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Icon for edsource.orgEdSource · Apr 25, 2023

California is offering free immigration legal services for community college students

you’re eligible for free legal immigration services. Since 2019, California has been investing $10 million yearly in a program that provides legal services to help community college students renew their status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ...
San Francisco Examiner · 1d

What SF could lose as it cuts legal aid funding

For Open Door Legal, the nonprofit that receives more general civil legal aid funding than any other, the loss of city funding would likely result in the closure of one of its four San Francisco offices, reduction of 15 staff members, and 900 fewer clients served, according to Tirtanadi.
Icon for www.ocregister.comOrange County Register · 4d

Trump order of free legal help for police sends a message, but may have little impact in court

President Donald Trump’s new executive order promising free private legal protection ... generally already receive top-flight legal assistance and the court doctrine of qualified immunity ...
Icon for money.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Aug 15, 2020

How to Find Legal Help When You Can't Afford a Lawyer

Depending on your situation, you can employ a variety of strategies to get free legal advice or cheap legal assistance. Read on for more information on each option. Andrea Vacca, a collaborative ...
Icon for edsource.orgEdSource · Jan 21, 2021

How California schools can help undocumented middle and high schoolers receive legal aid

Under California law, all public schools must provide equal ... and the nonprofit organizations that offer free legal help are often overwhelmed with clients. “Even to get an appointment is really hard for families,” García said.
Mission Local · 12d

S.F. supervisors, nonprofits sound alarm on Mayor Lurie’s cuts to free civil legal aid

To close an $818 million budget deficit, San Francisco has put free civil legal aid on the chopping block. And more cuts are coming.
Icon for missionlocal.orgMission Local · 27d

What happens if S.F.’s free civil legal aid gets cut? We might find out.

Not all free legal services are affected by the proposed cuts. Proposition F, a citywide ballot measure that passed in 2018, provides legal aid for tenants facing formal evictions. Cases involving immigration or gender-based violence are also not affected ...
The Desert Sun · 2d

New ‘farmworker justice center’ in Coachella offers classes, legal aid and more

A new “farmworker justice center” in Coachella will have a wide range of offerings, including a computer lab and entrepreneurship classes.