CLinic & self-help Center information

VLP holds pop-up Legal Clinics and Self-Help Centers throughout the year for low-income persons to receive limited-scope legal advice on non-criminal matters. All Legal Clinic and Self-Help Centers provide service in-person only. You do not need to schedule an appointment to attend the Legal Clinics and Self-Help Centers, but attendees are served on a first-come, first-serve basis. Read below for more information on the dates, times, and locations of VLP's Legal Clinics and Self-Help Centers. 

Clinic Dates & Information

Omaha
Heart Ministry Center Clinic
2221 Wirt St., 10am to 12pm
Second Friday of most months
  • Friday, August 14, 2026
  • Friday, September 11, 2026
  • Friday, October 2, 2026*
  • Friday, November 13, 2026
  • Friday, December 11, 2026
 
NAACP Clinic
2602 N. 24th St., 10am to 12pm
Fourth Friday of most months
  • Friday, August 28, 2026
  • Friday, September 25, 2026
  • Friday, October 23, 2026
  • Friday, November 20, 2026*
  • Friday, December 18, 2026*
 
Lincoln
Center for People Clinic
3901 N. 27th St., 10am to Noon
First Thursday of most months​
  • Thursday, September 3, 2026
  • Thursday, October 1, 2026
  • Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • Thursday, December 3, 2026

Self-help Center DATES & INFORMATION

VLP staffs Self-Help Centers in Buffalo, Madison, and Valley counties throughout the year. See below for more information on each location.

Buffalo County SElf-Help Center

The Buffalo County Self-Help Center operates the first Friday of each month from 10 am - 2 pm at the Buffalo County Justice Center in Kearney (1512 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847). Contact Melodie Bellamy at [email protected] with any inquiries.

Madison County Self-help Center

The Madison County Self-Help Center operates the third Friday of each month from 11 am - 1 pm at the Madison County Courthouse in Madison County District Court Office (1313 N Main St., Madison, NE 68748). For any inquiries, contact the Madison County District Court Office at (402) 454-3311, dial option 4.

Valley county self-help center

The Valley County Self-Help Center operates the third Tuesday of each month from 6 - 8 pm at the Ord Public Library (1718 M St., Ord, NE 68862). 

Contact us

Lawyers/Legal Professionals: (402) 986-6501, press 1
Public information*: (402) 986-6501, press 3
​*The Volunteer Lawyers Project has a small staff. We do not respond to or accept incoming calls, email, fax or mail requests from individuals seeking pro bono legal assistance. Visit the Resources page on this website or call (402) 986-6501 for a recorded message about services available through the Volunteer Lawyers Project or that may be available from Legal Aid and other legal service providers in your area. VLP staff is not onsite to meet with walk-in visitors at the office.

​ Nebraska State Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Grievance Policy.