Special thanks to all of the law firms and organizations that participated in the 2018 Head Start Holiday Gift Program this winter. With your help, we were able to bring joy to close to 2,000 children and parents in San Francisco.…
The Impact of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown
January 11, 2019 – The ongoing federal government shutdown is set to break an unfortunate record tomorrow and become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The partial shutdown, which began on December 22, has put the economic safety of nearly…
Seeking Legal Employers to Host 1L Students for Three-Day Job Shadow Program
Aimed at opening doors of opportunity for diverse law students, the Justice & Diversity Center’s 1L Open Doors Job Shadow Program strives to help 1L law students enrolled in San Francisco law schools jump-start their professional development through early, day-to-day immersion in dynamic…
December 18: International Migrants Day
On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to…
Homelessness and Supportive Housing Conference Connects Nonprofit Providers to Share Expertise and Ideas
The Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) of the Justice & Diversity Center is a nonprofit contractor of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). With our collaborative partner, Swords to Plowshares, we provide legal and supporting social services, including extensive benefits advocacy,…
Tax Attorney Volunteers Wide Array of Skills to Help People Navigate Confusing, Intimidating System
The Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) would like to recognize volunteer attorney Beth Hodess for her outstanding contributions to the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program (LITC). Beth’s work with LITC helps the program serve low-income taxpayers who have tax issues…
JDC Partners with Corporate Counsel, Firms to Help Strengthen Bay Area Nonprofits
As part of its mission to support and strengthen local nonprofits, JDC’s Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) regularly partners with law firms and volunteer attorneys to provide free legal clinics for organizations serving low-income and underserved communities. This October, CORP…
JDC Partners with Corporate Counsel, Firms to Help Strengthen Bay Area Nonprofits
As part of its mission to support and strengthen local nonprofits, JDC’s Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) regularly partners with law firms and volunteer attorneys to provide free legal clinics for organizations serving low-income and underserved communities. This October, CORP…
JDC School-To-College Coordinator Receives 2019 Brosnahan Fellowship Award
The Brosnahan Fellowship award selection committee has named its recipient for 2019: Alvaro Carvajal, School-To-College Coordinator at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). The fellowship funds a monetary gift to an outstanding JDC employee each year. Carvajal plays an integral…
Destination Law School Tours Four Bay Area Colleges
This fall, Destination Law School (DSL) conducted tours at four local colleges in the Bay Area: Cal State East Bay, College of Alameda, San Francisco State University and Mills College and touched the lives of close to fifty students. DSL is…
Defending Low-Income Tenants Doesn’t Feel Like Work to Our New Attorney
Meet Judondi Bolden, the new Landlord-Tenant Supervising Attorney at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). Judondi brings 17 years of housing law experience to her role, overseeing both full-scope cases and limited-scope settlement conferences with the goal of keeping low-income…
Support JDC: Help us Grow Access to Justice, Fairness, and Equality
On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to justice,…