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California Civil Legal Aid Organizations

The legal aid providers and member organizations in the Legal Aid Association of California's directory, with what each one has published about the work it does and whether it has ever taken someone who was not licensed yet.

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Legal Aid Day in Sacramento, February 26

Showing 1–24 of 172 organizations.

What all 172 organizations say they work on

Bar length is relative to the largest subject, 40 organizations; the hairline marks half. Subjects come from each organization's own published description; an organization that has not described its work is in none of these.

  • A New Way of Life (Los Angeles)

    Since our founding in 1998, A New Way of Life have helped transform the lives of more than 600 women and their children.

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • A Safe Place

    A Safe Place breaks the cycle of family violence and intimate partner abuse. They work every day to provide 24/7 emergency shelter, security and support for families who are not safe at home.

  • ACLU of Northern California

    Hires before the bar

  • Advokids

    Hires before the bar

  • Affordable Housing Advocates (AHA)

    Founded in 1991, AHA, then San Diego Friends of Legal Aid, raised support for special projects at Legal Aid Society of San Diego.

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    ALRP’s mission is to help people with HIV/AIDS maintain or improve their health by resolving their legal issues.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corp. (ACBA-VLSC)

    The ACBA-VLSC is the pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association.

  • All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc.

    Hires before the bar

  • Alliance for Children’s Rights

    The Alliance for Children’s Rights protects the rights of impoverished, abused and neglected children and youth.

    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Children and Youth

  • American Civil Liberties Union

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)

    Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI).

    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Asian Law Alliance — Santa Clara County (ALA)

    The ALA has helped tens of thousands of people in obtaining decent housing, justice in the immigration process, and access to basic human and legal rights.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Asian Law Caucus

    Founded in 1972, Asian Law Caucus is the nation’s first legal and civil rights organization serving the low-income Asian Pacific American communities.

    • Immigration
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO)

    API Legal Outreach’s work for justice confronts the daily struggles of those with extraordinary needs.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Disability Rights
    • Elder Law

  • Asian Women’s Shelter

    The mission of Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) is to eliminate domestic violence by promoting the social, economic and political self-determination of women.

    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Children and Youth

  • Bay Area Legal Aid

    2 published placements, hires before the bar

    BayLegal is committed to providing meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language, or disability.

    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Disability Rights
    • Elder Law
    • Veterans

  • Benchmark Institute

    Benchmark Institute provides ongoing education to the public interest community through its Core Programs in Legal Skills (Client, Lawyer, Legal Secretary/Assistant, Paralegal) and Leadership.

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Bet Tzedek Legal Services

    For the past 40 years, Bet Tzedek has provided free, comprehensive legal services for low-income individuals and families in Los Angeles, proving that access to justice makes a difference in people’s…

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Bette and Wylie Aitken Family Protection Clinic

    In 2007, Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law created the Family Protection Clinic to address the unique challenges faced by survivors of domestic violence.

    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Butte County Law Library

    BCLL is a regional library that provides legal reference services to all residents and nonresidents of the County of Butte.

  • California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform

    Since 1983, CANHR, a statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization, has been dedicated to improving the choices, care, and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers.

  • California Center for Law and the Deaf

  • California Indian Legal Services (CILS)

    California Indian Legal Services (CILS) is one of the oldest non-profit law firms devoted exclusively to the cause of Native American rights.

    • Children and Youth

  • California Lawyers for The Arts

    Hires before the bar

Organizations, descriptions and membership come from the Legal Aid Association of California's own directory. Placements come from LAAC's published fellowship rosters.