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A Steadfast Advocate for Individuals, Families & Communities Throughout Los Angeles County
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We provide free legal help to residents of LA County.
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Our Mission
Through a combination of individual representation, high impact litigation and public policy advocacy, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity, and justice in Los Angeles’ diverse neighborhoods.
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Housing & Homelessness Prevention
NLSLA works to preserve affordable housing and rent control, prevent unlawful evictions and foreclosures, and fight discrimination in Section 8 and other government-subsidized housing. Our attorneys provide a range of services, from advice and counsel to individual representation and high-impact litigation.
Link to: Disaster Assistance Project
Disaster Relief
Low-income communities are always the hardest-hit when disaster strikes – whether it’s a devastating wildfire or a global health emergency. NLSLA provides disaster-related legal services that address problems with FEMA, unemployment and other critical benefits, medical insurance, and housing issues.
Link to: Medical-Legal Partnerships
Access to Healthcare
NLSLA works to widen access to healthcare and offers assistance to people struggling to get coverage and resolve problems with health plans. The organization also partners with doctors in community clinics and hospitals to identify and address legal issues impacting individual and community health.
Link to: Self-Help Centers
Self-Help Legal Access Centers
NLSLA operates Self-Help Legal Access Centers in courthouses across Los Angeles County, where litigants requiring protection from domestic violence, resolving child custody disputes, seeking a divorce and halting an eviction can access legal guidance and referrals to legal services.
Our Impact
NLSLA provides free legal assistance to nearly 160,000 individuals and families throughout Los Angeles County every year. Our advocates specialize in areas of the law that disproportionately impact people living in poverty, including affordable housing and eviction defense, access to public benefits, support for domestic violence survivors and their children, access to healthcare, and worker and consumer rights, as well as employment and training.
174,868
Angelenos who benefited from our services in 2023
21,065
clients helped to exercise their housing rights in 2023
54,215
people received legal assistance at a Self-Help Legal Access Center in 2023
2,568
clients helped to obtain healthcare access in 2023
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Help NLSLA combat the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expand access to health, opportunity, and justice.
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Volunteer
Meaningful pro bono opportunities to create lasting improvements in the lives of individuals and families throughout Los Angeles.
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Events
Work with advocates doing community outreach, assist at Self-Help Clinics, and support administrative staff in our offices.
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Careers
Join our team and make a real impact in the lives of low-income individuals and communities in areas of housing, healthcare, and more.
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