• Newsletter for Volunteers

The AIDS Legal Services Project (ALSP) has directed its resources to assisting low-income people living with HIV disease almost from the very beginning of the HIV epidemic. Since it was founded in 1986 by the LACBA Barristers, the Project has provided direct one-on-one pro bono legal representation to thousands of people living with HIV and AIDS who have an HIV related legal problem. The scope of services includes immigration, guardianships, discrimination, public and private benefits, debtor relief and bankruptcy, simple estate planning, and housing. 

With the help of highly motivated pro bono attorneys who have been with the project since its inception, ALSP has established a reputation for handling some of the most sophisticated legal issues including asylum based on HIV status, employment discrimination, COBRA and ERISA and housing foreclosures. 

In 1997, ALSP joined with four other HIV legal service providers to create a new coordinated system that would eliminate the duplication of services and combine resources.  The new program took the name of HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (“HALSA”) and was incorporated at the end of 2001.  Other HALSA members are AIDS Project Los Angeles, AIDS Service Center, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and Public Counsel.

Clients can access a broad range of services, including counsel and advice, brief services, and direct representation by a staff or pro bono attorney.  In addition, the Outreach program holds 40 off-site legal clinics each month and an education and prevention program, called the Legal Check-Up Project, is coordinated by volunteer law students from UCLA.  If you need legal assistance or have any questions, please call HALSA's Intake line at (213) 637-1690.

To volunteer, please complete this on-line form. 
Or for more information, please contact Laurie Aronoff, AIDS Legal Services Project Director, at (213) 637-1692 or laronoff@halsalegal.org.

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