Legal Aid Providers In California
LEGAL AID PROVIDERS
IN CALIFORNIA (By Issue & Region)
Introduction
This Appendix includes a list of legal aid providers across the state of California—and even a few national ones—that may be able to help you with your legal issues.
- The list is organized first by reentry legal issue.
- The list is further organized under each issue area by region of California, and what legal aid organizations work on that issue in a specific region.
Getting Identification & Key Documents, Voting RightsParole & ProbationHousingPublic BenefitsEmploymentCourt-ordered DebtFamily & ChildrenEducationExpungement & Cleaning Up Your RecordPrison Conditions [3502] (See footnote.)Post-Conviction Immigration Consequences [3503] (See footnote.)
To find a legal aid organization near you, you can also try the following resources:
- Call 2-1-1, or visit www.211database.org;
- Contact the Local County Bar Association or Ethnic Bar Association in your areas, OR
- Look at the California State Bar legal aid listings: http://lawhelpca.org/find-legal-help.
- Bay Area Legal Incubator (BALI): New attorneys provide affordable and pro bono legal services across a variety of practice areas. To submit a request for services, you (or a family member on your behalf) can submit an intake form online at https://www.bayarealegalincubator.org/
Chapter 1 | LEGAL AID FOR GETTING ID & KEY DOCUMENTS, VOTING RIGHTS QUESTIONS
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California — License Suspension
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights: Second Chance Legal Clinic
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 814-7610
- Website: http://www.lccr.com
- Legal Services of Northern California — License Suspension
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Root & Rebound
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Phone: (510) 279-4662
- Website: http://www.rootandrebound.org
Central Valley & Central Coast
- Legal Services of Northern California — License Suspension
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California — License Reinstatement Clinic
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Phone: (916) 551-2102
- Website: http://www.vlsp.org
Southern California
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
VOTING RIGHTS:
Bay Area
- ACLU of Northern California
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: English Legal Assistance (415) 621-2488; Spanish Legal Assistance (415) 293-6356)
- Website: https://www.aclunc.org/vote
- East Bay Community Law Center
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Phone: (510) 548-4040
Website: http://www.ebclc.org
Chapter 2 | LEGAL AID FOR PAROLE & PROBATION ISSUES
PAROLE & PROBATION CONDITIONS, TRANSFERS & OTHERS ISSUES:
- Root & Rebound
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Phone: (510) 279-4662 (call the Reentry Hotline on Fridays, 9AM-5PM)
- Website: http://www.rootandrebound.org
- State and Federal Public Defenders Offices
PAROLE RELEASE:
Bay Area
- Uncommon Law
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Phone: (510) 271-0310
- Website: http://uncommonlaw.org
Chapter 3 | LEGAL AID FOR HOUSING ISSUES
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Bay Area Legal Aid
- Locations & Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 551-5554; Alameda County (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County West (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County East (925) 219-3325; Marin County (415) 354-6360; Napa County (707) 320-6348; San Francisco (415) 354-6360; San Mateo County (650) 472-2666; Santa Clara County (408) 850-7066
- Website: http://www.baylegal.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Gilroy (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535; Santa Rosa, CA (707) 528-9941
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- East Bay Community Law Center
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Phone: (510) 548-4040
- Website: http://www.ebclc.org
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: Fair Housing Law Project
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Phone: (408) 293-4790
- Website: http://www.lawfoundation.org
- Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights: Second Chance Legal Clinic
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 814-7610
- Website: http://www.lccr.com
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Central Valley & Central Coast
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Main Office (415) 777-2752; Arvin (661) 854-3839; Coachella (760) 398-7261; Delano (661) 725-4350; Fresno (559) 441-8721; Hollister (831) 724-2253; Madera (559) 674-5671; Marysville (530) 742-5191; Modesto (209) 577-3811; Salinas (831) 757-5221; Seaside (intakes on Mondays only) (831) 757-5221; San Luis Obispo (805) 544-7997; Santa Cruz (831) 688-6535; Stockton (209) 946-0605; Watsonville, CA (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Central California Legal Services
- Locations & Phone: Fresno, (559) 570-1200, Merced (209) 723-5466; Visalia, CA (209) 723-5466
- Website: http://www.centralcallegal.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Watsonville Law Center
