Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC)
24/7 hotlines for domestic and sexual violence, emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and child trauma services.
Directory · Legal Aid
Legal Aid help in Houston.
Free attorneys, immigration, expunctions, civil rights. 11 hand-checked resources, updated 2026-04-26.
Always call ahead — hours, cost, and eligibility change. Emergencies: 911 · Crisis: 988 · Everything else: 2-1-1 (free, 24/7, 90+ languages).
Lone Star Legal Aid
Free civil legal help across 72 Texas counties — eviction defense, family law, public benefits, consumer fraud, immigration.
AVDA — Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
Free legal representation for protective orders and family law for DV survivors, plus trauma-informed counseling.
BakerRipley Immigration & Citizenship
Low-cost immigration legal services — naturalization, family petitions, DACA renewals, TPS, plus citizenship classes.
Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance
Catholic Charities' immigration legal program — asylum, U-visa, VAWA, DACA, citizenship. Children's docket for unaccompanied minors.
Catholic Charities Beacon of Hope
Mailing addresses, ID recovery, day services, lunches — a launchpad for folks experiencing homelessness.
Houston Lawyer Referral Service (LRIS)
Bar-vetted attorneys for a $20 30-minute consult. Modest-Means panel offers reduced-fee help for those who don't qualify for free legal aid.
Houston Volunteer Lawyers (HVL)
Connects low-income Harris County residents with volunteer attorneys for family, probate, consumer, and immigration matters.
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)
Free civil legal services across South & West Texas including Houston. Strong farmworker, education, and immigration practices.
The Beacon
Downtown day shelter with showers, laundry, mailing addresses, lunch, on-site legal clinic and SOAR (SSI/SSDI) help.
YMCA International Services
Refugee resettlement (R&P), case management, ESL, citizenship, immigration legal services. Largest refugee program in Houston.