California Disaster Legal Assistance Collaborative
California has a free legal resource to help Californians affected by recent disasters such as the 2023 Floods and COVID. The California Disaster Legal Assistance Collaborative offers free legal help for survivors of disasters and resources for volunteers. Read more about their services below, including information on the FEMA Appeals Clinic.
DLAC helps with:
Different issues
Some of the issues that DCAL can help you with include topics related to:
Information also available in Spanish.
Free legal help
DLAC offers free legal help three ways. DLAC does not ask about immigration status.
- The Disaster Legal Assistance Hotline: (888) 382 -3406
- California Free Legal Answers: ca.freelegalanswers.org
- Title Clearing Program: dlac.wiki/title
- Find out if you have a legal issue: https://disasterlegalservicesca.org/liat/
Other disaster resources
California Helping Handbooks
California Helping Handbooks
Handbooks from the law firm Morrison & Foerster: https://www.mofo.com/culture/pro-bono/helping-handbooks
National Disaster Legal Aid Resources
National Disaster Legal Aid Resources
For help outside of California: https://www.disasterlegalaid.org/
SF Department of Emergency Management
SF Department of Emergency Management
SF DEM manages the city's emergencies. The website also has resources on what to do during an emergency: https://sf.gov/departments/department-emergency-management.
SF72.org
SF72.org
The SF72.org website has disaster updates and tips to help you prepare.
FEMA Appeals Clinic
DLAC also offers a free intake clinic for people whose FEMA applications have been denied. The next clinic will be on Saturday, April 29th. Call 510-485-9933 on April 29th between 9:00AM and 12:00PM. An attorney will be assigned to you once your intake is complete. More details are in the FEMA Appeals Clinic Flyer, also located above under "DLAC Flyers."