Legal Aid lawyer in town

A lawyer from the Coeur d’Alene office of Idaho Legal Aid Services will be in Bonners Ferry on Monday, April 24, to meet with low-income Boundary County residents who have legal problems or questions.

Legal Aid’s lawyers provide free legal help with the following: problems with government benefit programs, including TAFI (welfare), Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, Social Security, and county assistance; tenants’ problems with landlords, including evictions and repairs; foreclosures of subsidized mortgages; customer problems with utility companies; and problems dealing with creditors.

Those interested in meeting with the lawyer on the fourth Monday of each month can schedule a time to meet by calling the Bonners Ferry Food Bank at 267-3663.

The meetings will take place in Bonners Ferry. Legal Aid Services, Inc. may also be contacted at 667-9559 throughout the month to seek legal help for problems that cannot wait until the next monthly visit to Bonners Ferry.