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The East Bay Community Law Center provides free legal services to eligible East Bay clients.

Since its founding in 1988 by law students at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, EBCLC has become the largest provider of free legal services in the East Bay

10/08/2026

“My daughter began working with EBCLC when she was 15. Her EBCLC social worker was a godsend, making sure my daughter was supported in reaching her goals. She went above and beyond, like taking my daughter to her favorite restaurant and sending us groceries, to make sure we didn’t have to struggle more than we already were.” – Ms. Worley, mother of Education Defense & Justice for Youth client

When our clients face eviction, school expulsion, or uncertainty about their immigration status, they need more than a lawyer. Our social workers often go the extra mile, taking clients out for meals so they don’t go hungry, attending clients’ key milestones like graduation, and taking clients shopping for necessities.

To help us continue this important work, EBCLC is aiming to raise $5,000 for our Social Work Program. Make an impact with your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) by supporting EBCLC’s Social Work Program on October 8th, the third annual . All donations (via DAF and other means) made between today and October 20th will be dedicated to our Social Work Program and help provide critical material support to our clients, such as hygiene kits and groceries.

Please help us make DAF Day a success by making a gift via your DAF or on our website. To donate via your DAF, you will need our Tax ID number (94-3042565) and organization’s legal name, East Bay Community Law Center.

https://ebclc.org/support/donate/daf/

10/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who made Community Health Day a success! Last week, we gathered 6 community partners to provide resources and serve over 200 attendees! Thank you to the service providers, EBCLC staff, and Tacos Sinaloa team who made this event such a success. We can't wait to throw this event again next year – hope to see you there!

09/28/2026

EBCLC is excited to launch our new LinkedIn alumni group! 🎉 This online forum is open to all alumni from our summer internship and semester clinical student programs. We hope this group can be a space to stay connected with and informed about EBCLC and your fellow alumni. Join us on LinkedIn! ➡ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/40983012/

09/24/2026

EBCLC is pleased to announce the launch of a new medical-legal partnership with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (CHO) to provide free legal services to patients and their families. Read more about this exciting new initiative on our website: https://ebclc.org/news/new-medical-legal-partnership

EBCLC’s Health and Economic Security Program will host monthly community legal clinics at CHO. Through these clinics, our team will help low-income individuals and families navigate increasingly complex systems to access and retain healthcare coverage and public benefits. Community legal clinics are open to everyone, regardless of immigration status, and EBCLC’s Immigration Program will also provide complementary support to undocumented and mixed status families.

09/14/2026

Join EBCLC for a free, in person workshop on the impacts of H.R.1 for immigrants accessing public assistance and what resources are still accessible in Alameda County! Offered as part of Community Health Day.

🔜The Changing Landscape of Public Benefits for Immigrants Post H.R.1

Free in person train-the-trainer workshop covering topics like:
• Public Benefits (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CAPI/SSDI)
• Public Charge: What is it? Who does it apply to? What has changed?
• Resources Available: Alameda County HealthPAC, food pantries, other resources

WHEN: October 1, 2026 from 12pm-1pm
WHERE: East Bay Community Law Center (2921 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA)

You can learn more about our full day of programming at https://ebclc.org/news/ebclc-community-health-day/

08/19/2026

The East Bay Community Law Center is thrilled to announce our 5th Annual Community Health Day. On Thursday, October 1st we will provide access to on-the-spot medical and dental care, assistance with benefit applications, live scans, free food, and a wide range of legal information and resources at our office in South Berkeley. We hope to see you there!

https://ebclc.org/news/ebclc-community-health-day/

El East Bay Community Law Center se complace en anunciar nuestro 5.º Día Comunitario de Salud Anual. El jueves 1 de octubre ofreceremos revisiones médicas y dentales inmediatas, asistencia para aplicaciones de beneficios, verificaciones de antecedentes (“Live Scan”), comida gratuita y una amplia variedad de información y recursos legales en nuestras oficinas del sur de Berkeley. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

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06/02/2026

Recently, one of EBCLC’s clients was kidnapped outside his home by ICE and taken to a detention center almost six hours away. Once EBCLC was finally able to communicate with our client, we obtained his permission to contact his church and other community members for help. Friends and fellow church members rallied behind him to provide emotional and material support.

EBCLC was able to secure our client’s release from detention, and his community’s support was absolutely essential to this legal victory.

This is a reminder that each one of us plays an important role in this ecosystem of resistance. Please make a gift to EBCLC today and support community lawyering that strengthens the resilience of our communities in this critical time: ebclc.org/donate

05/19/2026

For Simone, homelessness is always on her mind. As a social worker, she supports homeless individuals who are medically frail, and as a tenant, she’s had to fight against her own eviction for several years.

Simone moved into her home 14 years ago with her two children and her elderly father. When the landlord passed away, the home went into foreclosure and was eventually purchased by a bank. The bank refused to accept rent payments from Simone and moved to evict her and her family, claiming that she was not a tenant despite a decade of tenancy. EBCLC’s Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Program stepped in to help Simone get her eviction case dismissed.

Now, Simone brings her experience facing homelessness to her work with her clients. “It gives me strength and empathy. And it keeps me humble knowing that what my clients have gone through could have easily happened to me if I hadn’t had EBCLC by my side.”

Please make a gift today to support community lawyering that strengthens the resilience of our communities in this critical time: ebclc.org/donate

05/05/2026

Donna came to EBCLC after losing her social security income, which she depends on to survive. As a lifelong advocate for domestic violence survivors, renters, and people with reduced mobility, Donna always showed up for her community, even while navigating challenges in her own life. Still, as the administration slashes away at the social safety net, Donna couldn’t save herself from falling through the cracks it’s created.

After months of advocacy and with Donna’s own persistence, our Health and Economic Security program was able to reinstate Donna’s critical SSI benefits. Now, Donna guides people from her community to EBCLC’s services.

Donna is a testament to how community-centered lawyering reinforces the resiliency that already exists in our communities, especially in people like Donna. In her own words: “The system is broken but it won’t break me.”

Please make a gift today to support community lawyering that strengthens the resilience of our communities in this critical time: ebclc.org/donate

04/10/2026

We are urging the Oakland City Council to oppose the Encampment Abatement Policy and instead work with the impacted communities to find viable solutions to Oakland’s homelessness crisis.

Tell your council member to OPPOSE the EAP at or before their April 14 council meeting!

Address

2921 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA
94703

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15105484040

Website

http://www.ebclc.org/

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