East Bay Community Law Center

East Bay Community Law Center 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

The East Bay Community Law Center is thrilled to announce our 5th Annual Community Health Day. On Thursday, October 1st ...
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

Donna came to EBCLC after losing her social security income, which she depends on to survive. As a lifelong advocate for...
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

We are urging the Oakland City Council to oppose the Encampment Abatement Policy and instead work with the impacted comm...
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!

EBCLC is proud to support SB 1422 – the Medi-Cal Access Restoration Act. SB 1422 restores access to Medi-Cal by ending t...
04/07/2026

EBCLC is proud to support SB 1422 – the Medi-Cal Access Restoration Act.

SB 1422 restores access to Medi-Cal by ending the enrollment freeze for our immigrant neighbors and ensuring communities across California can get the care they need.

Join us in calling on the Senate Health Committee to support SB 1422 at tomorrow’s hearing.

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

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