Public Benefits

PILP Public Benefits Advocate's Guides

The Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, CalWORKs Homeless Assistance, and CalWORKs Housing Support Program offer essential, yet vastly under-utilized, housing supports for low-income Californians.  PILP offers Advocate’s Guides, including program information, practical tips, and client fliers to improve access to and awareness of these programs.  

An Advocate’s Guide to CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and Housing Support Programs (English)

An Advocate's Guide to the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (English)

Guía del defensor de los Programas de Asistencia para Personas sin Hogar y de Apoyo para la Vivienda de CalWORKs (Español)

Guía del defensor para comprender el Programa de Vivienda y Defensa de las Personas con Discapacidades (Español)

CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and Housing Support Program Fliers (Translated)

The Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) Fliers (Translated)

Translations of the fliers include Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Farsi, Hindi, Khmer, Russian, Thai, and Arabic.

Rural General Assistance Project

Increasing Access to Critical Benefits Through the Rural General Assistance Project
by Lauren Hansen

This article was first published on povertylaw.org, May 19, 2015
© 2015 Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
http://povertylaw.org/clearinghouse/stories

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PILP Seeks Housing Attorney

The Public Interest Law Project seeks an experienced attorney to join our housing practice.

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Congratulations to PILP Summer Law Clerk Sue Han on Dan Bradley Fellowship!

The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students who want to pursue a career in public interest law and who want to spend their summer working on a rural issue or a racial justice issue.

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Black History Month – A Time of Reflection, Celebration, and Reaffirmation

February marks Black History Month, a history we should honor not only this month but every month, because Black history is inseparable from American history. At PILP, we reflect on our past efforts, recommit to our mission and to centering Black voices, communities, and needs in our work to advance racial and economic justice alongside low-income communities and communities of color.

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PILP Seeks Housing Attorney

The Public Interest Law Project seeks an experienced attorney to join our housing practice.

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Congratulations to PILP Summer Law Clerk Sue Han on Dan Bradley Fellowship!

The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students who want to pursue a career in public interest law and who want to spend their summer working on a rural issue or a racial justice issue.

Learn More

Black History Month – A Time of Reflection, Celebration, and Reaffirmation

February marks Black History Month, a history we should honor not only this month but every month, because Black history is inseparable from American history. At PILP, we reflect on our past efforts, recommit to our mission and to centering Black voices, communities, and needs in our work to advance racial and economic justice alongside low-income communities and communities of color.

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