CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC
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Mission Statement
Founded in 1966, CRLA’s mission is to fight for justice and individual rights alongside the most exploited communities of our society. Through a network of regional offices and cross-cutting programs, CRLA provides legal services to over 32,000 low-income people annually. Our work impacts farmworkers, individuals with disabilities, immigrant populations, LGBT communities, women, children and families in rural areas. For more information on CRLA, please visit: www.crla.org.
About This Cause
Established in 1966, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc (CRLA) serves over low-income individuals residing in over 22 rural California counties. The CRLA mission is to fight for justice and individual rights alongside the most exploited communities of our society. CRLA meets its mission through a combination of advocacy strategies that (1) provide 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. The organization has gained a national reputation for its aggressive and imaginative advocacy on behalf of the rural poor, including farmworkers, racial, cultural and linguistic minorities, and more recently lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. CRLA focuses its service delivery and community support through five priority areas— Leadership Development, Education, Rural Health, Housing and Labor & Employment. Our work has brought about significant gains for farmworker rights, critical civil rights victories in educational funding and access for the children of migrant farmworkers in California, improvements in water supply and access in the Central Coast, reductions in pesticide use and exposure for all Californians, adequate controls over local increases in water rates for poor communities, and the improved enforcement of housing elements in rural areas