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.
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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
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Arizona Sexual Assault Network 24 hr. Hotline: 866-205-5229
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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
- Arizona Attorney General's Office - Foreclosure Center: click here for website
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Arizona Foreclosure Help-Line: 1-877-448-1211; click here for website
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling
- Resource Guide for Foreclosure Recovery
Freedom of Speech, Press and Association:
- Student Press Law Center: (703) 807-1904; click here
- ACLU: click here for free speech publication
Freedom of Religion: Separation of Church and State:
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Phoenix Chapter): (480) 948-1818, www.au.org
- American Civil Liberties Union: http://www.aclu.org/religion-belief
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:
- Lambda Legal: (213) 382-7600; http://www.lambdalegal.org/
- ACLU Aids Project: http://www.aclu.org/hiv-aids
- AIDS Project Arizona: 602-253-2437
- Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS: (602) 307-5330; English http://swhiv.org/, Spanish http://swhiv.org/espanol/
- Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation: 375 South Euclid Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85719. (520) 628-7223; http://www.saaf.org/
- Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network: 1011 North Craycroft Road #301, Tucson, Arizona 85711-7301, 520-299-6647; http://www.tihan.org/
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:
- Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ): 202 E. McDowell Road, Suite 165, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, (602) 262-CAIR (2247)
Landlord/Tenant/HOA Rights:
- Arizona Attorney General's Office (Consumer Protection and Advocacy Division and/or Conflict Resolution Unit): (602) 542-5025; click here for website
- Neighborhood Landlord/Tenant Services: (602) 262-7210; click here for website
- Arizona Fair Housing Center (Housing Discrimination)
Phoenix (602) 542-5263
Tucson (520) 628-6500 - Housing Counseling Hotline: (602) 262-7210 (provides help to tenants about their rights and responsibilities)
- Arizona Tenant Advocates: (480) 557-8905; click here for website; (provides education, guidance and aggressive advocacy for residential tenants)
- City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department Revitalization Division Landlord/Tenant Counseling
- HOA Complaints: click here
Legal Aid:
- Community Legal Services
- Mesa: (480) 833-1442 or (800) 896-3631
- Phoenix: (602) 258-3434 or (800) 852-9075
- Prescott: (928) 445-9240 or (800) 233-5114
- Kingman: (928) 681-1177 or (800) 255-9031
- Yuma: (928) 782-7511 or (800) 424-7962
- Community Information and Referral Services: (877) 211-8661; www.211arizona.org
- Legal Aid (Based on income level)
- Flagstaff: (928) 774-0653
- Mesa: (480) 833-1442
- Phoenix: (602) 258-3434
- Tucson: (520) 623-9465
- Yuma: (928) 782-7511
- Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.: (520) 432-1639 (Bisbee) or (928) 338-4845 (Whiteriver); http://www.sazlegalaid.org
- Arizona Foundation For Legal Services & Education (general information): (602) 340 7366; http://www.azflse.org/
- ASU Homeless Legal Assistance Project: (480) 965-3319
- ASU Legal Clinic: (480) 965-6968
- Pro Bono Program - Yavapai County: (928) 445-9240
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
- Maricopa: (602) 258-3434
- Pima: (520) 623-9465
- Mohave: (928) 681-1177
- Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal, Navajo and Santa Cruz Counties: 520.623.9461
- Yuma: (928) 782-7511
- William E. Morris Institute for Justice: (602) 252-3432; http://www.morrisinstituteforjustice.org
- Self Help Service Center (Call or walk-ins): 602-506-SELF (7353)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons:
- ACLU LGBT Project: http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights
- National LGBT Bar Association: http://www.lgbtbar.org/
- Lambda Legal: (213) 382-7600; http://www.lambdalegal.org/
- Equality Arizona: (602) 650-0900; http://equalityarizona.org/
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
- Phoenix: (602) 705-9780; http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/phoenix/home.html
- Tucson: (520) 743-4800; http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/tucson/home.html
- Wingspan: Anti-violence 24 Hour Crisis Line, 520-624-0348 800-553-9387 http://www.wingspan.org/
Military and Veteran Rights:
- Arizona State Veteran’s Benefits: http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits/arizona-state-veterans-benefits
- American Bar Association's Military Pro Bono Project: http://www.militaryprobono.org/
- Arizona Department of Veterans Services: 602-255-3373; http://www.azdvs.gov/Default.aspx
- GI Rights Hotline: 877-447-4487, http://www.girightshotline.org/
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: (202) 328-3244 or (202) 328-FAIR; http://www.sldn.org/
Native American Legal Services:
- Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.: (928) 338-4845; http://www.sazlegalaid.org (Fort Apache Indian Reservation and San Carlos Apache Indian Reservations) Toll free: or (866) 312-2291
