California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

About California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) is an anti-poverty law firm that dismantles unjust systems through community lawyering in California’s historically rural areas. We work with people priced out of private legal representation so they can uphold civil rights in housing, employment, health, and public education. We are a nonprofit but not a charity. Community lawyering builds shared power to generate legal strategies driven by the expertise and vision of communities. Our vision is a just and equitable world where all communities prosper. California’s historically rural areas have the diversity and insight that make them uniquely suited to build that world. Through our 17 Rural Justice Centers, communities can access a broad range of legal tools at no charge, including direct legal services, specialized litigation to advance civil rights, and place-based advocacy to expand equity in civic institutions.