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Happy National Philanthropy Day!

Happy National Philanthropy Day!

Thank you so much to everyone who makes our work possible. With the help of passionate pro bono attorneys, generous donors, and our corporate and law firm sponsors, we opened over 1,700 cases last year to serve local families. Through acts of philanthropy, we were able to ensure that our low-inome community understood their rights so they could advocate for themselves and received legal representation when their problems were to complex to solve alone. Check out our latest annual report to learn more about the impact of our services!

A Post-Election Message from Legal Aid SMC

The 2024 Election season was filled with misinformation targeting our neighbors based on their race, gender, immigration status, and more. At Legal Aid SMC, we continue to push back against these attempts to disempower local families by providing accurate information and legal services to help them access the social safety nets meant to help us all. To learn more about how the outcome of the presidential election may or may not affect you and your loved ones, visit legalaidsmc.org/2024-election

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...