BAY AREA LEGAL AID

Domestic violence prevention: in 2024, baylegal provided integrated and holistic legal services to help 4,637 low-income san francisco bay area survivors of inter-personal violence and their children escape abuse and build new independent and safe futures. Baylegal provided legal assistance with restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, divorces, child and spousal support, and other family law protections and supports. Baylegal also assisted immigrant survivors of physical and mental abuse, as well their children, in filing for immigration relief under the violence against women act (vawa) and the victims of trafficking and violence protection act.through this work, baylegal secured over $11.1 million in quantifiable benefits in domestic violence, family law, and immigration matters, to help inter-personal violence survivors achieve lasting safety and improve their self-sufficiency.

Baylegal also provides targeted services for vulnerable populations including foster and transition age youth, commercially sexually exploited children, youth with disabilities, mental health issues, and/or involvement in the dependency or delinquency systems, as well as veterans and people who were formerly incarcerated.