- Location: Watsonville, CA
- Phone: (831) 722-2845
- Website: http://www.watsonvillelawcenter.org
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA)
- Location: Bakersfield, CA
- Phone: (661) 325-5943
- Website: http://gbla.org/
- Southern California
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Coachella (760) 398-7261; El Centro (760)-353-0220; Oxnard (805) 483-8083; Santa Barbara (805) 963-5982; Santa Maria (805) 922-4563; Vista, CA (760) 966-0511
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Locations: Glendale; Pacoima; El Monte, CA
- Phone: (800) 433-6251
- Website: http://www.nlsla.org
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
Chapter 4 | LEGAL AID FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Bay Area Legal Aid
- Locations & Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 551-5554; Alameda County (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County West (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County East (925) 219-3325; Marin County (415) 354-6360; Napa County (707) 320-6348; San Francisco (415) 354-6360; San Mateo County (650) 472-2666; Santa Clara County (408) 850-7066
- Website: http://www.baylegal.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Gilroy (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535; Santa Rosa, CA (707) 528-9941
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- East Bay Community Law Center
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Phone: (510) 548-4040
Website: http://www.ebclc.org
- Homeless Action Center
- Locations & Phone: Oakland (510) 836-3260 ext. 301, Berkeley, CA (510) 540-0878
- Website: http://www.homelessactioncenter.org
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: Health Legal Services
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Phone: (408) 293-4790
- Website: http://www.lawfoundation.org
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Phone: (650) 558-0915, Toll-Free (800) 381-8898
- Website: http://www.legalaidsmc.org
- Legal Assistance for Seniors
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Phone: (510) 832-3040
- Website: http://www.lashicap.org
- Legal Assistance to the Elderly
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 538-3333
- Website: http://www.laesf.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Positive Resource Center
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 777-0333
- Website: http://www.positiveresource.org
- Senior Adults Legal Assistance
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Phone: Main Office (408) 295-5991; North County Toll-Free (650) 969-8656; South County Toll-Free (408) 847-7252
Central Valley & Central Coast
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Main Office (415) 777-2752; Arvin (661) 854-3839; Coachella (760) 398-7261; Delano (661) 725-4350; Fresno (559) 441-8721; Hollister (831) 724-2253; Madera (559) 674-5671; Marysville (530) 742-5191; Modesto (209) 577-3811; Salinas (831) 757-5221; Seaside (intakes on Mondays only) (831) 757-5221; San Luis Obispo (805) 544-7997; Santa Cruz (831) 688-6535; Stockton (209) 946-0605; Watsonville, CA (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Central California Legal Services
- Locations & Phone: Fresno, (559) 570-1200, Merced (209) 723-5466; Visalia, CA (209) 723-5466
- Website: http://www.centralcallegal.org
- Legal Services for Seniors
- Locations & Phone: Salinas (831) 442-770; Seaside, CA (831) 899-0492
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Senior Citizens Legal Services
- Locations & Phone: Santa Cruz (831) 426-8824; Watsonville (831) 728-4711; Hollister, CA (831) 637-5458
- Website: http://www.seniorlegal.org
- Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California — License Reinstatement Clinic
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Phone: (916) 551-2102
- Website: http://www.vlsp.org
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA)
- Location: Bakersfield, CA
- Phone: (661) 325-5943
- Website: http://gbla.org/
Southern California
- Bet Tzedek
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (323) 939-0506
- Website: http://www.bettzedek.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Coachella (760) 398-7261; El Centro (760)-353-0220; Oxnard (805) 483-8083; Santa Barbara (805) 963-5982; Santa Maria (805) 922-4563; Vista, CA (760) 966-0511
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Inner City Law Center
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 891-2880
- Website: http://www.innercitylaw.org
- Legal Aid Foundation of Orange County & Community Legal Services of Southeast Los Angeles County
- Locations & Phone: Anaheim (714) 571-5200, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001, Compton (310) 631-7382, Norwalk (562) 864-9935, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001, Santa Ana, CA (714) 571-5200, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001
- Website: http://www.legal-aid.com
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (800) 399-4529
- Website: http://www.lafla.org
- Legal Aid Society of San Diego
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Phone: (877) 534-2524
