Agency Details:

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

New Hampshire Legal Assistance is a statewide legal services organization dedicated to providing our clients with access to justice. We strive to provide high quality legal services to low income and elderly people of New Hampshire.

Description:
New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA)is a private, non-profit organization providing legal services to low income and elderly individuals based upon type of case and staff availability. NHLA concentrates its resources on legal problems involving basic needs -- food, shelter, medical care and income.

History:
NHLA was established in 1971 to help balance the scales of justice for New Hampshire's poor. NHLA has assisted more than 200,000 individuals with their civil legal problems. NHLA has changed laws and institutions, taken cases no one else would, and given people hope and opportunity they did not have before.

Contact people:

Ruthie Cartlidge, Administrative Manager, (phone), (email) Kay Drought, Staff Attorney, Office Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (603) 431-8025

Address:

154 High Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.nhla.org

Directions:

At Portsmouth Traffic Circle exit at "US Route 1 Bypass North (Maine)" exit. Go about a mile. Take first exit (Maplewood Avenue/Portsmouth/Newington). Take a right at stop sign at the end of exit. This will be Maplewood. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Coast Bus stops at Market Square, 2 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency?
	No

Last updated on January 29, 2009