FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor Newsom Signs Bill Preventing Homelessness, Protecting Low-Income Debtors
Low-Income Californians Get Protection From Debt Collectors Trying to Clean Out Their Bank Account.
Our Stories
Remembering Our Beloved Alum with the Brian Lewinstein Youth Justice Fellowship
It was a bittersweet summer for all of us here at EBCLC as we welcomed 46 summer interns into our offices, while also recognizing the passage of a full year since the loss of our beloved student Brian Lewinstein. Brian was a friend to everyone during the 2018 summer he spent interning with EBCLC’s Youth […]
EBCLC’s Social Work Program Deepens Impact Through Wrap-Around Care
Kaye Hudson, EBCLC Social Work Program alum, received her Masters in Social Work in May 2019. In past lives, Kaye Hudson , MSW, has competed in darts on the national stage, owned her own hobby shop, and operated a daycare center. But it’s at EBCLC that she launched the career in which she was […]
EBCLC’s Daniel Faessler Honored with 2019 Kathi Pugh Award
Daniel Faessler (back row, center) with colleagues and students at May 9, 2019 EBCLC Graduation Ceremony PC: RSVP Event Photography Between providing robust client services and training the next generation of public interest advocates, supervising attorneys at the East Bay Community Law Center have a lot on their plates. As Daniel Faessler has demonstrated, though, […]
“Everything came to the surface.”
“EBCLC’s services are very personable and professional, which I think is a very hard balance to achieve. It feels like staff is part of your case. It’s not just a job for them, they really are there for the client and make us feel like we are in this together!”
–Dulce, a former EBCLC client
EBCLC Celebrates Our 2019 Graduates
Each summer, EBCLC sends a new class of over 150 principled, compassionate attorneys into the world. We hope you will join us in celebrating all of our students, and in congratulating our very own Nirali Beri, Hannah Flanery, and Cindy Pan on the highly distinguished honors they received in May!
School-Based Project Meets Families Where Community Already Thrives
As the Deputy Director of EBCLC’s Immigration Program, Mindy Phillips spends plenty of time filing applications, supervising law students, and appearing in Immigration Court. On any given Tuesday, though, you’ll find her somewhere in Oakland, surrounded by tongue depressors and toothbrushes. Through EBCLC’s School-Based Immigration Project, Mindy has connected with hundreds of undocumented students and […]
A Tale of Two Tickets with Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell
Last summer, advocates across California came together to launch Debt Free Justice California (DFJC). Facilitated by EBCLC and the ACLU of Southern California, DFJC is driving criminal justice reform to end the criminalization of poverty. Today, we’re so proud to share our brand-new video A Tale of Two Tickets , based on the research and […]
Fighting to Care: One Woman’s Battle to Practice Emergency Medicine
On her last visit to EBCLC to drop off a box of celebratory donuts, AC*, a former client of EBCLC’s Clean Slate/Reentry Legal Services Practice, checked her watch a few times while chatting with her attorney. She couldn’t risk running late for her job interview that afternoon- not after all she had been through to […]
