Beacon Law

We champion equal justice for homeless, low-income individuals and remedy the conditions that burden and marginalize them.

90% of America's civil legal aid need goes unmet, but that's not the case with our Beacon Law program. Volunteers help Beacon Law meet the legal needs of Houston's homeless.

Beacon Law has reached capacity and is currently not accepting applications for legal services until further notice.

If you need assistance in the interim, please call South Texas College Legal Clinics at (832) 554-6544 or Lone Star Legal Aid at (713) 652-0077

The Process

Due to COVID-19, in-person intake is currently suspended at the Day Center until further notice. Our online application is available to the public 24/7 unless otherwise specified due to capacity.

Services

ID Restoration including but not limited to resolving traffic warrants, license holds, birth certificate issues.
Assistance with Social Security, Veteran Benefits, Disability/ADA and other elder law.
Housing Law including Landlord/Tenant disputes, Foresclosure and Title disputes.
Employment/Labor Law including criminal history correction, Wills and Estates, Consumer Law.

Results

In 2019, we...

Served 2,215 unduplicated individuals.
Resolved 4,500 legal cases
Helped realize over $2.4 million in direct benefits to clients