- Website: http://www.lassd.org
- Mental Health Advocacy Services
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 389-2077
- Website: http://www.mhas-la.org
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Locations: Glendale; Pacoima; El Monte, CA
- Phone: (800) 433-6251
- Website: http://www.nlsla.org
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
Chapter 5 | LEGAL AID FOR EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Bay Area Legal Aid
- Locations and Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 551-5554; Alameda County (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County West (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County East (925) 219-3325; Marin County (415) 354-6360; Napa County (707) 320-6348; San Francisco (415) 354-6360; San Mateo County (650) 472-2666; Santa Clara County (408) 850-7066
- Website: http://www.baylegal.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Gilroy (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535; Santa Rosa, CA (707) 528-9941
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 814-7610
- Website: http://www.lccr.com/
- Legal Aid Society — Employment Law Center
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 864-8208, Toll-Free (866) 864-8208
- Website: https://las-elc.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Central Valley & Central Coast
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Main Office (415) 777-2752; Arvin (661) 854-3839; Coachella (760) 398-7261; Delano (661) 725-4350; Fresno (559) 441-8721; Hollister (831) 724-2253; Madera (559) 674-5671; Marysville (530) 742-5191; Modesto (209) 577-3811; Salinas (831) 757-5221; Seaside (intakes on Mondays only) (831) 757-5221; San Luis Obispo (805) 544-7997; Santa Cruz (831) 688-6535; Stockton (209) 946-0605; Watsonville, CA (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Watsonville Law Center
- Location: Watsonville, CA
- Phone: (831) 722-2845
- Website: http://www.watsonvillelawcenter.org
Southern California
- A New Way of Life Reentry Project
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (323) 563-3575
- Website: http://www.anewwayoflife.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Coachella (760) 398-7261; El Centro (760)-353-0220; Oxnard (805) 483-8083; Santa Barbara (805) 963-5982; Santa Maria (805) 922-4563; Vista, CA (760) 966-0511
- Website: http://www.crla.org
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Locations: Glendale; Pacoima; El Monte, CA
- Phone: (800) 433-6251
- Website: http://www.nlsla.org
- Urban League of San Diego County
- Locations: San Diego, CA
- Phone: (619) 266-6263
- Email: Jackie.reed@sdul.org
Chapter 6 | LEGAL AID FOR COURT-ORDERED DEBT
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Bay Area Legal Aid
- Locations & Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 551-5554; Alameda County (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County West (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County East (925) 219-3325; Marin County (415) 354-6360; Napa County (707) 320-6348; San Francisco (415) 354-6360; San Mateo County (650) 472-2666; Santa Clara County (408) 850-7066
- Website: http://www.baylegal.org
- Legal Assistance to the Elderly
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 538-3333
- Website: http://www.laesf.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
Central Valley & Central Coast
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Watsonville Law Center
- Location: Watsonville, CA
- Phone: (831) 722-2845
- Website: http://www.watsonvillelawcenter.org
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA)
- Location: Bakersfield, CA
- Phone: (661) 325-5943
- Website: http://gbla.org/
Southern California
- Bet Tzedek
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (323) 939-0506
- Website: http://www.bettzedek.org
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles & Community Legal Services of Southeast Los Angeles County
- Locations & Phone: Anaheim (714) 571-5200, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001, Compton (310) 631-7382, Norwalk (562) 864-9935, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001, Santa Ana, CA (714) 571-5200, Toll-Free: (800) 834-5001
- Website: http://www.legal-aid.com
- Legal Aid Society of San Diego
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Phone: (877) 534-2524
- Website: http://www.lassd.org
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Locations: Glendale; Pacoima; El Monte, CA
- Phone: (800) 433-6251
- Website: http://www.nlsla.org
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
Chapter 7 | LEGAL AID FOR FAMILY & CHILDREN ISSUES
Self-Help Family Law Resource You Will Find in Almost Every County in California:
- Family Law Facilitator in Your County! NOTE: Every family court should have a Family Law Facilitator, which is someone who can help you with court forms, answer questions, provide general information about family law issues, and walk you through the steps of your case if you do not have a lawyer. (To find your local Family Law Facilitator go to http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-facilitators.htm.
