ACLU-AZ provides the following list of resources for informational purposes only. ACLU-AZ does not endorse any of the organizations listed.

Arizona State Agency or State Official Complaints:

  • Arizona Government Information & Resource Locator: click here
  • Arizona Ombudsman-Citizens' Aide: click here for website; (602) 277-7292 or (800) 872-2879
  • Arizona State Attorney General: (602) 542-5025 or (800) 352-8431; click here for website
  • Complaints on Arizona County Officials or Agencies should be filed with the County Board of Supervisors or County Attorney's Office of the County in question.  Arizona County information available here:  Arizona/Countyinformation.htm

Attorney, Judge and Probation Department Complaints:

  • If you feel an attorney has acted unethically or improperly, contact State Bar of Arizona: (602) 340-7280 Or visit: Are you unhappy with a lawyer?
  • If you feel a judge has acted unethically or improperly, contact Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct: (602) 452-3200. How to file a complaint.
  • If you feel a probation officer or the probation department has acted unethically or improperly, contact the probation department general information number; ask for the officer’s supervisor’s contact information. A complaint can be made in writing, in person, or by phone. In Maricopa County: (602) 372-5900.
  • Arizona Judicial Department Handbook: click here

Attorneys: ACLU-AZ is not a referral agency and cannot give specific attorney referrals.

  • State Bar of Arizona: (602) 252-4804 or (520) 623-9944; click here for website
  • AZ Law Help (online search): click here
  • Lawyer Referral Service:
    - Maricopa County Bar Lawyer Referral Service: (602) 257-4434; they will schedule a 30-minute consultation with you and an attorney for a $40.00 fee; www.maricopabar.org
    - Pima County Bar Lawyer Referral Service: (520) 623-4625; for a non-refundable fee of $35 due at the time of the referral, they will provide you with a licensed attorney who will provide you with a 30-minute consultation; www.pimacountybar.org
  • Asian American Bar Association: (602) 528-40540
  • Los Abogados Bar Association: (602) 542-7716
  • Arizona State Attorney General:  (602) 542-5025 or (800) 352-8431; azag.gov
  • Information & Referral Services: (877) 211-8661; 211arizona.org

Child Welfare & Family Law:

  • Family Lawyer's Assistance Project (FLAP) - (602) 506-7948; click here
  • Family Support Center: (602) 506-3762; click here
  • Arizona Community Legal Services (Child custody/child-spousal support): (602) 258-3434
  • Victim Witness Foundation (Retrieve children taken by a non-custodial parent): (602) 506-8522
  • Defenders of Children (advocacy for child abuse victims): (602) 710-1903; click here
  • Fresh Start Women’s Foundation: (602) 252-8494; click here
  • Adoption Reunion Services: Arizona State Supreme Court - (602) 452- 3300 or (800) 732-8193; click here
  • DES Division of Child Support Enforcement (programs that locate absent parents, establish paternity, establish and enforce orders, and collect child support payments): (602) 252-4045; click here
  • DES-CPS Complaints: Contact Family Advocacy Office: (877) 527-0765; or fill out grievance/complaint form online click here; or contact the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens'  Aide office at (800) 872-2879 or (602) 277-7292; click here
  • Parents' rights in child protective services (CPS) cases, contact:  Supreme Court, Parent Assistance Program at (602) 542-3580 or (800) 732-8193; click here
  • Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families: (602) 542-4043; click here
  • Arizona Judicial Court - Parent Assistance Hotline (M-F/8-5): (800) 732-8193 or (602) 452-3580; (Providing info on the following: after first contact by CPS; crisis counseling about services; juvenile court system; legal rights and responsibilities of parents and children; how to obtain legal assistance; referrals to appropriate agencies or individuals.)

