LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM | WISE
38 Bank Street, Lebanon, NH 03766
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, trafficking, foreign born individuals and humanitarian immigrants.
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Text | 24-Hour Crisis Line
Toll Free | 24-Hour Crisis Line
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Barnard, Vermont Bridgewater, Vermont Bridgewater Corners, Vermont Fairlee, Vermont Hartford, Vermont Hartland, Vermont Hartland Four Corners, Vermont North Hartland, Vermont North Pomfret, Vermont North Thetford, Vermont Norwich, Vermont Pomfret, Vermont Reading, Vermont South Pomfret, Vermont South Woodstock, Vermont Thetford, Vermont Thetford Center, Vermont Weathersfield, Vermont Weathersfield Bow, Vermont Weathersfield Center, Vermont West Fairlee, Vermont West Hartford, Vermont West Windsor, Vermont Windsor, Vermont Woodstock, Vermont
Provides essential legal services for survivors of gender-based violence who need legal support with immigration and/or family law. Legal services include assistance in divorce and parenting matters for survivors, consultations to assess an individual's eligibility for humanitarian immigration status or for other benefits under U.S. immigration law and provides legal assistance to eligible survivors. The law protects migrants who are victims of domestic violence/ sexual assault crimes including human trafficking, or who have suffered persecution before fleeing their home country. Services also include direct advice and referrals to individuals and organizations. They also offers workshops for entities that have contact with immigrants, such as medical centers and health clinics, public school English Language Learning educators, law enforcement, and social service providers.
03/05/2025
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WISE
WISE is a non-profit organization that provides crisis advocacy and support for people and communities affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and trafficking within 23 towns of the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. WISE offers support to survivors through its interconnected programs: Advocacy, Community Education, Youth Violence Prevention, Forensic Interviewing, and Immigration and Family Law Services. WISE also supports people through the 24-hour crisis line, on-site emergency housing and housing advocacy, legal services, safety planning, groups, and in-person advocacy at the WISE Program Center, police stations, courthouses, hospitals, social service agencies, and at Dartmouth College.