AFFORD THIS HIGH RENT OUT HERE BUT WE JUST DON'T STAND A CHANCE LIVING IN NEW ORLEANS. SORRY TO SAY IF ANOTHER STORM HIT I WILL NEVER RETURN TO HELP REBUILD NOTHING BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE MY CITY WAS HERE FOR ME. SPEAKING FROM AND ANGRY SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO.

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