Organization Description:

A core value of our society is equal access to justice. The complex nature of the legal system limits equal access, especially for people in poverty and those faced with language and cultural barriers. Well-trained legal advocates should be available to all people, regardless of economic status. To that end, EBCLC provides desperately-needed legal services to the low-income community in the areas of housing, welfare, HIV & health, homelessness and economic development; and hands-on clinical education to law students to make these future lawyers aware of and skilled in addressing the needs of indigent communities.

EBCLC offers private sector attorneys a wide array of options to engage in pro bono activities in the following general practice areas: *Clean Slate (criminal) *Community Economic Justice (policy/group representation) *Health (multidisciplinary, including HIV, asylum, children & families) *Housing (litigation) *Income (administrative and regulatory)