Resources

Victim Support & Advocacy

The California Victims Compensation Board is a program that provides crime-related financial relief to victims of violent crimes. To learn more, please visit the following site:

 https://online.victims.ca.gov/

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County provides counseling, therapy, and supportive services to those who are suicidal. Please refer to the following information below for Crisis Support Services of Alameda County. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please call or text to 988.

https://www.crisissupport.org/

The Compassionate Friends is a nonprofit organization that provides nationwide bereavement services to those who lost a son, daughter, brother, sister, or grandchild. Please refer to the following link below for more details about The Compassionate Friends. Also, if you or someone you know is suicidal, please call or text to 988.

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/about/

This organization provides a local directory that connects families to specialized grief counselors and support groups throughout the Sacramento valley. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please call or text to 988.

https://griefhelpsacramento.com/

MADD provides free victim advocates and emotional support for families who have lost someone to an impaired driver. To learn more about MADD, please visit the website below. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please call or text to 988.

https://madd.org

Please use the following link to access the CHP’s Crash Report site for instructions for requesting a copy of a CHP Crash Report/Investigation.

https://www.chp.ca.gov/traffic/request-a-crash-report/

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Housing Rights & Tenant Advocacy

The Eviction Defense Center (EDC) is a non-profit organization based in Oakland that provides free and low-cost legal services to residents of Alameda County and Contra Costa County (Richmond). To learn more, please visit the following site:

https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/

Bay Area Legal Aid is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of legal services for issues including but not limited to: consumer protection and housing preservation. To learn more, please visit their website.

https://baylegal.org/

East Bay Community Law Center is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of legal services for issues, including housing and housing preservation. To learn more, please visit their website.

https://ebclc.org

Legal Services of Northern California is a non-profit organization that provides free and low-cost legal services to residents of 23 counties in Northern California, including Sacramento county.  To learn more, please visit the following site:

https://lsnc.net

Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino is a non-profit organization that provides free and low-cost legal services to residents of San Bernardino county and Riverside county facing eviction and housing insecurity.  To learn more, please visit the following site:

https://legalaidofsb.org/

Riverside Legal Aid is a non-profit organization with offices throughout Riverside county. It has an eviction defense program for tenants facing eviction. To learn more, please visit the following site:

https://riversidelegalaid.org