Local Organizations

Local and community-based organizations are vital service providers within the 17^th Congressional District.  They provide essential services to residents who may not be able to obtain them from government agencies.  Below, I’ve provided a list of some of the 17^th Congressional District’s premier community organizations serving the general public with legal, social, health, housing, and other services.

Legal Services Organizations

 Santa Clara County

• Asian Law Alliance
• Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
• International Rescue Committee
• Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center
• Senior Adults Legal Assistance
• California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
• Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
• Bay Area Legal Aid—Santa Clara County

Alameda County

• Seva Legal Aid
• East Bay Community Law Center
• Legal Assistance for Seniors
• Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
• Bay Area Legal Aid
• Alameda County Bar Association

Health Services Organizations

Santa Clara County

• Asian Americans for Community Involvement
• Community Health Partnership
• Gardner Health Services
• Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley
• Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
• Pacific Free Clinic

 Alameda County

• Alameda County Health Care
• Alameda Alliance for Health
• Bay Area Community Services
• Asian Community Mental Health Services
• La Clínica
• Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay
• Mental Health Association of Alameda County
• Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services
• East Bay Community Recovery Project
• Native American Health Center 

Housing Assistance Organizations

Santa Clara County

• EHC Lifebuilders
• Project Sentinel-Santa Clara County
• Santa Clara County Housing Search
• Neighborhood Housing Services Silicon Valley
• Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
• Foreclosure Help Santa Clara County
• Housing Choices Coalition
• Fair Housing Law Project
• Senior Housing Solutions

Alameda County

• Abode Services
• Project Sentinel-Fremont
• Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the East Bay
• Tri-Vallley Housing Opportunity Center
• Money Management International-Fremont
• ASIAN, Inc.
• Lao Family Community Development
• Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity

Community and Family Resource Centers

Santa Clara County

• Billy DeFrank Community Center
• Bill Wilson Center
• Phoenix Data Center
• Center for Employment Training
• Jewish Family Services
• West Valley Community Services
• Sunnyvale Community Services
• Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
• Family and Children Services
• Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County, Inc.

Alameda County

• Tri-City Volunteers
• Newark League of Volunteers
• FUN Mothers’ Club
• Viola Blythe Community Services
• Fremont Senior Center
• Clear Creek Services, Inc.
• SparkPoint at Fremont Family Resource Center
• Community Child Care Council of Alameda County 

Civil Rights, Advocacy, and Cultural Organizations

Santa Clara County

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Japanese American Citizens League
• Council on American Islamic Relations
• League of Women Voters
• American Civil Liberties Union of Santa Clara Valley
• United Way Silicon Valley
• Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
• Dolores Huerta Foundation
• Latinas Contra Cancer
• Teatro Vision
• India Community Center
• Yu-ai Kai
• Self Help for the Elderly
• Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute
• Vision New America

Alameda County

• American Civil Liberties Union Alameda County Paul Robeson Chapter
• Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments
• Islamic Society of East Bay
• Niles Main Street Association
• Fremont Cultural Arts Council
• Life Elder Care
• EASTBAY Works