/ en /i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/indiana-legal-services-inc-legal-assistance-victimized-adults <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Indiana Legal Services, Inc.: Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sierra-chacona…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-06-26T11:02:45-04:00" title="Friday, June 26, 2026 - 11:02" class="datetime">Fri, 06/26/2026 - 11:02</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Learn how Indiana Legal Services, Inc., addresses the complex and often unaddressed crimes of elder abuse through its Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults Project.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-types field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--text-and-image paragraph--text-and-image--default paragraph--type--text-and-image paragraph--view-mode--default align-left" id="indiana-legal-services,-inc.:-legal-assistance-for-victimized-adults" data-title="Indiana Legal Services, Inc.: Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults"> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2026-06/gettyimages-2202195082-170667a.jpg?itok=CUtahTsF" width="500" height="500" alt="sad senior woman" loading="lazy" class="image-style-hero"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Indiana Legal Services, Inc.: Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Grantees will learn how Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILSI):&nbsp;</p><p>1. Identified service gaps in elder abuse cases that required extensive attention and specialized services&nbsp;</p><p>2. Developed and implemented the Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults (LAVA) Project to specifically address elder abuse cases&nbsp;</p><p>3. Created a collaborative infrastructure that integrates internal and external partners to sustain a statewide model.&nbsp;</p><p>Hear from ILSI's Executive Director Jon Laramore, Senior Law Project Director Dennis Frick, and LAVA Project Director Nadine McSpadden about the LAVA Project's replicable practices and lessons learned for other ����ר�� grantees.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/g1rrl8htliubolg416cfki5c9vviwweo">Read Project Brief</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-respect fade-in-right"> <img src="themes/lsc/img/decor/respect.svg" alt> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="field field--name-field-pull-quotes-slider-quotes field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="pull-quotes-container"> <div class="pull-quote-slide"> <div class="pull-quote-content"> <p class="pull-quote-text"> </p><p>"The clients are complex, and their needs are complex. And having the right people doing this work is critical and foundational."</p> <p class="pull-quote-author"> <strong>Nadine McSpadden, LAVA Project Director</strong> </p> <p class="pull-quote-role">Indiana Legal Services, Inc.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--tile-container paragraph--tile-container--default paragraph--type--tile-container paragraph--view-mode--default" id="related-content" data-title="Related Content" data-original-title="Related Content"> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Related Content</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Discover more resources related to elder justice.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tiles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>In this project brief, learn how Nevada Legal Services leveraged partnerships with community libraries to install a network of legal kiosks.</p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/nevada-legal-services-building-statewide-legal-kiosk-network" class="card__cta">Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Serving Rural Veterans: Pine Tree Legal Assistance's Veteran Medical-Legal Partnership Model</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>In this case study, learn how Pine Tree Legal Assistance pioneered an innovative medical-legal partnership with the veteran healthcare system in Maine.</p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/serving-rural-veterans-pine-tree-legal-assistances-medical-legal-partnership-model" class="card__cta">Serving Rural Veterans: Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s Medical-Legal Partnership Model</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Domestic Violence Legal Advocate Program: Justice for Survivors in Arizona</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>Read how Innovation for Justice trains community-based justice workers to provide trauma-informed, limited-scope legal advice and assistance to domestic violence survivors.</p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/domestic-violence-legal-advocate-program-justice-survivors-arizona" class="card__cta">Domestic Violence Legal Advocate Program: Justice for Survivors in Arizona</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--double-cta paragraph--double-cta--default paragraph--type--double-cta paragraph--view-mode--default" id="more-on-providing-legal-services" data-title="More on Providing Legal Services" data-original-title="More on Providing Legal Services"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More on Providing Legal Services</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit this MPI topic page to explore additional resources on providing legal services.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services">Explore Providing Legal Services Resources</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More Model Practices and Innovations</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit this page to explore additional Model Practices and Innovations resources.