California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. is a nonprofit legal service program created to help California's low-income individuals and communities.
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Help & Referrals
Agencies we refer people to for legal, consumer, civil rights, social service, and housing help.
Agencies
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California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
Enforcing consumer laws is one of DCA's primary responsibilities. Its enforcement staff works with the Attorney General's Office and local district attorneys to fight fraud in the marketplace.
California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH)
DFEH is the state agency charged with enforcing California's civil rights laws. Its mission is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations, and from hate violence and human trafficking.
California Department of Justice (DOJ)
The Attorney General is the state's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of California through a broad range of duties. Those responsibilities include safeguarding the public from violent criminals, preserving California's natural resources, enforcing civil rights laws, and helping victims of identity theft, mortgage-related fraud, illegal business practices, and other consumer crimes.
Monterey County Department of Social Services
The department's mission is to promote the social and economic self-reliance of each individual and family it serves through:
- Employment services
- Temporary financial assistance
- Social support services
- Protective services for children, dependent adults, and seniors
- Partnerships with the community to develop and support social change, highlighting personal responsibility and self-sufficiency
CHISPA
CHISPA (Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association, Inc.) is the largest private, nonprofit housing developer based in Monterey County.
Since its incorporation in 1980, CHISPA has built and renovated 2,268 single-family homes and apartments for low- and moderate-income people in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties.
CHISPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community-based Housing Development Organization (CHDO), overseen by a nine-member Board of Directors with backgrounds in law, agriculture, education, banking, and business.