Criminal Appeals

  • Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law-Justice Project; click here; PO Box 877906, Tempe, AZ 85287

Criminal Defense:

  • Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona:
    • Phoenix: 850 W. Adams Street, Suite 201, Phoenix; (602) 382-2700
    • Tucson: 407 W. Congress Street, Suite 501, Tucson; (520) 879-7500
    • Flagstaff: 123 N. San Francisco Street, Suite 204, Flagstaff; (928) 213-1942
    • Yuma: 2285 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 2E, Yuma; (928) 314-1780
  • Public Defender’s Office:
    • Maricopa County: 620 W. Jackson Street, Suite 4015, Phoenix, AZ 85003; (602) 506-7711
    • Pima County: 32 N. Stone Ave., 4th Fl., Tucson, AZ 85701; (520) 740-5300
    • Pinal County: P.O. Box 2457, Florence, AZ 85232; (520) 866-7199
    • Hopi Public Defender: (928) 738-5231, (928) 738-5234

Consumer Rights:

  • Better Business Bureau: Phoenix (602) 264-1721; Prescott (928) 772-3410; Sierra Vista (520) 732-9823; Tucson (520) 888-6262; click here
  • Bankruptcy Hotline: 866-553-0893
  • Arizona Corporation Commission (investment scams): (602) 542-4242; click here
  • Arizona Department of Behavioral Health Services: Bureau of Consumer Rights; (602) 364-4558 click here
  • Consumer Protection and Advocacy - Arizona State Attorney Generals Office - Consumer Infomation and Complaints: (602) 542-5763 or (800) 352-8431; click here

Death Penalty:

Disability Issues:

  • Arizona Center for Disability Law; click here
    - Tucson: 100 N. Stone Ave. Ste. 305, Tucson, AZ 85701; (520) 327-9547 (voice or TTY)
    - Phoenix; 3839 N. Third Street, Ste. 209, Phoenix, AZ 85012; (602) 274-6287(voice or TTY)
  • Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition: 602-503-6593; click here
  • Arizona Disabled American Veterans: 38 West Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021, 602-678-0333, click here

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault/Abuse:

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
  • Arizona South Asians for Safe Families: ASAFSF, PO Box 2748, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-2748; Helpline 1-877-SAFE-711,
  • Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse-Su Futuro: (520) 573-3637
  • Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse-Voices Against Violence: (520) 881-7201
  • Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Legal Hotline: (800)-782-6400
  • Adult Protective Services (Division of Arizona Department of Economic Security): (602) 542-0010.
  • Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault – Su Voz Vale (Se Habla Español): 24-hour Crisis Line: (520) 327-7273, (800) 400-1001, TTY/TDD/SMS Line: (520) 327-1721, After-hours: (520) 235-3358
  • Arizona Sexual Assault Network 24 hr. Hotline: 866-205-5229
  • Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 602-279-2900 or 1-800-782-6400

Employee Rights:

  • AZ Attorney General's Office Civil Rights Division: Phoenix (602) 542-5263 or (602) 542-5002 (TDD); Tucson (520) 628-6500 or (520) 628-6872 (TDD); click here
  • Tucson Office of Equal Opportunity Department: (520) 791-4593 or (520) 791-2639 (TTD); click here
  • City of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Programs: (602) 262-7486 or (602) 534-1557 (TTY); click here
  • Phoenix District EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Office: 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 690, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2504; Phone: 1-800-669-4000
    The Phoenix District Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please call first to obtain information or schedule an appointment. Click here for website.

Education:

  • Arizona Department of Education: (602) 542-53931-800-352-4558; click here

Ex-Offenders:

  • ACLU of Arizona Felon Rights Restoration: click here. Or find voting rights by state.
  • Department of Justice Reentry Program:  click here
  • Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center: 39 East Jackson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; (602) 254-5081. click here
  • Arizona Women's Education and Employment: 640 N. 1st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85003, T 602.223.4333 F 602.223.4338. click here
  • Community Reintegration Coalition: 3211 East Pinchot Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85018; click here
  • Fresh Start: 7206 N 55th Ave #101, Glendale AZ 85301, 623-931-2801. click here
  • National H.I.R.E. Network: 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014; (212) 243-1313 click here
  • Old Pueblo Community Services, 4501 E. Fifth Street, Tucson, Arizona 85711, (520) 546-0122. click here
  • The Primavera Foundation: 702 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701; (520) 623-5111
  • Transitional Employment and Mentoring Services (TEaMS): http://www.teamsaz.org/
  • Women in New Recovery: 860 North Center St., Mesa, Arizona 85201; www.winr.org

