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A Summer with Legal Aid: Carl L. McConnell Fellow

My name is Tracy Vu, and I am a first generation law student at the University of San Francisco. I spent this summer working as the Carl L. McConnell Fellow for the housing team at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County. As I begin my second year in school, I am looking back on my summer experience and what brought me to where I am now. 

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Legal Aid SMC awarded State Bar of California’s DEI Leadership Silver Seal

We’re proud to share that the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County has recently received the DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Leadership Silver Seal from the State Bar of California as a result of three years of hard work by the organization’s Race Equity Initiative Committee.

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Legal Aid SMC's Allison Marseille featured in MIE Journal

In 2023, Allison Marseille, Deputy Director at Legal Aid SMC, worked with leadership across the organization to complete the proposal process for the 2023 Yield Giving Open Call along with 6,500 other nonprofits. Established by MacKenzie Scott, Yield Giving initially hosted the Open Call to select 250 of these organizations to receive a million dollar grant to support their work serving communities...

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Health

Immigration Status: Starting January 1, 2024, all California residents can apply for full-scope Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status.

Estado de inmigración: A partir del 1 de enero de 2024, todos los residentes de California podrán solicitar el Medi-Cal completo independientemente de su situación migratoria.

Public Charge

Check out the Keep Your Benefits website for information about Public Charge and immigration. Information is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. www.keepyourbenefits.org

How can you protect your family and yourself from ICE?

Here are 4 easy steps for you to act on NOW. Download MAPA for easy access!

  1. In case of ICE contact or sightings, call the Rapid Response hotline at 1-203-666-4472.

  2. Know your rights. Keep the red card handy at all times.

  3. Have a plan for you and your family in case someone is detained.

  4. Contact an immigration attorney about your legal options before speaking or signing anything.

In just one year, Legal Aid fought against social injustice by opening 1,402 cases for our low-income neighbors.

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632 households with children supported

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Provided legal aid to 396 clients with a disability

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Over 47 evictions stopped to keep families housed

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150 Pediatric Residents trained to recognize legal issues affecting their patients’ health

More information available in our annual Impact Report

The Median income in San Mateo County: $153,000

The Median income of Legal Aid clients: $27,300

The fight against social injustice for people living in poverty continues.

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Contact us at Legal Aid: call (650) 558-0915