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Public Counsel provides free direct legal services and support or matches clients with pro bono advocates, ensuring they have a partner standing with them, their families, and our communities as they pursue justice.

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Public Counsel addresses the root causes of inequities in our society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression.

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Public Counsel files strategic impact litigation so entire communities get the justice they deserve. By setting legal precedents and challenging unjust laws, our cases spark large-scale change in our society.

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Public Counsel provides free direct legal services and support or matches clients with pro bono advocates, ensuring they have a partner standing with them, their families, and our communities as they pursue justice.

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Policy Advocacy

Public Counsel addresses the root causes of inequities in our society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression.

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Impact Litigation

Public Counsel files strategic impact litigation so entire communities get the justice they deserve. By setting legal precedents and challenging unjust laws, our cases spark large-scale change in our society.

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Pro Bono Partnerships

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied on pro bono attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals to partner with us in supporting clients, taking on high-impact cases, and strengthening our advocacy efforts.

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Social Work Integration

Public Counsel values an interdisciplinary approach to law and social work that strengthens trauma-informed legal advocacy and advances effective outcomes across its work. 

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Community DevelopmentHousing Justice

05/08/24

Community Effort Delivers 400K Signatures for Homelessness Prevention Ballot Initiative

Public Counsel attorneys Jonathan Jager and Greg Bonett—pictured in front of the truck carrying the 400,000 signatures—played a critical role in supporting and actualizing the vision of a homelessness prevention ballot initiative since its inception.

Public Counsel joined partner organizations this morning to submit 400,000 signatures to place the Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions, and Prevention Now Measure on LA County’s November ballot. This initiative aims to generate billions in funding for homelessness services and affordable housing, addressing the critical need for safe, affordable homes and improved access to mental health care in our community.

The measure was developed and proposed by a coalition of nonprofit organizations working to confront homelessness in the Los Angeles area, spearheaded by the Our Future LA Coalition and including groups like Public Counsel, the United Way of Greater L.A., non-profit affordable and supportive housing providers, foundations, and a broad coalition of labor unions. Our Community Development Project has played a vital role in the creation of this measure. The County is currently verifying that the proponents collected enough signatures to move forward. Once qualified, it is slated to appear on the November ballot. 

Learn more about this important ballot initiative here.

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