Community Legal Aid SoCal

Heads up and please pass on! We are closed tomorrow until Monday, January 4th, 9 am when our staff returns to work ready to help (call Hotline 800-834-5001).

In the time of the pandemic, health and healthcare is at the forefront. This video gives a brief overview of how the advocates of our Health Consumer Action Center can help qualified consumers with their issues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SDT5amBVXs&t=11s

"She’s never been in this situation before. But whether you have or not, if you are unable to get back to work or get on unemployment or the work that you do have is much less than you were making, there’s no way for you to get out of the debt." Finding an attorney was a lifeline after months of wandering lost in a maze of government bureaucracy." https://www.washingtonpost.com///eviction-covid-christmas/

How can our Economic Maintenance Unit advocates help with public benefits? Find out in 57 seconds! Our Hotline number is 800-834-5001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKH411BwItY

Wishing a Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate!

We have an opening for a paralegal in our Domestic Violence Prevention Program! See graphic below for details. Please download and/or share!

For those in south Orange County, sharing this!

Our executive director Kate Marr was one of the nominees of the Orange County Business Journal's Women in Business Awards 2020 virtual event! #OCBJ Orange County Business Journal

Our latest newsletter is out, focusing on Domestic Violence Awareness and Celebrating Pro Bono. Click to read! #DVAM2020 #domesticviolenceawareness #ProBonoWeek #MakingJusticeReal4SoCal #MakingJusticeReal4SoCal https://mailchi.mp/4ab5eb767/makingjusticereal4socal-786982

October, Domestic Violence Awareness month. "The toll of COVID-19 does not always show up on a radiologist’s screen as blighted lungs. These doctors who peer beneath a patient’s skin with the help of CT or MRI scans are increasingly seeing evidence of physical abuse by those patients’ domestic partners as a consequence of the months of stay-at-home orders, job loss and escalating family stress that the pandemic has wrought." https://www.latimes.com//intimate-partner-violence-spiked-

During this Pro Bono Week, we want to give a big "shout out" of gratitude to our Pro Bono partners! Thank you for helping us serve our clients. Your generous support is deeply appreciated. #ProBonoWeek #legalaid #probono #gratitude #MakingJusticeReal4SoCal

Happy National Paralegal Day to all of our amazing paralegals! We couldn't ensure #equalaccess to justice without our hardworking paralegals. #paralegals #nationalparalegalday #legalaid #justice #makingjusticereal4socal

Nuestra Unidad de Ley Familiar puede ayudar con las presentaciones de divorcios, custodia de niños, visitas de niños y órdenes de restricción por violencia doméstica. Llame 800-834-5001.

This is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The world wide pandemic has affected the number of incidents of domestic violence, both known and unknown. "Official statistics are mixed. In some countries, reports of abuse have risen during the pandemic; in others, including the United States, they’ve fallen. But people who work with victims say that in countries seeing fewer complaints, the numbers mask a darker reality. The closure of schools and day-care centers means teachers and social workers have been unable to identify and report abuse. A growing body of evidence suggests incidents of domestic violence are rising as families struggle with restrictions on movement and mounting economic hardship" If you or someone you know needs help, call us at 800-834-5001, M-Th 9 am - 5 pm, Fri 9 am - 12 noon. #DVAM2020

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Kate Marr, Executive Director writes in a blog piece, "There is a side effect of the pandemic that is not necessarily in plain sight, except to those who are directly affected by it..." #DVAM2020 Click LINK! https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/domestic-violence-a-hi/

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre COVID-19. https://mcusercontent.com//8d13ca90-c202-493b-913b-e984e04

The attorney & paralegal staff of our Economic Maintenance Unit recently got together for their staff retreat via Zoom. They laid out their priorities moving forward!

In this Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our Family Law Unit attorney Cheryl Bigos is featured today in the column "Law in the Time of COVID". Click on the link to read her journal. #DVAM2020 Cheryl Bigoshttps://www.law.com//law-in-the-time-of-covid-how-a-famil/