Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
The Law Foundation is a non-profit agency that provides free legal services to Silicon Valley individuals in need. Our services are available through three programs: Legal Advocates for Children and Youth, Health, and Housing.
Each program unit represents Individual Clients, works on changing policy to solve problems that affect many of our clients in the community, and provides legal education to clients, staff at community-based agencies, advocates, and the community.
| Counties served: |
Santa Clara |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
San Jose Detention Facility (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Civil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: |
Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
The Law Foundation focuses on guardianship and family law/SIJS cases and works with pro bono volunteers. We provide in-house support and mentoring. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Alexis Moody
(408) 280-2404
|
| Executive Director: |
Alison Brunner
(408) 293-4790 ext. 403
|
| Last contact date: |
February 27, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
2/3/15: added
5/13/16: tickler
27 Feb 2018: tickler
15 Mar 2022: Secondary tickler
21 Mar 2022: Updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
