Agency Details:

Bay Area Legal Aid

Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is the largest provider of free civil legal services throughout the Bay Area. BayLegal is committed to providing meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client's location, language or disability. Access to legal advocacy is critical to ensuring that Bay Area residents living in poverty understand and assert their rights to create stability for themselves and their families.
Last year, BayLegal services benefited more than 70,000 Bay Area residents.

Description:
BayLegal’s services include: advice; referrals; limited scope assistance; extended representation; public policy and impact advocacy; trainings; outreach; and community education.

BayLegal focuses on the four priority areas identified by clients and the community as the most pressing legal needs:
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION: Assisting domestic violence survivors escape the violence and create a safe and stable environment for themselves and their families through Family Law, Restraining Order, and Immigration assistance.
 HOUSING PRESERVATION: Assist clients to access and preserve safe affordable housing free of discrimination, with specific focus on Eviction defense and Fair Housing.
 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: Assist clients to obtain healthcare services from county and state programs
 ECONOMIC SECURITY: Assisting clients secure public benefits and eliminate the barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.

Contact person: Genevieve Richardson, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

1735 Telegraph AVenue Oakland, CA 94612 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.baylegal.org

Directions:

OFFICES/CLINICS located throughout the Bay Area, including: Alameda (Oakland); Contra Costa (Concord, Richmond, Antioch); Marin; Napa; San Francisco; San Mateo (Redwood City); and Santa Clara (San Jose)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 19th Street BART,   Walk distance (in minutes): 1

Last updated on April 12, 2009