San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc

San diego volunteer lawyer program is a vital legal resource for san diego children and youth. Sdvlp's special education advocacy program assists disabled foster youth to enforce their educational rights and remain in school. Sdvlp's guardianship program helps caregivers obtain legal custody of children who have often been abused or abandoned, enabling them to live in safe and stable homes.

Sdvlp is also a vital resource for low-income san diegans in a variety of other areas. Sdvlp's tenants' rights program helps prevent unlawful evictions and homelessness. Our microbusiness and nonprofit support program helps low-income entrepreneurs to create sustainable businesses that lift themselves and their families out of poverty and helps strengthen nonprofit organizations serving low-income san diegans. Our hiv/aids legal services program helps clients access medical care, housing, and fight discrimination. Because of sdvlp, clients who would otherwise have had to navigate the legal system alone received legal assistance in 6,000 cases last year.