Northwest Justice Program is providing free legal services for those impacted by Covid, these services are available in the following counties: Yakima, Kittitas, Okanogan, Douglas, Chelan, Grant, and Adams. These services are available for the Latino and Native American community members who have been hospitalized or have experienced a death in the family due to COVID and who are now facing legal issues. As I am certain you are aware, these communities have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

With regards to the legal assistance available, the legal issues that present can be anything such as:

• debt collections including landlord/ housing related debt (rent and mortgage)
• medical debt, credit card, auto debt
• access to relief and traditional benefit programs
• housing conditions
• health care access
• unemployment, workmen’s compensation issues
• educational interruption and special education needs
• Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) investigation and involvement
• or any other legal problem that stemmed from the hospitalization or death of a family member