Helping Children
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading
What is Water?
How much water does the average person use each day? How many baths could I get from a rainstorm? The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a Water Science for Schools webpage at {wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/} that provides a wealth of information on… Continue reading
Housing Discrimination
Buying your first home is a very exciting time. But for many, house shopping is more than an eye opening experience. Some people are not shown houses in particular neighborhoods or are denied a home because of their sex, race,… Continue reading
Free Legal Assistance in New Jersey
The New Jersey State Bar Association and Bar Foundation have established a Mass Disaster Response Program hotline number, 1-888-541-1900, for victims and families of the World Trade Center disaster. The program provides relevant information to disaster victims about how to… Continue reading
When All Else Fails
People forget that they can turn to their representative or senators for help resolving a complaint. You vote these people into office, and most of them want to stay there. They know that if they can help you, then you… Continue reading
Lawyer’s Referral Service
The American Bar Association’s lawyer referral service is designed to assist you in finding the appropriate service-provider to help you solve your legal problem. There are two steps to this process: first, helping you determine whether you need to see… Continue reading
Emergency Shelter, Housing & Counseling For Violence Victims
If violence is ripping your life apart, you have nowhere to go, and you do not know how to reclaim your life, the YWCA, the nation’s leading provider of shelter and services to women and their families can help you!… Continue reading
Discrimination Because You’re A Woman, Pregnant, Person of Color, etc.
There’s no need to take harassment or bullying on the job. Here is your chance to fight back. If you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union, or employment agency when applying for a job or… Continue reading
Discrimination Because You’re A Woman, Pregnant, Person of Color, etc.
There’s no need to take harassment or bullying on the job. Here is your chance to fight back. If you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union, or employment agency when applying for a job or… Continue reading
Paralegals Offer Legal Work at 75% Discount
The only things a paralegal can’t do that a lawyer can, is give legal advice and represent you in court. That means they can file uncontested divorce papers, family court petitions, wills and probate, power of attorney, bankruptcy, incorporation. etc.… Continue reading
