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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News
On the second Monday of October, BayLegal stands with the growing number of cities, municipalities, states, and organizations that recognize and honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. On this day we celebrate the resiliency, spirit, and presence of Indigenous People across the lands, because it is vital to the fight for liberation. The recognition of this day …

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BayLegal Launches Our 2022 Annual Fund Campaign

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, eNewsletter Story, Fundraising, Homepage, News, Recognition
This week, BayLegal launches the public phase of our 2022 Partners In Justice Annual Campaign, and invites our readers and social media followers to renew your commitments as donors—or to make this commitment for the first time. In previous years, BayLegal has launched the public campaign between Thanksgiving and the winter holidays. This year, the …

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A Big Win for Tenants in San Pablo

| By BayLegal
Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, Litigation, News
Gavel And Small Model House On Wooden Table
This summer, Alejandra Pérez Orozco of Bay Area Legal Aid’s Contra Costa County housing law team and Hilda Chan, Regional Counsel of Housing Litigation, with co-counsel from the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), achieved a major legal victory for tenants of an apartment building in San Pablo. California’s Tenant Protection Act of 2019 …

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CalFresh for Minors – new resource

| By BayLegal
Categories: Homepage, News, Resources
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.   Download the PDF document …

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Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, eNewsletter Story, News
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month is observed from September 15-October 15 to spotlight and celebrate the lives, lineage, and accomplishments of Hispanic/Latinx/o/ae peoples. September 15 commences Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month because these dates encompass many significant events for the Latin countries such as the anniversaries of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on September 15, Mexico on September 16 (no, it’s not …

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BayLegal’s Napa County Regional Office Has Moved!

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, Homepage, News
New Address in Napa Bay Area Legal Aid’s Napa County regional office has moved! We are now located in downtown Napa at: 1250 Main St., Suite 210 Box 18 Napa, CA 94559 Please note that reception and remote service schedules remain as posted previously. For these and other details, please consult https://baylegal.org/get-help/find-an-office/napa-county/.  

BayLegal Publishes Our 2021 Annual Report

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, eNewsletter Story, Executive Director blog, Fundraising, Homepage, News, Publication
Dear Partners In Justice, Thank you for your partnership and support of our critical work with low-income communities throughout the Bay Area toward a more just society for all! The publication today of our 2021 Annual Report stands as a compelling reminder to all of us at BayLegal of what your support means for our …

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

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Resources
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 the main Youth Justice page …

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Know Your Rights resources for Laguna Honda residents and their advocates

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, Homepage, News
News from our colleagues at the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) about the decertification of Laguna Hospital Hospital, and the rights of  residents: “Due to continued quality of care violations, Laguna Honda has been threatened with loss of its ability to get paid by Medicare and Medi-Cal. Most Laguna Honda residents have their …

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One for Many: Impact Litigation for Direct Service Organizations (July 19th webinar co-presented by Impact Fund and Bay Area Legal Aid)

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, Attorneys, Homepage, News
ONE FOR MANY: IMPACT LITIGATION FOR DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Tues, July 19, 12-1 pm Co-hosted by Impact Fund and Bay Area Legal Aid Presenters: Novella Coleman, Director of Litigation, Bay Area Legal Aid Lindsay Nako, Director of Litigation & Training, Impact Fund In 1996, Congress prohibited Legal Services Corporation (“LSC”) grant recipients from initiating or participating in …

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California Discharges $500 Million in Illegal Court Fees in Response to Litigation, but Lawsuit Against the Courts Will Press On

| By BayLegal
Categories: Advocacy, Announcements, Homepage, Litigation, News, Other
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 1, 2022 PRESS CONTACT Joe Rivano Barros, joe@theworkeragency.com, 510-798-0730 CALIFORNIA DISCHARGES $500 MILLION IN ILLEGAL COURT FEES IN RESPONSE TO LITIGATION, BUT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COURTS WILL PRESS ON The Governor agreed on major relief, but ultimately failed to eliminate the needless court fee, known as the “civil assessment,” that …

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