Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM DIRECTLY REPRESENTS LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICTS 5, 10 AND 11 IN OVER 35 AREAS OF THE LAW. OUR WORK CHANGES HUNDREDS OF LIVES EACH YEAR. ONE CASE FROM 2016 IS ILLUSTRATIVE. WE REPRESENTED A MOTHER WHO HAD ENDURED OVER EIGHT YEARS OF SEVERE DOMESTIC ABUSE. ONE DAY, HER HUSBAND CALLED THE COPS AND REPORTED THAT SHE HAD HIT HIM, WHICH WASN'T TRUE. DESPITE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, THE POLICE ARRESTED HER. SHE SPENT 5 DAYS IN JAIL BEFORE BEING RELEASED AND HIT WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER. THE ORDER PREVENTED HER FROM GOING HOME, GETTING ANY CLOTHES, SEEING THE CHILDREN, OR GETTING ANY MONEY. AS A RESULT, SHE BECAME HOMELESS. SHE HAD A TRIAL COMING UP ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED BACK IN HER HOME AND WENT TO FIVE OTHER AGENCIES LOOKING FOR HELP. THEY ALL TURNED HER AWAY. FORTUNATLY, SHE LIVES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. WE TOOK HER CASE FOUR DAYS BEFORE HER FIRST HEARING. WE WON HER THREE DAY TRIAL, GOT HER BACK IN HER HOME WITH HER CHILDREN, AND FORCED HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND OUT. WE ALSO OBTAINED CHILD SUPPORT, SOLE CHILD CUSTODY, AND A DIVORCE ON HER BEHALF; ALL FOR A FRACTON OF THE COST HOMELESS SERVICES COST. EACH YEAR, WE HELP HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS. OUR DATA INDICATES FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND ON OUR SERVICES AND OVERHEAD, WE GENERATED ABOUT $6.63 IN FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR CLIENTS AND DETERRED UP TO $14.75 IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, FOR A SOCIAL ROI OF ABOUT 1:21.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.2M

  • Legal Assistance for Low-Income Communities

    Our core program directly represents residents of San Francisco low-income communities of color in over 35 areas of the law. We aim to create the legal-equivalent of a general hospital, as the provider that ensures all residents have access to legal help. Our work changes hundreds of lives each year and we've documented a social return on investment (ROI) of 1:21.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.4M