In 1976 Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. (JALA) was born. JALA is a 30 person law firm specializing in providing civil legal assistance to low-income persons. A non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, JALA is an equal opportunity service provider and does not discriminate in respect to race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or age. Please explore our site to determine if JALA may be of assistance to you or your family. If you would like to contact JALA or submit an application for services, please contact one of our offices listed below. JALA currently has three offices: Downtown Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Green Cove Springs. The client application intake hours for those offices are listed below. However, if you are unable to reach any of these offices, client applications are also accepted at many outreach facilities in the local area. Please contact JALA for more information about Outreach Locations. Click here for client application intake hours if you are seeking help with an Immigration issue. Click here for client application hours if you are seeking assistance from the Mental Health Advocacy Project. Jacksonville Serving residents of Duval County 126 W. Adams St. Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 356-8371 or (866) 356-8371 toll-free (904) 356-8285 FAX General Walk-in Client Application Intake Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Phone Advice: Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon Evening Intake (By Appointment Only, please call (904) 356-8371 to schedule.) Thursdays after 4:30 p.m. Immigration clients are seen at the Jacksonville Office. Client Application intake hours are: General Walk-in Client Application Intake Hours: Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Other times by appointment Please call (904) 356-8371, extension 334 for more information Nassau County Individuals residing in Nassau County who wish to submit an application for JALA services may do so by appointment at the Nassau County Council on Aging offices at 1367 South 18th Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida, 32034. Appointments are scheduled by the Council on Aging staff on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Appointment times range from approximately 9:30 AM until 12:30 P.M. To schedule an appointment please call (904) 261-0701. St. Johns County Legal Aid (A branch office of JALA) Serving residents of St. Johns County 222 San Marco Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084 (904) 827-9921 or (877) 827-9921 toll-free (904) 827-9978 FAX Walk-in Client Application Intake Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday-Friday St. Johns County Legal Aid handles general civil cases for the poor, elderly, and disabled who live in St. Johns County (or whose cases are in St. Johns County), both in-house and through a joint pro bono program run by Legal Aid and The St. Johns County Bar Association. [Please note: Criminal Cases are handled by the Public Defender's Office.] Clay County Serving residents of Clay County Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-8410 or (866) 284-8410 toll-free Client Applications are accepted by appointment only. Please call (904) 284-8410, extension 3006 or (866) 284-8410, extension 3006 to make an appointment. Outreach Location Serving Beaches residents only Beaches Resource Center Fletcher High school 700 Seagate Avenue Neptune Beach, FL 32266 The BRC is located in the far Northwest corner of campus near the police trailer, past the basketball courts. Walk-in Client Application Intake Hours: Wednesdays, 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m