Resources

Protecting Yourself from EBT Skimming

Mar 16, 2023 Comments Off on Protecting Yourself from EBT Skimming
October 7 @ 4:49 am

Over the last year or so California has seen a huge spike in public benefits being electronically stolen from people’s EBT cards. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), the state agency that oversees EBT cards and most benefit programs that you can receive on an EBT card, has created…

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New Resource: Benefits and Health Care Rights for Those Impacted by Flooding

Jan 20, 2023 Comments Off on New Resource: Benefits and Health Care Rights for Those Impacted by Flooding
October 7 @ 4:49 am

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…

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More resources for Californians affected by winter storms and floods

Jan 17, 2023 Comments Off on More resources for Californians affected by winter storms and floods
October 7 @ 4:49 am

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…

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Emergency response and Know Your Rights information from ACCE Action: East Bay Tenants – what to do if your apartment floods

Jan 10, 2023 Comments Off on Emergency response and Know Your Rights information from ACCE Action: East Bay Tenants – what to do if your apartment floods
October 7 @ 4:49 am

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

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Resource from California Indian Legal Services: Free Housing Legal Services for Urban Native Americans

Jan 10, 2023 Comments Off on Resource from California Indian Legal Services: Free Housing Legal Services for Urban Native Americans
October 7 @ 4:49 am

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…

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New tenant Know Your Rights resource from CA CRD

Oct 19, 2022 Comments Off on New tenant Know Your Rights resource from CA CRD
October 7 @ 4:49 am

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     |   …

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CalFresh for Minors – new resource

Sep 28, 2022 Comments Off on CalFresh for Minors – new resource
October 7 @ 4:49 am

Thanks to Youth Justice law clerk Haleigh Cotton for developing this quick reference sheet for unaccompanied youth applying for CalFresh benefits. Please distribute widely to youth clients or peers, and consult the resource list on our main Youth Justice page for additional information and links to our youth self-referral form.…

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Know Your Rights: The McKinney-Vento Act (education rights for youth experiencing homelessness)

Jul 19, 2022 Comments Off on Know Your Rights: The McKinney-Vento Act (education rights for youth experiencing homelessness)
October 7 @ 4:49 am

BayLegal’s Youth Justice team has assembled a Know Your Rights document and resource list on the McKinney-Vento Act’s protections for youth experiencing homelessness. Many thanks to the YJ team’s high school interns, who have worked this summer to research and design this resource! Download the PDF here, and check out…

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New resources from BayLegal’s Youth Justice team

May 9, 2022 Comments Off on New resources from BayLegal’s Youth Justice team
October 7 @ 4:49 am

BayLegal’s Youth Justice team has added two new resources: RFA Cheat Sheet for for Emergency Placement & Criminal Record Exemptions Know Your Rights! – Consent Be sure to check out the main Youth Justice resource page for these and other materials covering youth interactions with law enforcement, foster care, educational…

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Apply to the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program before March 31st, 2022!

Mar 25, 2022 Comments Off on Apply to the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program before March 31st, 2022!
October 7 @ 4:49 am

The last day to apply to the California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is March 31, 2022. Apply now! What tenants should know about the rent relief program: If you experienced financial hardship during the pandemic and have unpaid rent, you can apply at housingiskey.com to get up to 18 months…

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