The CCSLS provides educational presentations to older adults on a variety of important legal issues such as planning for incapacity for work, protecting property and identity, and preventing and combating elder abuse. Anyone who witnesses or believes that the conduct or activities of a licensed veterinarian or unlicensed person may cause harm (or harm) to animal patients or be illegal may file a complaint. Provides legal information to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients. If you need help with a legal question related to housing, social or consumer law, please contact our legal advice line. Investigations and complaints against over 180 businesses or professionals authorized by the DCA, including physicians, dentists, contractors and auto repair technicians. If you need help with a legal issue related to access to health care or unfair medical billing, please contact the Health Consumer Center. Stand Together Contra Costa is a rapid response, legal advice, and community building project aimed at supporting safety and justice for immigrant families in Contra Costa County. They offer community workshops, legal clinics and training. Stand Together Contra Costa`s mission is to ensure that all people in Contra Costa County, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay, enjoy the rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution and are protected from acts or policies that result in unequal, discriminatory, or illegal treatment. Provides free legal and social services to children and youth.
They represent children and adolescents in cases involving guardianship, long-term care, school discipline, immigration, emancipation and injunction proceedings. A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free civil rights services to Contra Costa County residents 60 years of age or older. HERA provides in-person and telephone legal advice to the public in its core business areas, which are predatory or unfair mortgages, abusive mortgage services, foreclosure prevention, illegal collection and false credit claims. Volunteers monitor and advocate for abused and neglected children to ensure they don`t get lost in the overburdened legal system or languish in an inappropriate group or nursing home. www.contracosta.ca.gov/1549/Employment-Human-Services www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/914/Adult-Protective-Services www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/972/Victim-Witness-Assistance-Program We have created this directory as a valuable resource to help you resolve your issues and answer your questions so that you can navigate the legal system more easily. If you need legal help or advice, we recommend calling our legal advice line at (800) 551-5554. For other ways to contact Legal Aid, see the “Help” drop-down menu at the top of this page. Provides free legal advice to California State prisoners and occasionally to California probation officers. Support is usually limited to cases involving conditions of detention. The CCSLS operates more than 20 pro bono clinics across the county that provide short-term legal advice, simple wills, living wills, and self-help support.
To help military personnel, veterans and their families access benefits, find free legal aid and better understand your legal problems. Check a dentist`s licence; or file a complaint if you believe that a board licensee has committed illegal activities related to their professional responsibilities. This includes poor quality dental care. Your donation will help provide legal services to seniors in our riding. Lawyers guide victims and witnesses through the justice system and refer them to agencies and organizations that provide emergency assistance and services. Provides free legal advice to low-income people in the priority areas of housing, domestic violence, public services and access to health. They address complex legal issues related to illegal detention, social security, Medi-Cal, spousal abuse and a range of legal issues relevant to their priorities. Provides direct legal services in the areas of immigration law, workers` rights and seniors` rights to low-income monolingual Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities. For over 40 years, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (“CCSLS”) has been dedicated to protecting the rights of residents 60 years of age and older in Contra Costa County. The CCSLS provides free legal services that improve clients` quality of life and assist them in areas such as home maintenance, abuse prevention and disability planning. Learn more about our work and mission » Consumers can learn about businesses or file complaints against businesses. As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline in the San Francisco Bay Area, vaccination rates rise, and pandemic safety measures nationwide begin to ease, BayLegal offices will begin a gradual reopening process.
The first step in this process will be to start with limited hours of operation in summer 2021. For our regional office in Contra Costa County, hours of operation will be set soon and published here when they are fixed. Students at the McGeorge School of Law, under the supervision of lawyers, provide national information and referrals to victims, their families, victim service providers and victim advocates. Retains the authority to investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, social housing and hate violence. File a complaint with the state bar association if you think your lawyer has acted inappropriately or unethically, but not just because there is disagreement between you or you think he or she did a bad job. Verify a medical license; or file a complaint with the medical authority if you believe that what a doctor has done, is doing or is not doing has caused or may cause harm to you or another person. An advocacy group for older adults serving Contra Costa County investigates and corrects allegations of abuse and neglect in long-term care facilities so older adults can live with dignity and respect. Applying for Social Security disability insurance and SSI disability benefits can be a complex and overwhelming task that can take two years or more from application to award. The Hawkins Center represents individuals throughout this process, from the initial rejection to hearings before Social Security administrative judges to the federal court if necessary.
If you have been denied benefits or have questions about Social Security disability programs, please contact the Hawkins Center today for free counseling. Primary Legal Assistance (510) 832-3040333 Hegenberger RdOakland, CA 94621Elder, Health Care and Immigration Information and contact information for departments such as the Registrar, Child Support Services, District Attorney, Public Defender, and Probation Department. A nonprofit organization that provides Californians with free one-on-one counseling about Medicare and other health issues is available through the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). Civil rights issues such as the right to vote, discrimination based on disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national origin, language rights of police reform, racial justice, the post-9/11 backlash and workers` rights. Legal Aid at Work provides free online information, including more than 100 fact sheets on specific areas of law primarily related to employment. They provide free services (phone, face-to-face, or video conferencing) to low-income workers at their workers` rights clinics in San Francisco, Berkeley, and East Palo Alto (as well as 7 other clinics). They offer services in English, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin and can arrange services in other languages. The Help Centre explains your health care rights and helps you understand how to use your health services. They ensure that health care plans comply with the law and deal with member complaints in a timely manner.
East Contra Costa County: In addition to BayLegal`s Richmond office, we operate remote advocacy websites in Antioch, Concord, and Pittsburg. For more information, please contact the Richmond office at (510) 233-9954. We will continue to reassess the evolution of CDC and local public health policies and, as always throughout the pandemic, we will put the safety of our customers, employees, and community above all other concerns. Comprehensive performance advice, claims preparation, case management and, where appropriate, appointment support. Rene C. Davidson Courthouse Self Help Center (510) 272-139324405 Amador Street, 1st FloorHayward, CA Arbitration and mediation, estate planning, family and real estate A nonprofit organization that supports inmates and their families through drop-in centers at each state prison, the Family Reunion Project, and the Fatherhood Program. Justice NOW (510) 839-76541322 Webster StreetOakland, CA 94612 CALL 2-1-1 to access thousands of local community services. It`s free. It is confidential. It is available 24 hours a day in more than 150 languages. Find childcare, disaster assistance, food, shelter, crisis counseling and more.
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (415) 974-5171650 Harrison StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107Elder Collective Legal Services Eviction Defense Center (510) 452-45411611 Telegraph AvenueOakland, CA 94612Real Estate. Northern California Legal Advice (707) 643-00541810 Capitol StreetVallejo, CA 94590Consumer, Health, Municipal and Real Estate Address: 1025 Macdonald Ave, Richmond, CA 94801 California Relay Service: Call 7-1-1 or from TTY call 1-800-735-2929 or visit California Relay Service for more information. Telephone: (510) 233-9954 Fax: (510) 236-6846 Office hours: Limited hours of operation are found above. While it is safe to return to work in person full-time, office hours are Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.