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Detroit nonprofit legal team that helps people experiencing homelessness or deep poverty with court debt, old tickets and related barriers, and runs Street Outreach Court Detroit with the 36th District Court.
Street Democracy is a small Detroit nonprofit whose lawyers describe themselves as generalists for people navigating homelessness. Its best-known program, Street Outreach Court Detroit, lets eligible homeless participants resolve certain civil infractions and misdemeanors by completing an action plan with a community provider instead of paying fines or serving jail time.
Unpaid tickets and old warrants pile up fast when someone has no address, and they block housing, licenses and jobs. This program exists to clear that backlog in a way that recognizes the person's situation.
Participation usually runs through a community provider or shelter that verifies your efforts. Call or email first to ask how to enroll; the website does not have an online intake form.
Focused on people who are homeless or living in poverty with court-related problems in Detroit; it is not a general legal aid office and does not list intake criteria online.
How to reach them
Main line
info@streetdemocracy.orgstreetdemocracy.org440 Burroughs St, Ste 634, Detroit, MI 48202
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