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Housing Organizations

Organizations whose own description of their work names housing. The subject comes from what each organization has published about itself, not from a category anyone assigned to it.

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Showing 25–39 of 39 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.

Published placements at these organizations, by year
  1. 1 2015
  2. 1 2017
  3. 1 2019
  4. 1 2021
  5. 1 2022
  6. 4 2024
  7. 2 2025
  8. 9 2026

Every placement LAAC has published at these organizations, summer and post-graduate: 20 in all. 10 of the 39 that name housing have taken someone before the bar. A year with no mark is a year LAAC published no placement at any of them.

  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD)

    LASSD is a nonprofit poverty law firm that provides free legal services to lower income San Diego residents relating to healthcare, housing, public benefits, child custody, immigration, and consumer…

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

  • Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

    In 1959, a group of lawyers and community leaders recognized a need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County access legal services.

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

  • National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

    Hires before the bar

    NHLP is a nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968.

    • Housing

  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

    Founded in 1965 as part of the nation’s War on Poverty, NLSLA is now one of the largest and most prominent public interest law offices in California.

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

  • Open Door Legal

    1 published placement, hires before the bar

    Open Door Legal offers legal services and also partners with other providers to comprehensively support clients and provide access to legal services, counseling, and social services.

    • Housing

  • Public Advocates Inc.

    Public Advocates is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and…

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Public Counsel

    Public Counsel is the largest pro bono law firm in the nation.

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

  • Public Interest Law Project (PILP)

    Since 1996, PILP has provided crucial litigation and advocacy support to local legal services and public interest law programs throughout California.

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Riverside Legal Aid

    Our Mission is to provide pro bono legal services, education and counseling to qualified low-income residents of Riverside County.

    • Housing
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP)

    SDVLP serves the homeless, abused children, domestic violence victims, elder abuse victims, veterans, immigrants, and those with HIV/AIDS. More than 75% of SDVLP’s clients are women and children.

    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Family Law and Domestic Violence
    • Elder Law

  • Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

    The Center providers leadership in advancing laws and policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty.

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Senior Citizens Legal Services (SCLS)

    Senior Citizens’ Legal Services (SCLS) provides free legal services to defend the rights of the elderly to quality housing, government benefits, and protection from exploitation and discrimination.

    • Housing
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination
    • Elder Law

  • The Public Interest Law Project

    PILP advances justice for low income people and communities by building the capacity of legal services organizations through impact litigation, trainings, and publications, and by advocating for low…

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Veterans Legal Institute

    Veterans Legal Institute ® (VLI) provides pro bono legal assistance to homeless, at risk, disabled and low income current and former service members to eradicate barriers to housing, healthcare,…

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Employment and Workers' Rights
    • Children and Youth

  • Western Center on Law & Poverty (WCLP)

    Western Center on Law & Poverty leads the fight in the courts, counties and capital to secure housing, health care and a strong safety net for low-income Californians.

    • Housing
    • Healthcare and Public Benefits
    • Consumer and Bankruptcy

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