Working Together for Justice
BayLegal works to address the causes and consequences of poverty through high quality legal assistance and advocacy.
How We Help
In Focus at BayLegal
CalFresh Updates and Bay Area Food Pantry and Emergency Food Aid Resources
CalFresh / SNAP benefits: BayLegal has been carefully monitoring the quickly changing legal landscape, participating in expert taskforces, and working with our clients as they navigate the cut-off of SNAP…
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BayLegal’s Veterans Practice: Veteran-Led, Veteran-Focused, Life-Changing Impact
Bay Area Legal Aid’s veterans program focuses on addressing legal barriers to housing and financial stability, primarily helping veterans get the service-related benefits to which they are entitled. Led by BayLegal’s Senior…
California Supreme Court Accepts Case Brought to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants
For Immediate Release Thao WeldyFamily Violence Appellate Projecttweldy@fvaplaw.org510-858-7358 Oakland, CA (February 20, 2025) – The California Supreme Court has accepted a case brought to protect the rights of low-income litigants…
Impact in the Bay Area
"My BayLegal attorneys were very kind and helpful individuals. They took my case as their own, and did all the follow up very attentively. I will be forever grateful for their help."
- Freweini Solomon
“I was in such numbness. [My former partner's abuse] affected me, in addition to affecting my children. They didn’t know what was going on… but now, my focus is on me and my children. They’re happy and I had the strength to move forward with my life.”
- Onika Vinson
"They taught me a lot—not just about…SSI and housing, but other things as well. How to find resources on my own and stand stronger. I mean, they made me strong, so now I do most of this stuff on my own, because of the help and the tools the technique they helped me with along the way."
- Richard York
“I’ve never had anyone fight for me as hard as my BayLegal attorney did.”
- Suzanna Ramirez
"I've owed too many late fees and interest. [But now] I feel like I'm floating and not drowning."
- Carmen Gough
"Our BayLegal attorney fought for outcomes I hadn't even known to ask for."
- eviction defense client
"When we were faced with the overwhelming challenge of navigating the complexities of the SSI system …. your organization stepped in with expertise, compassion and determination.... This resolution has lifted a significant burden from our shoulders and greatly improved [my son’s] quality of life."
- SSI client
"Being homeless was overwhelming—I had no place to stay, no food to eat, and not even shoes on my feet. Bay Area Legal Aid changed my life.... When I was awarded disability benefits, it felt like the light at the end of a very long and dark tunnel.”
- Archana Dutt
"I remember as a kid, my mom received help from your agency. We stayed in our house for months to follow because of the help she received from you guys. I cannot thank you guys enough!”
- Maricela Garza
Support That Changes Lives
We count on the support of friends like you to help us provide meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language or disability.