Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid DBA Timberland Legal Aid

06/24/2025

We’re in the news.

Cutting legal aid funding could have devastating effects in Washington state. Read WA Supreme Court Justice Salvador A. Mungia; Bill Pickett, co-chair of the Washington Equal Justice Coalition; and Ronald Flagg’s Seattle Times opinion on the proposed cuts and their impact on NJP’s work to support vulnerable populations across the state.

Full article: https://nwjustice.org/article/2043

06/24/2025

Join us in Pierce County for Cheers & Justice on July 10th!

Register here: https://ow.ly/jPpC50Wf6KK

06/23/2025

🌲 ¡Tenemos un nuevo nombre y una misión más amplia! ⚖️
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid ahora es Timberland Legal Aid

Estamos creciendo para servir a más personas en el suroeste de Washington—ahora incluyendo los condados de Lewis y Pacific—con nuevos servicios y un compromiso renovado con la justicia.
Nuestro nuevo nombre honra la fuerza y resiliencia de nuestras comunidades y las raíces profundas que seguimos cultivando en toda la región.

¿Qué hay de nuevo?
✔Área de servicio expandida
✔Apoyo legal en temas de inmigración
✔La misma ayuda confiable en vivienda, derecho de familia, testamentos y más
🌿 Nuevo nombre, misma misión: La justicia crece aquí

Estamos aquí para personas que enfrentan desafíos legales difíciles—con ayuda civil gratuita o a bajo costo, gestores de casos que te acompañan con empatía, y abogados voluntarios comprometidos.

📲 Más información: www.timberlandlegalaid.org
📞 Llámanos: 360-425-2579

06/23/2025

We’re offering Free Legal Clinics in Wahkiakum, Pacific and Lewis Counties, in addition to our traditional Drop-In Legal Clinics in and around Cowlitz County. We’re proud to partner with talented attorney Yohana Valdez for this rural outreach work.

The dates for the rural county legal clinics are on the flyers below.

Yohana speaks English and Spanish (and other languages as well). Our staff has the capability of offering telephonic interpretation in other languages.

Give us a call to find out more; 360-425-2579.

06/23/2025

🌲 We Have a New Name—and a Broader Mission! ⚖️
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid is now Timberland Legal Aid!

We’re growing to serve even more of Southwest Washington—including Lewis and Pacific Counties—with expanded services and a renewed commitment to justice. Our new name honors the strength and resilience of our communities and the deep roots we’re building across the region.

What’s new?

Expanded service area

Online Intake via Smart Phone or PC, in English and Spanish

Immigration legal support

Same trusted help with housing, family law, wills, and more

New name, same mission:
Justice Grows Here

We’re here for people facing overwhelming legal challenges—with free and low-cost civil legal help, compassionate case managers, and dedicated volunteer attorneys.

Learn more: www.timberlandlegalaid.org
Call us: 360-425-2579

06/22/2025

Detained immigrant parents worried who will pick their children up from school. Mothers who’ve been deported with infants while their older kids are left behind in the U.S. These are among …

06/18/2025

The Legal Aid office will be closed tomorrow in observance of Juneteenth, Freedom Day.

Here is an article with information and a history of the celebration:

https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/06/18/juneteenth-history-and-healing/

We wish everyone a wonderful day, filled with relaxation, family, hope and healing.

Calls and emails will be returned for anyone seeking our help beginning Friday, June 20, 2025.

06/10/2025

WorkSource in Vancouver has partnered with NW Justice Project to bring a free legal clinic into their Vancouver center to offer legal advice and guidance for customers who need help with:

-Vacating criminal records
-Relief from drug possession convictions
-Reducing or removing LFOs (court debt)
-Certificates of Discharge
-ID relicensing

The first clinic is on June 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.!

Register at the link https://bit.ly/3Z4xFgp, or by calling at 360.693.6130 or emailing at [email protected].



WorkSource is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay Service 711.

This program receives support and funding from a U.S. Department of Labor grant(s) provided through Workforce Southwest Washington. Read more about WSW federal funding at WSW Funding Disclosures: https://lnkd.in/gBE8UC9p

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/worksource-vancouver-and-cowlitz-wahkiakum_legalaid-hiring-work-activity-7338222222844612611-_lF2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAQfTwYBFVXbb9KYONoAObs_Y4m0o66Qnfs

We've recently partnered with NW Justice Project to bring a free legal clinic into our Vancouver center to offer legal advice and guidance for customers who need help with: -Vacating criminal records -Relief from drug possession convictions -Reducing or removing LFOs (court debt) -Certificates o...

05/31/2025

It was great to be at the Columbia Wellness ‘Run the Path’ event this morning!

05/30/2025

This is such a helpful service!

05/30/2025