Legal Services of Southern Missouri - West Plains
Direct Services Agency
Anti-Trafficking; Domestic Violence; Refugee; Runaway/Homeless Youth; Sexual Abuse/Assault; Crime Victims; Labor Exploitation
Adult; Female; Foreign National; Labor Trafficking; Male; Sex Trafficking; Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident
H-2B Visa Holders - Forestry; G-5 Visa Holders; A-3 Visa Holders; H-2A Visa Holders; H-2B Visa Holders; J-1 Visa Holders
Legal Services of Southern Missouri covers 43-counties across southern Missouri. The area is primarily rural and has a high rate of poverty.
Main: (417) 255-0348
Hotline: (800) 444-4863
8:30 a.m. - noon & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
media@lsosm.org
English; Spanish
VAWA funding; LSC funding; VOCA funding; Other federal funding; Other state funding; Other private funding
To provide quality legal representation and advice to low-income individuals and families to ensure equal access to justice in civil matters.”
Legal Services of Southern Missouri has a broad mission statement and the focus of services to clients is detailed in its Case Priority Plan. Under the Family Law Priority Plan, Legal Services will only accept cases with domestic violence, physical, sexual, stalking, human trafficking or financial. Through its Case Priority Plan, Legal Services of Southern Missouri’s target population encompasses domestic violence survivors.