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Legal Assistance for Seniors
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Phone: (510) 832-3040
- Website: http://www.lashicap.org
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Location: Vallejo, CA
- Phone: (707) 643-0054
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Pro Bono Project
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Phone: (408) 998-5298
- Website: http://www.probonoproject.org
Central Valley & Central Coast
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Sacramento (916) 551-2150; Auburn (530) 823-7560; Chico (530) 345-9491, Toll-Free:(800) 345-9491; Redding (530) 241-3565, Toll-Free: (800) 822-9687; Woodland, CA (530) 662-1065
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA)
- Location: Bakersfield, CA
- Phone: (661) 325-5943
- Website: http://gbla.org/
Southern California
- Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 388-7515
- Website: http://www.hbcfl.org
- Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association Legal Aid (wage garnishment due to unpaid child support)
- Location: Riverside, CA
- Phone: (951) 369-3009
- Website: http://www.iella.org
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
- San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Phone: (619) 235-5656
- Website: http://www.sdvip.org
Chapter 8 | LEGAL AID FOR EDUCATION
Northern California
- Legal Services of Northern California
- Locations and Phone: Eureka (707) 445-0866, Toll-Free: (800) 972-0002; Ukiah, CA (707) 462-1471, Toll-Free: (877) 529-7700
- Website: http://www.about.lsnc.net
Bay Area
- Bay Area Legal Aid – Federal student loan consolidation and disability discharge assistance
- Locations & Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 551-5554; Alameda County (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County West (510) 250-5270; Contra Costa County East (925) 219-3325; Marin County (415) 354-6360; Napa County (707) 320-6348; San Francisco (415) 354-6360; San Mateo County (650) 472-2666; Santa Clara County (408) 850-7066
- Website: http://www.baylegal.org
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Gilroy (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535; Santa Rosa, CA (707) 528-9941
- Website: http://www.crla.org
Central Valley & Central Coast
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Main Office (415) 777-2752; Arvin (661) 854-3839; Coachella (760) 398-7261; Delano (661) 725-4350; Fresno (559) 441-8721; Hollister (831) 724-2253; Madera (559) 674-5671; Marysville (530) 742-5191; Modesto (209) 577-3811; Salinas (831) 757-5221; Seaside (intakes on Mondays only) (831) 757-5221; San Luis Obispo (805) 544-7997; Santa Cruz (831) 688-6535; Stockton (209) 946-0605; Watsonville, CA (831) 724-2253, (831) 688-6535
- Website: http://www.crla.org
Southern California
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Locations & Phone: Coachella (760) 398-7261; El Centro (760)-353-0220; Oxnard (805) 483-8083; Santa Barbara (805) 963-5982; Santa Maria (805) 922-4563; Vista, CA (760) 966-0511
- Website: http://www.crla.org
Chapter 9 | LEGAL AID FOR EXPUNGEMENT & CLEANING UP YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD
Northern California
- Public Defender’s Office, Yolo County
- Location: Woodland, CA
- Phone: (530) 666-8165
Bay Area
- East Bay Community Law Center: Clean Slate Practice
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Phone: (510) 548-4040
Website: http://www.ebclc.org
- Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights: Second Chance Legal Clinic
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 814-7610
- Website: http://www.lccr.com
- Public Defender’s Office, Alameda County
- Locations & Phone: Main Office (510) 272-6600; Oakland (510) 268-7400; Hayward (510) 670-5000; Fremont (510) 795-2600; Pleasanton, CA (925) 551-6863
- Website: http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/defender
- Public Defender’s Office, San Francisco City and County
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 553-1671
- Website: http://sfpublicdefender.org
- Record Clearance Project at San Jose State University
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Phone: (408) 924-2758
- Rubicon — Rubicon legal services are provided to existing clients of their social services programs (career coaching, parenting classes, financial coaching)
- Location: Richmond, CA
- Phone: (510) 412-1725
- Website: http://www.rubiconprograms.org
Central Valley & Central Coast
- Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Phone: (916) 551-2102
- Website: http://www.vlsp.org
- Watsonville Law Center
- Location: Watsonville, CA
- Phone: (831) 722-2845
- Website: http://www.watsonvillelawcenter.org
Southern California
- A New Way of Life Reentry Project
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (323) 563-3575
- Website: http://www.anewwayoflife.org
- Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association Legal Aid
- Location: Riverside, CA
- Phone: (951) 369-3009
- Website: http://www.iella.org
- Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County - Legal Resource Center
- Locations & Phone: Santa Barbara (805) 568-3303; Santa Maria (805) 349-1289; Lompoc, CA (805) 737-5452
- Website: http://www.lafsbc.org
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
- Locations: Glendale; Pacoima; El Monte, CA
- Phone: (800) 433-6251
- Website: http://www.nlsla.org
- Pepperdine Legal Aid Clinic
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 347-6300 ext. 4413
- Public Defender’s Office, Orange County
- Location: Santa Ana, CA
- Phone: (714) 834-2144
- Website: http://www.pubdef.ocgov.com/main.htm
CHAPTER 10 | LEGAL AID FOR IMMIGRANTS IN REENTRY:
- If you witness an ICE Raid in California: Call the ICE out of CA Hotline, which connects with a confidential voicemail that is monitored by immigrant lawyers and advocates.
