Executive Director’s Blog

Executive Director’s Blog, April 2020

May 1, 2020 Comments Off on Executive Director’s Blog, April 2020
February 12 @ 6:02 am

Dear Friends of BayLegal, Welcome to the April issue of our 2020 Storytelling Project, in which we reconnect with our history to show how our advocacy in the present day has continued our mission to break the cycles of family and community poverty. The Covid-19 public health crisis further exposes…

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Executive Director’s Blog, March 2020

Mar 31, 2020 Comments Off on Executive Director’s Blog, March 2020
February 12 @ 6:02 am

“History will judge societies and governments and their institutions, not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.”  Cesar Chavez Dear friend of BayLegal, I hope this note…

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Executive Director’s blog, February 2020

Feb 28, 2020 Comments Off on Executive Director’s blog, February 2020
February 12 @ 6:02 am

Sixty years ago, on February 1, 1960, four Black students from North Carolina A & T College led a carefully organized peaceful protest at a Woolworth lunch counter. Their courage and actions helped to force the nation to confront the injustice of segregation and helped spark a powerful student-led civil…

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Announcing BayLegal’s 20th Anniversary Storytelling Project!

Feb 3, 2020 Comments Off on Announcing BayLegal’s 20th Anniversary Storytelling Project!
February 12 @ 6:02 am

Dear friend of Bay Area Legal Aid, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal): twenty years as the largest regional civil legal services firm serving low-income individuals and families in the San Francisco Bay Area; twenty years of building upon the hallowed words and actions of…

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Announcing BayLegal’s 2019 Giving Campaign

Oct 25, 2019 Comments Off on Announcing BayLegal’s 2019 Giving Campaign
February 12 @ 6:02 am

Announcing BayLegal’s 2019 Giving Campaign   Dear supporter of BayLegal, Every year at this time, I am struck by the depth of commitment of the individuals and communities that stand behind Bay Area Legal Aid. Fall and winter mark the “public” phase of our annual fundraising campaign, and gives me…

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Heartfelt Gratitude to Our Summer Volunteers!

Aug 8, 2019 Comments Off on Heartfelt Gratitude to Our Summer Volunteers!
February 12 @ 6:02 am

I hope all of our Bay Area Legal Aid followers, supporters, and allies will join me and the BayLegal staff in saying an enthusiastic “thank you” to the 40 volunteers and interns who joined us this summer. This diverse, talented, committed group includes 28 law students, 10 undergraduates and 2…

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Executive Director’s Blog – Looking Forward – Part IV

Sep 7, 2018 Comments Off on Executive Director’s Blog – Looking Forward – Part IV
February 12 @ 6:02 am

Looking Forward A Fair Bargain: A Partnership with the Private Bar to Protect Low-Income California Consumers Bay Area Legal Aid is excited to announce that in recognition of our Consumer Team’s tremendous work and the power of pro bono partnerships, we have been awarded a grant from the Legal Services…

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