Southwest Virginia Legal Aid
Community Needs Assessment - 2025
1.
Prior to receiving this survey, were you familiar with the services provided by Southwest Virginia Legal Aid?
Very familiar
Somewhat familiar
Heard of it only
Not at all familiar
Comments (please specify)
2.
I am a (you may check more than one):
Person that works directly with the community (ex: advocate, social services provider, CSB employee, housing authority employee, volunteer, school or church employee, etc.)
Client or low-income person
Judge, court employee, attorney, paralegal, legal assistant
Federal or state government employee or administrator
Law Enforcement officer or employee
Legal Aid Board or Staff Member
Student (undergraduate or graduate)
Other (please specify)
3.
Please rank the importance of the following legal problems facing people in your community:
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Housing issues (ex: public housing, evictions, landlord-tenant disputes, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Family law (ex: custody and visitation, child and spousal support, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Domestic/intimate partner violence
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Adoptions and Foster Care issues
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Consumer problems (ex: bankruptcy, debt collection, garnishments, sales or rental contracts, car purchases, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Unemployment, disability benefits
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Drivers' license suspension and restoration
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Advance directives (ex: wills, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Employment issues (ex: discrimination, grievance, access, safety, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Access to public benefits (ex: TANF, Food Stamps, unemployment compensation, disability, Veterans benefits, etc.)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Elder law issues involving fraud, abuse, exploitation
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
Guardianships and conservatorships (for elderly or incapacitated persons)
Very Important
Important
Not very important compared to other problems
Unsure
4.
For each problem you identified as important or very important in question 3, please share an example of such problem.
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5.
Is there any other area of law or need that has not been mentioned in this survey, but that you would like to see addressed by our Legal Aid attorneys?
6.
Please provide any comments about how Southwest Virginia Legal Aid can improve its services:
To contact Southwest VA Legal Aid for legal help, you may call this toll-free number: 1-888-201-2772, visit us online at www.svlas.org or on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/Southwest.Virginia.Legal.Aid
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!
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