Legal Organization Directory

Centro Legal’s tenants rights program provides assistance on most housing issues, focused on Alameda County (excluding Berkeley, Emeryville, and Albany). The goals of the program are to stop displacement, maintain neighborhoods, and stabilize communities. All tenants arriving to our clinics will receive a brief consultation with a Centro Legal staff member. An attorney will review each tenant’s situation, offer advice, and provide a referral to an extended services appointment, if necessary.

The Childcare Law Center provides support to families with low-incomes who are seeking more information about: rights to run a child care from a home, rights of children with disabilities in child care, and rights to affordable child care. They also provide support to policymakers, legal aid programs, and organizations who serve families with low-incomes. You can also access “Know the Law” materials for child care providers and families at childcarelaw.org.

Chinatown CDC provides non-legal housing counseling on a variety of housing-related issues.

The Eviction Help Center provides San Jose residents with information on rental assistance, tenant protections, mediation, and referrals to legal help.

CASE represents families in special education disputes and can also design trainings for parents and staff on how to best advocate for children with disabilities.

Community Boards provides mediation services for conflicts that arise between family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, employers, business partners, vendors, customers, and others. The mediation could be used in place of a legal process or it could just be to help people have difficult conversations. Community Boards will not mediate disputes where there is violence, threats, or a restraining order involved.