Legal News, Tips, and Resources

HEALTHCARE SERVICES 

1. Riverside University Health System – Public Health
    a. Provides health services including immunizations and prenatal care
    b. Website: RUHS Public Health
    c. Phone: (951) 358-5000

2. Temecula Valley Family Physicians
    a. Offers low-cost or sliding scale medical services
    b. Website: Temecula Valley Family Physician
    c. Phone: (951) 695-7588

3. Riverside Medical Clinic
    a. Provides a range of health services including primary care
    b. Website: Riverside Medical Clinic
    c. Phone: (951) 275-4000

Retirement Services 

1. Center for Access to QDROs
    a. Offers QDRO document preparation after finalized divorces to divide 401(k)s, pension plans, etc.
    b. Website: QDRO Center
    c. Phone: (909) 686-1154

Legal Assistance 

1. Riverside County Bar Association – Legal Aid
    a. Offers free legal advice and representation for low-income individuals
    b. Website: Riverside County Bar Association
    c. Phone: (951) 682-1015

2. California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)
    a. Provides legal services to low-income individuals in rural areas
    b. Website: CRLA
    c. Phone: (951) 682-6969

3. Canyon Children Legal Services (CCLS)
    a. Defends and promotes the rights of children in low-income households, offering legal counseling, representation, community education, and advocacy
    b. Website: CA CCLS
    c. Phone: (951) 777-4510

4. Riverside Legal Aid
    a. Offers legal support for probate, conservatorships, guardianships, consumer debt defense, and family law
    b. Website: Riverside Legal Aid
    c. Phone: (951) 682-7968

5. Inland Counties Legal Services
    a. Provides assistance with consumer issues, education, elder law, expungement, domestic violence, health law, housing, immigration, bankruptcy, systemic/impact litigation, and public benefits
    b. Website: Inland Counties Legal Services
    c. Phone: (888) 245-4257

6. Riverside Superior Court Self-Help Services
    a. Civil self-help, conservatorship, divorce/separation, domestic violence, elder/dependent abuse, estates, wills & trusts, evictions, expungement, guardianship, & small claims
    b. Phone: (951) 274-4499 or (760) 393-2163

7. Bankruptcy Court
    a. Phone: (951) 774-1000

8. Riverside Family Justice Center
    a. Emergency Protective Order, Criminal Protective Order, Permanent RO, Elder Abuse RO, Civil Harassment Restraining Order, Enforcing Out Of State RO
    b. Phone: (951) 955-6100

9. Adult Protective Service
    a. Seniors 60+
    b. Dependent Adults 18-59
    c. Phone: (800) 491-7123

10. Public Defenders
    a. Phone: (951) 955-6000

11. Small Claim Advisor
    a. Phone: (951) 274-4499 or (760) 393-2163

UTILITY Assistance

1. LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
    a. Helps with energy bills and utility costs
    b. Website: LIHEAP
    c. Phone: (951) 955-4900

2. Southern California Edison – Energy Assistance Program
    a. Provides assistance with energy bills for qualifying low-income customers
    b. Website: SCE Energy Assistance
    c. Phone: (800) 655-4555

Housing Assistance



1. Riverside County Housing Authority
    a. Offers rental assistance programs and resources for affordable housing
    b. Website: Riverside County Housing Authority 
    c. Phone: (951) 343-5460

2. Riverside Legal Aid
    a. Provides legal assistance for housing issues and tenant rights
    b. Website: Legal Aid Society
    c. Phone: (951) 682-7968

3. PATH (People Assisting The Homeless)
    a. Offers resources and support for those experiencing homelessness
    b. Website: PATH
    c. Phone: (951) 689-9440

4. Inland Counties Legal Services
    a. Offers resources and support for those experiencing homelessness
    b. Phone: (888) 245-4257

Mental Health Services 

1. Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health
    a. Offers mental health services including counseling and support
    b. Website: RCDMH
    c. Phone: (951) 486-4000

2. NAMI Riverside (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
    a. Provides support and resources for mental health issues
    b. Website: NAMI Riverside
    c. Phone: (951) 684-6262

Educational Support



1. Riverside County Office of Education
    a. Offers resources and support for educational needs
    b. Website: RCOE
    c. Phone: (951) 826-6500

2. 211 Riverside County
    a. Provides information and referrals for various community services
    b. Website: 211 Riverside County
    c. Phone: 2-1-1

Workplace/employment

1. Worksafe
    a. Provides QLSPs with legal training, technical assistance, and advocacy support to help increase your capacity to assist clients with their workplace OSH issues
    b. Website: Worksafe
    c. Phone: (510) 922-8075

Immigration

1. Catholic Charities
    a. Reducing poverty, strengthening families, and building stronger communities
    b. Website: Catholic Charities
    c. Phone: (951) 689-1803

2. Immigrant Legal Resource Center
    a. Provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights
    b. Website: ILRC

3. Inland Counties Legal Services
    a. Provides immigration support, VAWA, U-Visa, deportation defense, adjustment of status (Green Card application)
    b. Website: Inland Counties Legal Services
    c. Phone: (888) 245-4257

