The Campaign for Justice seeks to promote awareness of the importance of legal aid and to support additional funding for established legal aid programs. In this era of reduced resources and increased need, legal aid needs your help to support the many Californians who have lost their homes, their jobs, and their healthcare. If you […]
Join Us for National Voter Registration Day on September 22nd!
Services, Immigrant Rights Education Network, San Jose JACL and Asian Law Alliance will be tabling at San Jose State University on September 22nd starting at 10 AM to help register people to vote. If you are a U.S. citizen, now is the time to take action. The presidential elections are coming up next year, so make […]
Our Fight Against Pay Day Loans
ALA continues its partnership with the Coalition Against Payday Predators (CAPP) in the fight against predatory payday loans. The Morgan Hill City Council took the first step toward strong regulation of payday lenders when the Council unanimously voted to instruct staff to draft an ordinance which would ban new payday lenders in the city, as […]
Fighting for Fairness
Ms. Lin recently came to our office for assistance after receiving an Eviction notice for non-payment of rent. After speaking with the client, we discovered that there was also a default judgment filed against her because she failed to file an Answer to the original Eviction. With a judgment already entered, our client only had […]
A Life-long dream
Rebecca is a teacher. She does it because she’s good at it and she knows she can make a difference in her students’ lives. She knows because when she was young, that type of caring and guidance would have made a huge impact on her life. Rebecca didn’t have an easy life. She never knew […]
Administrative Relief
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ANNOUNCED TEMPORARY IMMIGRATION RELIEF FOR SOME PERSONS. NO FORMS OR PROCESS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE YET. IF YOU ARE THE PARENT OF A US CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT, HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS, AND DO NOT HAVE SERIOUS CRIMES, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR […]
Santa Clara County Free Healthcare Enrollment Event
Don’t have health insurance? Come to the Santa Clara County’s Free Healthcare Enrollment Event. Date: Saturday, November 15, 2014 Place: Yerba Buena High School Gymnasium 1855 Lucretia Avenue San Jose, CA 95122 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Office of County Supervisor Cindy Chavez at: (408) 299-5027 Working […]
FREE DACA RENEWAL WORKSHOP
ALA proudly co-presents the DACA Renewal Workshop taking place on October 4, 2014 at Yerba Buena High School located on 1855 Lucretia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. Please call (408) 622- 0194 to make an appointment or register online. Appointments are available at 9am, 11am, and 1pm. If you would like to volunteer, please register here.