An advocate from Iowa Legal Aid will be in Marshalltown from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on July 16 at the MICA Office, 1001 S. 18th Ave.

Iowa Legal Aid provides free legal assistance to low-income Iowans in civil (noncriminal) cases. Iowa Legal Aid is a member Agency of the Marshalltown United Way. An Iowa Legal Aid attorney is available at the MICA Family Development Center on the third Thursday of every month.

Persons who need assistive devices or services (such as a sign language interpreter) should contact Iowa Legal Aid as much in advance as possible, by calling 800-532-1275.

Those who are low-income, have a legal problem and cannot be present at the MICA Family Development Center at the above date and time, can contact Iowa Legal Aid by calling 800-532-1275 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. except Thursday afternoon. During those times, Iowa Legal Aid takes new applications for legal services over the phone. If there is an emergency, an application can be taken over the phone anytime from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.