- Four Rivers Indian Legal Services: (520) 562-3369 (Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma counties) Toll free: (866) 312-2290
- Tohono O'odham Legal Services: (928) 383-2420 Toll free: (800) 248-6789
- DNA - People's Legal Services - Chinle: (928) 674-5242
- DNA - People's Legal Services - Hopi Legal Services: (928) 738-2251
- DNA - People's Legal Services - Tuba City: (928) 283-5265
- DNA - People's Legal Services - Flagstaff: (928) 774-0653
- DNA- People's Legal Services - Fort Defiance: (928) 871-4151
- DNA-Peoples’ Legal Services – Keams Canyon: (928) 738-2251, (928) 738-5234
- Volunteer Lawyers Program - DNA: (928) 871-4151
Open Records: Federal Government:
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/foia.html
Open Records: State and Local Government:
- Arizona Public Records: http://www.allfreerecords.com/Arizona/public-records.htm
Police Brutality and Misconduct:
- ACLU-AZ Law Enforcement Information to Request Public Records and File Complaints (contact information for Arizona police/ sheriffs’ departments)
Poverty and Welfare Rights:
- Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness: (602) 340-9393; http://azceh.org
Prisoners' Rights:
- ACLU National Prisoners’ Rights Project: http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights
- ACLU Capital Punishment Project: http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment
- Arizona Prison Watch: http://arizonaprisonwatch.blogspot.com/
- The Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook: http://www.jailhouselaw.org/download.html
- Prison Activist Resource Center: http://www.prisonactivist.org/
- Legal Services for Prisoners with Children: http://prisonerswithchildren.org/
- Middle Ground Prison Reform, Inc.: 139 East Encanto Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, (480) 966-8116, http://www.middlegroundprisonreform.org/main/index.html
Privacy:
- ACLU Technology and Liberty Program: http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty
- Demand Your dotRights: http://www.dotrights.org/
Public Interest Law:
- Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest: http://www.aclpi.org/
Reproductive Freedom:
- NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona: (602) 258-4091; http://www.prochoicearizona.org/
- Planned Parenthood Arizona: (602) 277-7526 (Phoenix administrative offices) or (800) 230-7526 (health centers); http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppaz/
- ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project: http://www.aclu.org/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:
- Glendale Victim Assistance (Glendale residents only): (623) 930-3030
- Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV): 800-799-SAFE (7223); http://www.azcadv.org/
- ASU Crime Victim's Legal Assistance Project: (480) 965-5640
- Attorney General's Office of Victim Services: (800) 458-4911; http://www.attorneygeneral.state.az.us/victims_rights/
- Avondale Victim Assistance Unit: (623) 925-1679
- Victim Witness Services (Coconino County): 928-779-6163
- Pima County Attorney’s Office Victim Compensation (520) 740-5525
- Pima County Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program (520) 740) 5525
- University of Arizona Domestic Violence Law Clinic (closed summer/winter): (520) 623-5137
- Never Again Foundation for Legal Services (free civil representation to victims of severe physical or sexual abuse): (480) 539-9111
Voting Rights and Elections:
- ACLU-AZ Voter Empowerment Cards: Click here to download.
- Sus Derechos Como Elector en Arizona: Click here to download.
- Project Vote: (800) 546-8683; http://www.projectvote.org/
- Election Protection: (866) Our Vote, www.866OurVote.org
Voting Rights Restoration for Former Felons:
- ACLU-AZ Felon Rights Restoration: Click here to learn more.
- National Conference of State Legislatures’ Voting Rights Restoration Process by State: http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16529
- Middle Ground Prison Reform Inc.: 139 East Encanto Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, (480)966-8116; http://www.middlegroundprisonreform.org/main/
- NAACP of Maricopa County – Legal Redress: P.O. Box 20883, Phoenix, AZ 85036 (602) 252-4064; http://www.maricopanaacp.org/
- American Friends Service Committee: 103 N Park Avenue, Suite 111, Tucson, AZ 85719, 520.623.9141; afscaz@afsc.org
- Primavera Foundation: 702 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701, 520.623.5111; http://www.primavera.org/
- University of Arizona Restoration of Civil Rights Clinic: 520.621.1975 or 520.624.8886
Women's Rights:
Youth and Students' Rights:
- ACLU Youth; http://www.aclu.org/standup/
- ACLU-AZ Youth; Click here to learn more.
- CASA of Arizona: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/casa/default.htm
- Student Press Law Center: (703) 807-1904; http://www.splc.org/
- National Youth Rights Association; (202) 296-2992 x131; http://www.youthrights.org/
- The FreeChild Project; http://www.freechild.org/
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
- Phoenix: (602) 705-9780; http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/phoenix/home.html
- Tucson: (520) 743-4800; http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/tucson/home.html
