Bay Area Legal Aid has prepared this helpful one-page resource for individuals and families whose health care, health coverage, and/or public benefits might be impacted by flooding or storm-related issues. Download the PDF here. And be sure to check out resources from our partner agencies and organizations, posted on our website here and here.

Following up on last week’s resource-sharing post, we have compiled some additional links to legal and emergency service help for families affected by this winter’s severe storms. Resources include help for tenants needing repairs, recovery of lost documents, legal assistance hotlines in multiple languages, reporting numbers for flooding and other emergencies, and a number of …

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Thanks to our colleagues at Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action, for the following video Know Your Rights and how-to presentation for East Bay tenants impacted by this month’s severe rain and flooding. @acce_actionStay dry♬ Rain sound (indoor, window opening)(837944) – Yuki Shizuoka Sound

California Indian Legal Services, home of the Remote Housing Assistance Program, is providing housing legal services at no cost to Urban Native Americans. You can speak to an attorney using one of our remote workstations, located in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento. See below for location and office hours when you can drop in and …

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The California Civil Rights Department has developed a tenant fact sheet covering the basics of protections for renters in areas including: rent increases evictions repairs and habitability security deposits housing discrimination   Download the fact sheet in English     |    Descarga la ficha técnica en español     |     下载中文简报   한국어로 된 팩트 …

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This guide, prepared by BayLegal’s Youth Justice team, covers the process of court-appointed guardianships for youth in delinquency court. Topics include how and under whose authority the process can be started, which forms are required and who needs to complete or assist with them, benefits and supports available for youth and guardians, and resources for …

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