WHAT WE DO

We help thousands of low income Bay Area residents build safer, healthier, and more stable lives.

HEALTH
We provide legal help to ensure Bay Area residents receive essential health care access. LEARN MORE

HEALTH

SAFETY
We provide legal help to ensure Bay Area residents live in safe homes, free from violence. LEARN MORE

SAFETY

STABILITY
We help individuals and families build economic self-sufficiency. LEARN MORE

STABILITY

OUR CLIENTS
We provide wraparound legal services to help our clients protect their families, their health, and their livelihoods. LEARN MORE

OUR CLIENTS

OUR IMPACT

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17,000+

People received legal advice and representation to access healthcare and crucial safety net benefits.

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20,000+

Clients and their children were able to keep their homes they otherwise would have lost to housing discrimination, illegal evictions or foreclosures.

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10,000+

Victims of violence and their children escaped intimate partner abuse and were awarded more than $6.6 million in present and future support orders.

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IN THE NEWS

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Bay Area Legal Aid files lawsuit to compel San Francisco Police Department to comply with the law and protect survivors of domestic violence
16 May 2019

UPDATED May 16, 2019: Since our filing, we have seen significant coverage of this critical issue for survivors’ legal rights in Bay Area media. Stories filed to date include: “SFPD’s Non-Compliance Means Life or Death for Domestic Violence Survivors,” Ida Mojadad in SF Weekly, May 16, 2019 “Domestic violence survivors sue SFPD over alleged foot-dragging …

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Raising Awareness About Seniors and Student Loan Debt
16 May 2019

Bay Area Legal Aid attorney Juliana Fredman and client Martin Ross spoke with ABC 7 news last week about the growing problem of low-income seniors struggling with decades-old student loan debt. With four times as many seniors still paying off student loans compared to a decade ago, and with the monthly cost of loan payments …

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Lawsuit Results in a Fair Chance for Job Seekers
9 May 2019

West Contra Costa Unified School District settles hiring case, gives a fair chance to job applicants with prior convictions   May 8, 2019 (Richmond, California) – Bay Area Legal Aid and the Impact Fund have together reached a landmark settlement with West Contra Costa Unified School District, on behalf of clients The Safe Return Project …

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