Volunteer Guide

Bay Area Legal Aid (Richmond Office)

  • Location:
    1025 Macdonald Ave
    Richmond, CA 94801
  • Phone:
    (510) 233-9954
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, If you are a survivor of domestic violence or sexual assault, you can be referred to our dedicated line by your local Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault agency, police department or court.
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

BayLegal is the largest provider of free civil legal services to low-income individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide comprehensive legal services to immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in collaboration with community partners to ensure the safety and well being for our clients and their children.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Veterans
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: Cantonese Chinese, English, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes

Volunteering

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