www.iceoutofca.org
1-844-TRUST-01 (1-844-878-7801)
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
1663 Mission Street, Suite 602, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 255-9792
www.ilrc.org
Expertise in immigration and criminal law overlap. Provides pro bono post-conviction relief services
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Bay Area: 55 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94111. Phone: (415) 896-1701
Los Angeles: 1145 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Phone: 213) 977-7500
www.advancingjustice-alc.org/
Expertise in removal defense due to criminal convictions
- Centro Legal de la Raza
3400 E. 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 437-1554
www.centrolegal.org
Expertise in removal defense
- Dolores Street Community Services
938 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-6209
www.dscs.org
Expertise in removal defense
- Pangea Legal Services
360 Sansome St., #650, San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 254-0475
www.pangealegal.org
Expertise in removal defense
- Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
1861 Bay Rd., East Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650) 326-6440
http://www.clsepa.org
Expertise in removal defense
- Social Justice Collaborative
420 3rd Street, Suite 130, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 992-3964
http://socialjusticecollaborative.org
Expertise in removal defense
- Oakland Law Collaborative
1736 Franklin Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-1589 (Community Law Office)
http://oaklaw.org
Expertise in removal defense
- UC Davis, Immigration Law Clinic
Location: Davis, CA
Phone: (530) 752-6942
Website: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/clinics
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
- Immigration Advocates Network National Immigration Legal Services Directory
www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory
- Immigrant Defense Project
www.immdefense.org
- National Lawyer’s Guild – National Immigration Project
www.nationalimmigrationproject.org
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center (know-your-rights cards in case of contact with ICE!)
www.ilrc.org/red-cards
- American Immigration Lawyer Search
www.ailalawyer.org
- iAmerica
www.iamerica.org
Note: iAmerica’s website also includes “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” fact sheets (including how to handle encounters with immigration or police) and “RESOURCES.” Their newest resource www.immi.org helps you screen yourself and your immigration options.
For more information on what it means to be an undocumented person in the United States, you can contact a referral and information hotline such as 1-888-6-CHIRLA (1-888-624-4752), provided in English and Spanish by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and can provide direct services or refer you to other organizations that can help you. It is safe for noncitizens and undocumented people to call this hotline.
You can also check out these free resources online:
- Immigration Advocates Network (IAN): IAN works to provide communication and cooperation between organizations working with immigrant communities. On IAN’s website you can access a database with contact information for nearly 150 organizations helping immigrants in California. Website: http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=CA
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC): NILC is a national organization that defends and advances the rights of low-income immigrants and their families. On NILC’s website, you can find a list of additional California organizations that support immigrant families.
- Website: http://www.nilc.org/calres.html
- National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR): NNIRR defends and works to grow the rights for both documented and undocumented immigrants. Website: http://www.nnirr.org/drupal/about-us
Other Issues:
> LEGAL AID FOR PRISON CONDITIONS:
NOTE: Most of the organizations listed under this category of “Legal Aid for Prison Conditions” will do statewide work, even if their headquarters is located in a particular region of California, so you should contact any and all of these organizations with questions related to prison conditions.
Statewide
- Prison Law Office
- Location: San Quentin, CA; Berkeley, CA
- Phone: n/a (Note: Due to the high volume of inquiries they receive, the Prison Law Office requests that people get in touch with them by mail at: Prison Law Office General Delivery, San Quentin, CA 94964)
- Website: http://www.prisonlaw.com
- Center for Human Rights
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (213) 388-8693
- Website: http://www.centerforhumanrights.org
Central Valley & Central Coast
- UC Davis Law School, Prison Law Clinic
- Location: Davis, CA
- Phone: (530) 752-6942
- Website: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/clinics
- University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Phone: Michael Colatrella, Clinical Professor – (916) 739-7303
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Please note: This issue is not covered at length in the guide because it is outside of our scope of expertise, but is important to the reentry process of many readers, so we include resources on it here. ↑
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Please note: This issue is not covered at length in the guide because it is outside of our scope of expertise, but is important to the reentry process of many readers, so we include resources on it here. ↑