Additional Resources
Legal Aid Organizations Serving the Bay Area
LawHelpCalifornia - A statewide legal services directory
California Rural Legal Assistance
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
Western Center on Law and Poverty
SF Volunteer Legal Services Program
Disability Rights California, Inc.
Family/Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Community United Against Violence
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
Dept. of Justice (DOL) Violence Against Women Office
President's Interagency Council on Women
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
DOJ National Institute of Justice
DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics
DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance
DOJ Office for Victims of Crime
Natl. Criminal Justice Reference Service
Natl. Org. for Women (NOW) & Violence Against Women
Young Women's Christian Association Doves, Inc.
General Information on Domestic Violence
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Information Center
DV Handbook: Who are the Abusers?
Safety Net Domestic Violence Resources
Domestic Violence Prevention Handbook
Domestic Violence and Children
National Crime Prevention Council on Teens
Domestic Violence in Gay/Lesbian Relationships
Gay/Lesbian DV: Bibliography of Books
Domestic Violence-Religion
Center for Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Resources for Rabbis and Survivors
Domestic Violence - Batterer Intervention
Housing
California Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Landlord-Tenant's Rights
California Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Fair Housing Agencies
Eviction Defense Collaborative - serving San Francisco
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
San Francisco Rent Stabilization Board
Health and The Medi-Cal Program
National Health Law Program (Extensive links page to advocacy organizations and legal services programs)
California's Medi-Cal Program
Apply for Medi-Cal - List of welfare offices by county
Medi-Cal Managed Care Consumers Rights
Health Consumer Alliance - Medi-Cal Page
Immigrants and Public Benefits
National Immigration Law Center
Welfare Reform & Asian/Pacific Islanders
State Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
California Immigrant Policy Center
California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
CalWORKs - RAND Corporation Analysis
CalWORKs - Alameda County Resources
Eden I&R (Alameda County) CalWORKs Page
Laney College (Oakland) CalWORKs Page
Peralta Community College District
Berkeley City College (formerly Vista) CalWORKs Page
Food Stamp and Nutrition Programs
Food Research and Action Center
Food Stamps and other Nutrition Programs
Economic Success Clearinghouse
Making Wages Work - Food Stamps Page
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Disability & Supplemental Security Income Benefits
Social Security Administration - Basic SSI Information
Social Security Office Locator
Social Security/SSI/SVB Denial of Benefits Info
Unemployment Insurance
CA Employment Development Department
National Employment Law Project
Legal Research
Legal Services of Northern California
Nolo Press -Publishes a number of legal self-help manuals