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-secondary-cta field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations">Explore Model Practices &amp; Innovations Resources</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items field__tags"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/107" hreflang="en">Family Law</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/104" hreflang="en">Domestic Violence</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/118" hreflang="en">Seniors</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-section-dropdown field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:02:45 +0000 sierra-chacona@lsc.gov 4821 at /i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/nevada-legal-services-building-statewide-legal-kiosk-network <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nevada Legal Services: Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sierra-chacona…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-04-22T13:39:52-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 13:39" class="datetime">Tue, 04/22/2025 - 13:39</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">In this project brief, learn how Nevada Legal Services leveraged partnerships with community libraries to install a network of legal kiosks.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-types field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--text-and-image paragraph--text-and-image--default paragraph--type--text-and-image paragraph--view-mode--default align-left" id="building-a-statewide-legal-kiosk-network" data-title="Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network"> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2025-04/gettyimages-503816346.jpg?itok=ljmYF7Jy" width="500" height="500" alt="legal kiosk" loading="lazy" class="image-style-hero"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>Building a Statewide Legal Kiosk Network</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Grantees will learn how Nevada Legal Services (NLS):</p><p>1. Identified appropriate locations to establish legal kiosks in public libraries</p><p>2. Leveraged partnerships to help support kiosk placement and library staff training</p><p>3. Organized community outreach events to promote the legal kiosk.&nbsp;<br><br>Hear from NLS Executive Director Alex Cherup and Litigation Director Susan Myers about their insights, lessons learned, and replicable practices from implementing the Legal Kiosk Project.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/cqqetnx1jbuph16ia1pbtawf3t1knii2">View Project Brief</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-respect fade-in-right"> <img src="themes/lsc/img/decor/respect.svg" alt> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="field field--name-field-pull-quotes-slider-quotes field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="pull-quotes-container"> <div class="pull-quote-slide"> <div class="pull-quote-content"> <p class="pull-quote-text"> </p><p>"[We] were inspired in part by the ����ר�� Public Library Initiative ... It was something to help the librarians and public together because, of course, libraries are the community resources where people go for information."&nbsp;</p> <p class="pull-quote-author"> <strong>Susan Myers</strong> </p> <p class="pull-quote-role">Litigation Director, Nevada Legal Services</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--tile-container paragraph--tile-container--default paragraph--type--tile-container paragraph--view-mode--default" id="related-content" data-title="Related Content" data-original-title="Related Content"> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Related Content</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Click below to explore programs related to library partnerships.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tiles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Library Partnerships with Legal Aid During Disaster Recovery</h2> <div class="card__body"><p>In this fact sheet, learn how partnerships between public libraries and legal aid organizations can help patrons understand civil legal issues and navigate natural disaster recovery.</p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/library-partnerships-during-disaster-recovery" class="card__cta">Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters</h2> <div class="card__body"><p><span>In this fact sheet, learn about the free, three-part training course, "Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters," that helps libraries and staff provide resources for individuals dealing with legal matters resulting from natural disasters.</span></p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/free-course-navigating-civil-legal-issues-natural-disasters" class="card__cta">Free Course: Navigating Civil Legal Issues of Natural Disasters </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="card-set paragraph--tile"> <div class="card clickable card--clickable"> <div class="card__content"> <h2 class="card__title">Free Course: Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice</h2> <div class="card__body"><p><span>In this fact sheet, learn about implementing “Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice,” a four-part training program and public library initiative.</span></p></div> <a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services/free-course-creating-pathways-civil-legal-justice" class="card__cta">Free Course: Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--double-cta paragraph--double-cta--default paragraph--type--double-cta paragraph--view-mode--default" id="more-on-providing-legal-services" data-title="More on Providing Legal Services" data-original-title="More on Providing Legal Services"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More on Providing Legal Services</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit this MPI topic page to explore innovative approaches to providing legal services.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/i-am-grantee/model-practices-innovations/provide-legal-services">Explore Providing Legal Services Resources</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>More Model Practices &amp; 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