​Website: www.crla.org

Location: Delano – (661) 725-4350  [and 21 locations in California including Fresno, Madera and Lamont]

Services/Resources: CRLA staff conducts litigation, outreach and legal education on the pressing issues facing low-income communities: housing; employment; education; workplace safety; discrimination; income maintenance and healthcare access.
CRLA's mission is to fight for justice and individual rights alongside the most exploited communities of our society.
CRLA serves low-income individuals residing in over 22 California counties. Today, CRLA serves a wide array of clients, while maintaining specialized programs that focus on services for farmworker populations. CRLA clients also include individuals with disabilities, immigrant populations, school children, lesbian/gay/bisexual and transgender populations, seniors and individuals with limited English proficiency.
CRLA reaches over 39,000 individuals a year through a combination of advocacy strategies that:

• 1) increase access to high-quality, no-cost legal services;
• 2) ensure the equitable and fair distribution of resources in rural communities; and
• 3) protect the rights of low-income individuals to seek justice under the law.

CRLA staff conducts litigation, outreach and legal education on the most pressing issues facing low-income communities: housing; employment; education; workplace safety; discrimination; income maintenance and healthcare access. CRLA provides legal services in conjunction with a series of innovative programs and special initiatives. CRLA has developed initiatives that deal with many complex and persistent problems for rural communities: protecting the health and safety of farmworkers; guaranteeing that workers receive proper wages; protecting individuals from predatory lending; fighting for communities that lack basic infrastructure; advocating for indigenous Mexican farmworkers; providing education and training to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace; enforcing fair housing practices; supporting victims of domestic violence; guaranteeing the rights of children to a quality education; and increasing access to healthcare among California's low-income families.