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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 73–96 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.

  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    The ILRC is a national non-profit resource center that provides legal trainings, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights.

    • Immigration

  • Immigration Institute of the Bay Area

    Hires before the bar

  • Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS)

    ICLS pursues justice and equality for low income people through counsel, advice, advocacy, and community education, treating all with dignity and respect.

  • Inland Empire Latino Legal Aid

    IELLA is a non-profit legal service provider whose mission is to provide free legal services for the poor and underprivileged residents of the Inland Empire via its volunteer attorneys and staff.

    • Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Inner City Law Center (ICLC)

    The only provider of legal services on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, ICLC combats slum housing while developing strategies to end homelessness.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Veterans

  • Insight Center for Community Economic Development

    The Insight Center drives structural, transformative change across three pillars of work, all focused on building economic inclusion and racial equity for people of color, women, immigrants, and…

    • Immigration

  • Institute on Aging (IOA)

    IOA offer a broad spectrum of services and support to help seniors maintain their independence as long it is safe to do so.

    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Elder Law

  • Jewish Family and Children's Services

    Hires before the bar

  • Jubilee Immigration Advocates

    Hires before the bar

  • Justice and Diversity Center (JDC)

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC), formerly Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP), has been serving the San Francisco community since 1977.

    • Housing
    • Children and Youth

  • Justice At Last

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

  • Justice in Aging

    Justice in Aging provides the opportunity to live with dignity, regardless of financial circumstances—free from the worry, harm, and injustice caused by lack of health care, food, or a safe place to…

    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Elder Law

  • Kids In Need of Defense

    Hires before the bar

    KIND serves as the leading organization for the protection of unaccompanied children who enter the US immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court…

    • Immigration
    • Children and Youth

  • La Raza Centro Legal

    La Raza Centro Legal is a community-based legal organization dedicated to empowering Latino, immigrant and low-income communities of San Francisco to advocate for their civil and human rights.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • LACBA Counsel For Justice

    With a dedication to addressing equity and inclusion and being the conduit to underrepresented members of the legal community, LACBA is one of the first bar associations to have a Vice President for…

    • Children and Youth

  • Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

    Hires before the bar

    The Law Foundation, a non-profit agency, provides free legal services to Silicon Valley individuals in need.

    • Housing
    • Children and Youth

  • LawHelpCA.org

  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF)

    Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 1968, works to advance, protect and promote the legal rights of communities of color, and low-income persons, immigrants,…

    • Immigration
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

    The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African…

    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Learning Rights Law Center

    Learning Rights Law Center is a legal services nonprofit that fights for a child’s right to education.

    • Disability Rights
    • Children and Youth

  • Legal Access Alameda

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    Legal Access Alameda (Legal Access) is the pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association.

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

  • Legal Aid at Work

    Hires before the bar

    Legal Aid at Work promotes the stability of low-income and disadvantaged workers and their families by addressing issues that affect their ability to achieve self-sufficiency.

    • Immigration
    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Disability Rights

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

    For more than 85 years, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has provided civil legal services to poor and low-income people in Los Angeles County.

    • Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (LAFSBC)

    The mission of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (LAFSBC) is to provide high-quality legal services in order to ensure that low-income persons and seniors have access to the civil…

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

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