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CLA SoCal Response to COVID-19
In response to COVID-19, Community Legal Aid SoCal has enacted procedures to protect the safety, health, and wellbeing of our clients, staff, and volunteers. Our offices, the Compton Self-Help Center, [Continue Reading]
Thurgood Marshall Justice Center — Supporting Our Community
When Community Legal Aid SoCal’s Thurgood Marshall Justice Center opened its doors in Compton in the fall of 1993, the city and other parts of the greater Los Angeles region [Continue Reading]
Great Changes and Growth — A Year Since the Re-branding
By Kate Marr, Executive Director It is true that much can happen in a year. If I review 2019 in my mind, I can see it evident in the significant [Continue Reading]
Comprehensive Legal Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Though cowed by years of abuse, Lina (name changed) somehow got her footing and gathered the strength to seek help. A victim of human trafficking and domestic violence perpetrated by [Continue Reading]
Health Consumer Action Center Negotiates Substantial Settlement
She tried to find an attorney through the bar association and the Lawyer Referral Service but could not find one willing to take her case. She had a serious health [Continue Reading]
Assistance at Compton Courthouse for Self-Represented Litigants
The staff at the Compton Courthouse Legal Self-Help Center (Self-Help Center) do not offer litigants legal advice and yet each morning, Monday through Friday, there is a line well out [Continue Reading]
Making an Impact for the Homeless Population of Orange County
Our region's unsheltered population has risen over the past several years, with homeless encampments springing up beneath overpasses, near abandoned buildings and along culverts. As cities cracked down on these [Continue Reading]
CLA SoCal Wins Back Property Title for Orange County Victims of Statewide Foreclosure Fraud Scheme
Our clients were one of hundreds of households victimized by a massive foreclosure fraud scheme when CLA SoCal filed a lawsuit in April 2018 to restore title to their home. [Continue Reading]
Aiding and Supporting Victims of Crime
Shortly after a successful restraining order hearing, our client Maria (name changed) received an email from an unknown Gmail account. In the email she was shocked to see a nude [Continue Reading]
A Volunteer’s Commitment to Service
Natasha (name changed) and her husband had built and were living a good and comfortable life when they got the news that he had a serious illness. As the illness [Continue Reading]
Assistance and Representation — Helping Low-Income Taxpayers with Tax Controversies
John (name changed), a Vietnam veteran, was proud of the small, modest dirt hauling business he built for himself. So, when the IRS contacted him and notified him that he was [Continue Reading]
Serving Clients and Effecting Systemic Change
For those who qualify for our services, Community Legal Aid SoCal’s Health Consumer Action Center (HCAC) is a resource for free assistance with problems related to healthcare coverage and other [Continue Reading]
