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You will find information and links on this page to reduced–cost or free legal services, lawyer referral services, and other social services. Use the Index to jump directly to the service category of your choice. Please note:
  • The Clark County Bar Association can not and does not offer or render legal advice or legal opinions. The information contained on this web site is not intended to be a legal opinion or legal advice. Visitors to this site are encouraged to contact an attorney at law for specific advice about legal matters or questions.
  • The Clark County Bar Association can not and does not make direct referrals to lawyers. The Association helps administer a lawyer referral service in which lawyer–members who are available for referrals in specific areas of expertise are randomly selected and referred on a case–by–case basis. (CCBA members interested in participating in the referral service may click here to sign up). Information about the Southwest Washington lawyer referral service and other resources for legal help, help finding a lawyer, and reduced–cost or free legal services are set forth below.
  • The services listed on this page are provided for your convenience only, and the Clark County Bar Association does not necessarily endorse or sponsor, nor does it warrant, the services set forth on the following list.

Legal Services

Southwest Washington Lawyer Referral Service

The Southwest Washington Lawyer Referral Service maintains a list of attorneys at law who are available to receive referrals.
Phone: (360) 695-0599

Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program

The Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program is a non–profit organization that provides free legal assistance to low income Clark County residents in civil (non–criminal) areas of the law.
Intake Phone: (360) 695-5313

Free Legal Information

Washington LawHelp is provided as a public service by the Northwest Justice Project in collaboration with other legal aid providers in the Alliance for Equal Justice and Washington courts.

CLEAR

CLEAR is the Northwest Justice Project‘s Legal Education Advice and Referral system. CLEAR provides a toll free telephone service for low income people to obtain free legal assistance with civil (non–criminal) problems, and screens potential clients for the Moderate Means Program of the Washington State Bar Association.
Hours: 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 3:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoons.
Phone: (888) 201-1014
CLEAR for Seniors: (888) 387-7111

Legal Advocacy

Provides information and assistance in obtaining civil protection orders, anti–harassment orders and other legal documents. Legal advocates can also assist in guiding clients through the court system.
Phone: (360) 696-0167

YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Advocate

Phone: (360) 696-0167

Shelters

SafeChoice Domestic Violence Shelter And 24 Hour Hotline

SafeChoice‘s domestic violence shelter provides emergency shelter to women and families fleeing physical, emotional and verbal abuse.
Phone: (360) 695-0501 or 1 (800) 695-0167

Children And Family Services

State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services
Phone: (360) 993-7900

Emergency Shelter Clearinghouse

Council for the Homeless
Phone: (360) 695-9677

National Runaway Switchboard

Phone: 1 (800) 621-4000

Oak Bridge Youth Shelter

Overnight youth shelter.
2609 Northeast 93rd Avenue, Vancouver, WA
Phone: (360) 891-2634 or 1 (888) 979-4357

Jim Parsley Community Center

Teen Program
Phone: (360) 696-8558

Domestic Violence

SafeChoice Domestic Violence Shelter And 24 Hour Hotline

SafeChoice‘s domestic violence shelter provides emergency shelter to women and families fleeing physical, emotional and verbal abuse.
Phone: (360) 695-0501 or 1 (800) 695-0167

YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Advocate

Phone: (360) 696-0167

Sexual Assault

YWCA Sexual Assault Advocate

Phone: (360) 696-0167

YWCA Rape–Sexual Support Groups

Phone: (360) 696-0167

Counseling

Catholic Community Services—Counseling Program

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services offer a variety of programs and services to assist families, children, youth and seniors in need.
Phone: (360) 750-6918

Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program

Children’s Home Society.
Phone: (360) 695-1325

Children’s Center

Children’s Center is dedicated to serving the community by providing quality mental health services to children and families of Clark County.
Phone: (360) 699-2244

Children’s Home Society

Professional counselors help children and parents communicate effectively, manage stress, identify and address problems, and find solutions that strengthen the whole family.
Phone:(360) 695-1325

Clark County Crisis Line

Phone: (360) 696-9560 or 1 (800) 562-5642

Columbia Pastoral Counseling Service

Discounted fee schedule. Day and evening appointments.
Phone:(360) 696-1615

Columbia River Mental Health

Child and family services, outpatient and medical services, supported housing, residential facility—Elahan Place, drug and alcohol treatment.
Phone: (360) 993-2000

Connections—Clark County Juvinille Court

Phone: (360) 397-2201

Counseling Center Of Vancouver

Phone: (360) 694-7046

Dougy Center For Grieving Children

Phone: 1 (503) 775-5683

Family Reconcilliation Services

Parent Teen conflicts.
State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
Phone: 1 (800) 562-5642

Stepping Stones

Grief counseling through Southwest Washington Medical Center
Phone: (360) 696-5100

Alcohol & Drug Services

Alanon/Alateen

Refers family members of alcoholics to local meetings.
Phone: (360) 693-5781

Alcoholics Anonymous

Phone: (360) 694-3870

Community Drug & Alcohol Center

Referral, assessment and out–patient treatment.
Phone: (360) 696-1631

Narcotics Anonymous

24 hour hotline for meeting locations and someone to talk to.
Phone: (360) 690-1144

Recovery Northwest

Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Gambling.
Phone: (360) 695-1297

SWAY

Southwest Washington Advocates for Youth Education program.
Phone: (360) 695-5356

Child Abuse & Neglect

Child Protective Services

State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
Phone: 1 (800) 562-5642

Adult Protective Services/Elder Abuse

State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
Phone: (360) 397-9500

Parenting

Family Reconcilliation Services

For family reconcilliation and short–term crisis. State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
Phone: (360) 993-7900

Teen/Parent Program

Battle Ground School District, Phone: (360) 885-5016
Evergreen School District, phone: (360) 604-3900
Vancouver School District, phone: (360) 313-4446

North Clark County Resource Center

Parenting classes.
Phone: (360) 687-7126