Organization Website
Twitter: @LegalAidLA
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Primary geographic focus: Southern California, Southwestern California
Organization Type: Provider
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: LSC Grantees, IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Field Programs
Tags: Benefits, Child Custody, Community Economic Development, Consumer Protection, Domestic Violence, Employment, Family, Housing: Eviction, Housing: Foreclosure, Immigration
Acronym or short name: LAFLA
For more than 85 years, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has provided civil legal services to poor and low-income people in Los Angeles County. In 2001, LAFLA merged with the Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach, resulting in more resources and a greater reach to people in need.
Now with five neighborhood offices, three Domestic Violence Clinics and four Self Help Legal Access Centers, LAFLA serves communities as diverse as East Los Angeles, the Westside, South Los Angeles, Koreatown and Long Beach. LAFLA is the first place thousands of poor people turn to when they need legal assistance for a crisis that threatens their shelter, health and livelihood.
Nearly 12,000 individuals and families are provided with legal services annually and an additional 35, 000 litigants are helped through LAFLA’s four Self Help Legal Access Centers. Another 20,000 are assisted through referrals, workshops and community outreach activities.
PRESS/RESEARCH FROM THIS SOURCE
News StoryCounty Program for Poorest of Poor Discriminates Against Mentally and Developmentally Disabled
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)November 18, 2015
Failure to accommodate the disabled poor draws lawsuit against L.A. County Department of Public Social Services.
PRESS/RESEARCH MENTIONING/INVOLVING THIS SOURCE
Press Release$7.4 Million Awarded to 17 Legal Nonprofit Organizations to Provide Free Legal Representation
California Community FoundationNovember 27, 2017
$7.4 Million Awarded to 17 Legal Nonprofit Organizations to Provide Free Legal Representation
News Story
Legal aid funding at risk of federal budget cuts
California Bar JournalMarch 2, 2017
LAAC Executive Director Salena Copeland, along with multiple LAAC members, were featured in the California Bar Journal this month to discuss funding for legal aid and express their concerns over proposed cuts to legal aid at the federal level.
News Story
LA Superior Court agrees with feds to expand interpreters
The Associated Press (AP)The Fresno Bee
September 20, 2016
Limited and non-English speaking Californians see victory as LA Superior Court agrees to increase access to free language services.
News Story
Lawsuit filed against city of Los Angeles for endangering homeless
Justin CosgroveJurist
March 15, 2016
On Monday, March 14. Carol Sobel, from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and several other private firms, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles for endangering homeless people.
News Story
L.A.’s voided law against sleeping in cars costs it $1.1 million in legal fees
Gale HollandLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
August 19, 2015
The city of Los Angeles agreed Wednesday to pay $1.1 million to lawyers who successfully challenged a municipal ordinance prohibiting sleeping in vehicles, targeted against homeless people.
News Story
County Program for Poorest of Poor Discriminates Against Mentally and Developmentally Disabled
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)November 18, 2015
Failure to accommodate the disabled poor draws lawsuit against L.A. County Department of Public Social Services.
News Story
Skid row tenants accuse landlord of trying to drive them out of building
Gale HollandLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
November 30, 2015
Civil legal aid groups assist skid row tenants seeking justice against landlord trying to drive them out of homes.
News Story
Sidewalk vendors sue L.A., say city seized their carts and belongings
Emily Alpert ReyesLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
October 29, 2015
Civil legal aid attorneys sue to preserve street vendors' rights.
News Story
Rental buyout debate continued to April
Matthew HallSanta Monica Daily Press (SMDP)
October 2, 2015
The Rent Control Board tabled a decision on creating a database of rental buyout agreements, but required landlords to give tenants a document detailing their rights during a buyout.
News Story
Landlord discrimination against section 8 vouchers outlawed
David Mark SimpsonSanta Monica Daily Press (SMDP)
May 7, 2015
Santa Monica city council approved an ordinance that prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income, including Section 8 vouchers.
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