Foreclosures

Freedom of Speech, Press and Association:

Freedom of Religion: Separation of Church and State:

Homelessness:

  • Arizona Coalition to End Homlessness: 2100 N. Central Avenue, Suite 230, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 602-340-9393. www.azceh.org
  • Central Arizona Shelter Services: 230 S. 12th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, 602-256-6945. http://www.cassaz.org/
  • Old Pueblo Community Services, 4501 E. Fifth Street, Tucson, Arizona 85711, (520) 546-0122. http://www.helptucson.org/index.php

HIV/AIDS:

Immigrant and Migrant Workers' Rights:

  • Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project: P.O. Box 654, 2601 North Highway 79, Florence AZ 85232; (520) 868-0191
  • Immigration Resource Directory: National Guide of Service Providers (ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project)
  • Chicanos Por La Causa: 312 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 517, Somerton AZ 85350; (928) 627-2042
  • Friendly House Immigration Service: (602) 257-1870; http://www.friendlyhouse.org/
  • ACLU-AZ Immigrant Detention Advocacy Project
  • Arizona Coalition for Migrant Rights: (602) 246-0653; www.migrantrights.org
  • ASU Immigration Law and Policy Clinic: (480) 727-9272
  • Immigration Law Clinic, University of Arizona: (520) 626-5232; http://www.law.arizona.edu/Depts/Clinics/ILC
  • Catholic Social Services of Phoenix: 1825 W. Northern Street, Phoenix, AZ 85021; (602) 997-6105
  • Catholic Social Services (Tucson): 140 W. Speedway, Suite 230, Tucson, AZ 85705, Voice/TTY (520) 623-0344, Toll free 1-800-234-0344
  • Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (Phoenix): 2020 W. Indian School Rd, Suite E-26, Phoenix, AZ; (602) 248-4400
  • Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (Tucson): 710 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ; (520) 623-4555
  • American Beginnings: 2215 S 8th Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364-6307, (928) 783-5794
  • Border Action Network: borderaction.org; (520) 623-4944
  • Coalición de Derechos Humanos: 631 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson AZ, (520) 770-1373, http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net
  • Global Family Legal Services: (928) 282-2590
  • International Rescue Committee (Phoenix): (602) 433-2440
  • International Rescue Committee (Tucson): (520) 319-2128
  • Alianza Braceroproa: (520) 398-6174
  • Farmworker Program: (602) 258-3434 or (800) 852-9075

Islamic Rights:

Landlord/Tenant/HOA Rights:

Legal Aid:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons:

Military and Veteran Rights:

Native American Legal Services:

Open Records: Federal Government:

Open Records: State and Local Government:

Police Brutality and Misconduct:

Poverty and Welfare Rights:

Prisoners' Rights:

Privacy:

Public Interest Law:

Reproductive Freedom:

Senior Citizens:

  • Arizona Adult Protective Services (Division of Arizona Department of Economic Security): (602) 542-0010 or (877) 815-8390 TDD.
  • Arizona Senior Citizens Law Project: (602) 252-6710
  • Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education’s Law for Seniors program: http://www.lawforseniors.org/
  • DES Aging and Adult Program: (602) 542-4446
  • Scottsdale Civic Center Senior Center (20-30 minutes free legal consultations with a lawyer): (480) 312-7702
  • Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Fraud and Exploitation of Elders: 602-542-2124
  • Alliance for Retired Americans, Tucson Chapter: (520) 624-7771 or (520) 270-5746; carlossalaz@msn.com
  • Area Agency on Aging: 1366 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 108, Phoenix AZ, 85014, 602.264.2255
  • National Society for American Indian Elderly: 200 E Fillmore St., Ste 151, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 602-424-0542 x111
  • Toll Free: 888.783.7500; http://www.aaaphx.org/
  • Senior Law Hotline: 1-800-231-5441
  • Social Security Fraud Hotline: 1-800-269-0271
  • Pima Council on Aging Legal Clinic: (520) 790-7262

Victims' Rights:

Voting Rights and Elections:

Voting Rights Restoration for Former Felons:

Women's Rights:

Youth and Students' Rights: