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

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.

TAKE ACTION: Flock Safety jeopardizes the privacy of Berkeley residents, violates sanctuary contract terms, and endanger...
03/20/2026

TAKE ACTION: Flock Safety jeopardizes the privacy of Berkeley residents, violates sanctuary contract terms, and endangers our immigrant neighbors, all while failing to significantly reduce crime. Tell Berkeley City Council to REJECT expanding its contract with Flock.

We need your help to raise $10,000 for an emergency fund for our immigrant clients! At the start of the year, USCIS dra...
02/19/2026

We need your help to raise $10,000 for an emergency fund for our immigrant clients! At the start of the year, USCIS dramatically increased immigration filing fees, essentially creating a “pay-to-play" system for immigrants. Some filing fees have increased from $100 to over $1,000, which is simply unaffordable for our low-income clients. EBCLC has begun to pay these filing fees on behalf of our clients, but we are rapidly exhausting our already limited resources to do so.

You can make a real difference for our work and the immigrant clients we serve – please consider making a donation to this emergency fund. Donate here: https://ebclc.org/support/donate/

Do you or someone you know need assistance applying for a name and gender marker change? Join EBCLC for one of our upcom...
02/05/2026

Do you or someone you know need assistance applying for a name and gender marker change? Join EBCLC for one of our upcoming Name & Gender Change Workshops! Contact us at 510-548-4040 x387 or [email protected] to sign up.

If you or someone you know is a tenant impacted by the fire at 1762-1766 Broadway and 435 19th St. in Oakland, contact o...
01/28/2026

If you or someone you know is a tenant impacted by the fire at 1762-1766 Broadway and 435 19th St. in Oakland, contact our office and ask to speak with our housing team at (510) 548-4040.

EBCLC is pleased to present Rooted and Resilient, our 2025 Annual Report. This collection of victories, testimonials, an...
01/15/2026

EBCLC is pleased to present Rooted and Resilient, our 2025 Annual Report. This collection of victories, testimonials, and reflections offers a picture of what it took to persevere this year. It also shows how our staff, students, and supporters came together to fight for our community. It is our honor and responsibility to lead with justice during these unprecedented times.

Read our annual report here: https://ebclc.org/impact/annual-report/

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Berkeley, CA
94703

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