Reentry project
We provide wrap-around legal services to individuals with arrest or conviction histories causing barriers to successful reintegration into society. We address the many and varied collateral consequences of criminal convictions and incarceration through legal representation across a wide array of practice areas, including:
- Housing – evictions, housing denials, landlord/tenant issues
- Public Benefits (CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, CalFresh, General Assistance) – denials, terminations, overpayments, sanctions
- Suspended Driver’s Licenses & Traffic Court Debt
- Criminal Record Remedies – “expungements,” reduction of felonies to misdemeanors, early termination of probation, record sealing
- Employment – background checks, employment denials, occupational licensing appeals
- Consumer – debt, credit reporting, identity theft
Reentry attorneys are available to serve clients in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties.
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LEGAL ADVICE LINE
Call the Legal Advice Line for free legal help and referrals:
UPCOMING LEGAL CLINICS
Bay Area Legal Aid provides monthly Know Your Rights training throughout Alameda County.
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| Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) 9:30 am Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) Apr 3 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Santa Clara County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) 2:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) Apr 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Contra Costa County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … | Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) 1:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) Apr 4 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Alameda County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours for … | |||||
| Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) 9:30 am Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) Apr 10 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Santa Clara County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) 2:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) Apr 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Contra Costa County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … | Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) 1:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) Apr 11 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Alameda County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours for … Free Clinic to Seal Juvenile Records 4:00 pm Free Clinic to Seal Juvenile Records Apr 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm  When you seal your juvenile records relating to an arrest or court case, the court deems the arrest or court case “never to have occurred.” This means that when you apply to most jobs or … | |||||
| Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) 9:30 am Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) Apr 17 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Santa Clara County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) 2:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) Apr 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Contra Costa County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … | Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) 1:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) Apr 18 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Alameda County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours for … | |||||
| Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) 9:30 am Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (San Jose) Apr 24 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Santa Clara County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) 2:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Richmond) Apr 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Contra Costa County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours … | Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) 1:00 pm Reentry Legal Services Drop-In Clinic (Oakland) Apr 25 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Alameda County residents with an arrest or conviction history: get help with housing issues, public benefits, suspended licenses and other ID issues, criminal record issues, employment issues, consumer issues, and identity theft. Drop-in hours for … | |||||