Name:	Domestic Violence Victim's Assistance Project (DVVAP)
Brief Description:	DVVAP provides assistance related to the following domestic violence legal issues: divorce, child custody, guardianship, termination of parental rights, emergency assistance for hearings to modify or extend protection orders, crisis intervention and safety planning.
Website Address:	http://www.varn.org
Services:	DVVAP, a project of Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN), provides pro bono (free) civil legal services for victims of domestic violence and abused and neglected children. The areas of services provided include divorce, child custody, guardianship, termination of parental rights, emergency assistance for hearings to modify or extend protection orders, crisis intervention and safety planning.
Target Population:	Victims of domestic violence and abused and neglected children in most of Nevada's rural communities.
Address:	904 N. Nevada Street, Suite B, Carson City, NV 89703
Mailing Address:	P. O. Box 365, Carson City, NV 89702
Eligibility:	Victims of domestic violence and abused and neglected children.
Appointment Needed:	Yes. To apply for services, please contact the DVVAP office. You will be screened and asked to complete a worksheet. Your information will then be reviewed and if it appears DVVAP may be able to assist you, you will be scheduled for an appointment with an attorney. Please immediately notify DVVAP if you need emergency assistance at a hearing to extend or modify a protection order or if you are served with or receive any legal documents from the abuser.
Phone:	(775) 883-8278, (toll free) 1-866-448-8276, fax: (775) 883-7211
Hours:	8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
Service Area:	Alamo, Austin, Battle Mountain, Baker, Beowave, Caliente, Carson City, Crescent Valley, Dayton, Deeth, Denio, Duckwater, Dyer, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Fallon, Fernley, Ft. McDermitt, Gardnerville, Genoa, Glenbrook, Golconda, Goldfield, Halleck, Hawthorne, Hilo, Jackpot, Jarbridge, Jiggs, Imlay, Lamoille, Lee, Lovelock, Lund, McGill, Mina Minden, Montello, Mountain City, Oasis, Orovada, Owyhee, Paradise Valley, Pioche, Panaca, Ruby Valley, Ruth, Schurz, Silver City, Silver Peak, Silver Springs, Smith, Stateline, Tonopah, Tuscarora, Unionville, Valmy, Virginaia City, W. Wendover, Wellington, Wells, Winnemucca, Yerington, and Zephyr Cove.
Counties:	Carson City County, Churchill County, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Northern Nye (Tonopah) County, Pershing County, Storey County, White Pine County
Provides Language Services:	Yes
Languages:	Spanish
Language Service Arrangements Needed:	Sometimes
Subjects:	Family Law, Misc Law
Mission:	DVVAP is a project of Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN). VARN's mission is to provide free and/or reduced fee civil legal representation to persons of limited means and domestic violence survivors and to encourage and facilitate the provision of volunteer services by attorneys and others.