PUBLIC COUNSEL
610 S ARDMORE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 www.publiccounsel.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PUBLIC COUNSEL IS THE NATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM SPECIALIZING IN DELIVERING PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1970, PUBLIC COUNSEL STRIVES TO ACHIEVE THREE MAIN GOALS: PROTECTING THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN; REPRESENTING IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF TORTURE, PERSECUTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER CRIMES; AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC JUSTICE BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THROUGH A PRO BONO MODEL THAT LEVERAGES THE TALENTS AND DEDICATION OF THOUSANDS OF ATTORNEY AND LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, PUBLIC COUNSEL DELIVERS FREE OR LOW-COST LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS AND ADDRESSES SYSTEMIC POVERTY AND CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY.

IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS: PUBLIC COUNSEL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE PRO BONO REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ASYLUM ON THE BASIS OF PERSECUTION DUE TO NATIONALITY, RACE, RELIGION, POLITICAL OPINION OR MEMBERSHIP IN A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP. PUBLIC COUNSEL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO REPRESENT VICTIMS OF CRIMES WHO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS THROUGH COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE AT THE HAND OF CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT SPOUSES. STAFF ATTORNEYS AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO REPRESENT ABUSED, ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO CANNOT REUNIFY WITH THEIR PARENT/S, UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AND FAMILIES FLEEING VIOLENCE IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE ADVICE, EDUCATION AND REPRESENTATION TO IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION, AND DEPORTED VETERANS. (THE REVENUE REPORTED HERE IS THE AMOUNT OF EXEMPT FUNCTION REVENUE FROM FORM 990, PART VIII, COLUMN (B) ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM.)

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: PUBLIC COUNSEL STAFF ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND SOCIAL WORK INTERNS WORK WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO MEET THEIR WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS IN CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS, INCLUDING GUARDIANSHIP, EDUCATION RIGHTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, FOSTER CARE BENEFITS, SCHOOL TRUANCY AND REMOVALS, AND TEEN PARENTING. WE ALSO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE TERMINALLY ILL, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. OUR EDUCATION RIGHTS ATTORNEYS WORK THROUGH EDUCATION, LITIGATION, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH AND FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND WORK TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND REDUCE OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING AND GRADUATION RATES AND STOP THE "SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE". AS PART OF OUR WORK WITH CHILDREN, OUR ADOPTIONS UNIT REPRESENTS PARENTS ADOPTING CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. (THE REVENUE REPORTED HERE IS THE AMOUNT OF EXEMPT FUNCTION REVENUE FROM FORM 990, PART VIII, COLUMN (B) ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM.)

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION: PUBLIC COUNSEL'S STAFF ATTORNEYS AND INTAKE COORDINATORS PARTNER WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK OF ENDING UP HOMELESS OR BECOMING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. WE PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND ADVICE TO IMPOVERISHED, HUNGRY AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO HELP THEM SECURE SHELTER, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES. FOCUSED LEGAL CLINICS IN PARTS OF THE COUNTY WHERE FAMILIES ARE AT GREATER RISK OF HOMELESSNESS PROVIDE DIRECT ADVOCACY SERVICES TO AT-RISK FAMILIES TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS CASH AID, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL BENEFITS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PRO BONO EVICTION DEFENSE REPRESENTATION AS PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN EVICTION MATTERS. OUR PREVENTING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS TEAM REPRESENTS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND PEOPLE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 6 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTYWIDE EFFORTS TO END HOMELESSNESS. (THE REVENUE REPORTED HERE IS THE AMOUNT OF EXEMPT FUNCTION REVENUE FROM FORM 990, PART VIII, COLUMN (B) ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM.)

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