4. TODEC
    a. DACA renewals, adjustments of status, naturalization
    b. Website: TODEC
    c. Phone: 1 (888) 863-3291

5. Immigration Defenders
    a. VAWA, U-Visa/T-Visa, detention support, deportation defense, asylum, DACA renewals, TPS, SIJS
    b. Website: IMMDEF
    c. Phone: (951) 588-9838

Healthcare Services

1. San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
    a. Services: Immunizations, health education, public health
    b. Website: San Bernardino County Public Health
    c. Phone: (800) 722-4777

2. Community Health Center (CHC)
    a. Services: Primary care, dental care, behavioral health services
    b. Website: Community Health Center
    c. Phone: (909) 890-1500

3. Health Clinics in San Bernardino County
    a. Services: Various free or low-cost health services
    b. Website: San Bernardino County Health Clinics
    c. Phone: (909) 387-7100

Retirement Division

1. Center for Access to QDROs
    a. Services: QDRO document preparation after finalized divorces to divide 401(k)s, pension plans, etc.
    b. Website: Center for Access to QDROs
    c. Phone: (909) 686-1154

Legal Assistance

1. Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
    a. Services: Legal assistance for civil matters, including housing and family law
    b. Website: Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
    c. Phone: (909) 888-6751

2. Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association (IELLA)
    a. Services: Legal assistance and referrals, community outreach
    b. Website: IELLA
    c. Phone: (909) 680-7800

3. Inland Counties Legal Services
    a. Services: Consumer, education, elder law, expungement, domestic violence, health law, housing, immigration, bankruptcy, Systemic/Impact Litigation, public benefits
    b. Website: Inland Counties Legal Services
    c. Phone: (888) 245-4257

4. San Bernardino Superior Court Self-Help Services
    a. Services: Family law, guardianship, landlord/tenant, small claims, DASH portal
    b. Website: San Bernardino Superior Court Self-Help
    c. Phone: (909) 269-8826

5. YMCA Legal Aid
    a. Services: Family law, custody & support, elder abuse, paternity, civil name changes, domestic violence, guardianships, limited conservatorships, divorce/legal separations, civil harassment
    b. Website: YMCA Legal Aid
    c. Phone: (909) 792-2762

6. Adult Protective Service
    a. Seniors 60+
    b. Dependent Adults
    c. Phone: (877) 565-2020

7. Lawyer Referral Service
    a. Family law and more; consultation fee $40
    b. Phone: (909) 888-6791

8. Sanctuary (Haley’s Houses)
    a. Services: Teen dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, survivors of gun violence, DV shelter
    b. Phone: (800) 982-2221

Workplace/Employment

1. Worksafe
    a. Provides QLSPs with legal training, technical assistance, and advocacy support to help increase your capacity to assist clients with their workplace OSH issues
    b. Website: Worksafe
    c. Phone: (510) 922-8075

2. Department of Fair Employment
    a. Phone: (800) 884-1684

Financial assistance

1. San Bernardino County Department of Transitional Assistance
    a. Services: CalWORKs, food stamps (CalFresh), General Assistance
    b. Website: San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance
    c. Phone: (877) 410-8827

2. 211 San Bernardino County
    a. Services: Information and referral for various social services, including financial assistance
    b. Website: 211 San Bernardino County
    c. Phone: 211

3. United Way of the Inland Valleys
    a. Services: Financial stability programs, emergency assistance
    b. Website: United Way of the Inland Valleys
    c. Phone: (951) 837-1499

Education and Employment

1. San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department
    a. Services: Job training, employment assistance, career counseling
    b. Website: San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department
    c. Phone: (909) 387-9854

2. Literacy Volunteers of San Bernardino
    a. Services: Free adult literacy programs, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
    b. Website: Literacy Volunteers of San Bernardino
    c. Phone: (909) 387-3582

TraNSPORTation assistance

1. Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA)
    a. Services: Public transit services, low-income fare programs
    b. Website: VVTA
    c. Phone: (760) 948-4027

2. Omnitrans
    a. Services: Public bus services, including discounted fare options for low-income riders
    b. Website: Omnitrans
    c. Phone: (909) 379-7100

Immigration

1. Catholic Charities
    a. Reducing poverty, strengthening families, and building stronger communities
    b. Website: Catholic Charities
    c. Phone: (951) 689-1803

2. Immigrant Legal Resource Center
    a. Provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights
    b. Website: Immigrant Legal Resource Center

3. Inland Coalition For Immigrant Justice
    a. Services: DACA Renewals, VAWA, Asylum
    b. Website: Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice
    c. Phone: (909) 474-9996

4. San Bernardino Service Center
    a. Services: VAWA, U-Visa/T-Visa, Detention Support, Deportation Defence, Asylum, DACA Renewals, TPS, SIJS
    b. Website: San Bernardino Service Center
    c. Phone: (909) 885-1992

5. CHIRLA
    a. Services: Deportation Defence and Advocacy Work
    b. Website: CHIRLA
    c. Phone: (909) 475-0687