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CRLAF is a privately funded rural justice center focused serving farmworkers and low-wage laborers, regardless of immigration status. California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation FARM WORKER RIGHTS. HUMAN RIGHTS. Red Cards Download Cards Here Supportive Resources Haga clic para recursos sobre "Conozca sus derechos" Farmworker + Immigrant Rights We are the sons and daughters of farmworkers. We believe justice and dignity are inalienable human rights, and fight for greater access for migrant farmworker and immigrant communities across the state. Read More > Press Release on Incoming Administration While many of the serious problems clients faced in the previous Trump administration may reoccur; CRLAF stands firmly with rural residents, partner organizations, legal aid providers, and other advocates to fight for family unity, justice and equity. Read More > Governor signs CRLAF’s AB 636 CRLAF celebrates the passing of its sponsored AB 636 (Kalra) and landmark legislation, creating a comprehensive legal rights disclosure notice for H-2A farmworkers in California, expanding critical information and awareness. Read More > See More News

JUNTA DIRECTIVA California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public interest law firm established in 1981, based in Sacramento, with satellite offices throughout the state . CRLAF represents farm workers and other low-wage workers in rural California, and is also a State Bar-funded legal services support center providing training, advocacy and technical assistance to California’s federal legal services programs. Our litigation and policy priority areas include labor, housing, civil rights, sustainable rural communities, health and immigrants’ rights. CRLAF has successfully sponsored or co-sponsored legislation in each of these areas, including the Farm Labor Contractor Act, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), the Employee Housing Act, Field Pesticide Posting requirements and dozens of other statutes. Equal Opportunity Employer: California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, physical or mental disability, nationality, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We believe everyone has something important to contribute. Respecting individual differences is an integral part of our culture and we endeavor to make our differences work for us to achieve our mission. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE CRLAF is looking for a highly qualified candidate with experience in state or federal legislative or administrative advocacy, or plaintiff-side labor, employment litigation experience that is willing to be trained in the California legislative process by CRLAF’s legislative team. Position: Legislative Advocate Location: Sacramento Capitol Office Experience: Minimum 2 years directly relevant legislative, administrative agency or relevant plaintiff-side litigation experience Start Date: Immediate Duties + Responsibilities: Reporting to the Executive Director and Deputy Director, the Legislative Advocate works as part of CRLAF’s legislative team to advance the rights of farmworkers and other low-wage workers through legislation and policy advocacy, and building farmworkers’ power in the Capitol, while collaborating with other legal aid organizations on legislative and policy advocacy. This position includes working on CRLAF’s “California Advocacy for Farm Workers” project, which advocates for undocumented farm workers and the rights of farm workers employed in the H-2A visa contract labor program (‘Bracero 2.0’). Responsibilities also include: Staff any assigned bills sponsored, supported, or opposed by CRLAF Draft bill fact sheets, letters of support and opposition, legislative amendments, and other lobbying materials and communications on legislative issues Track and analyze impacts of legislation, budget proposals, regulations and other state policies on California farm workers and other low-wage workers Make recommendations and help formulate CRLAF’s position on relevant issues Prepare and present written and oral testimony before legislative and administrative bodies. Help develop ideas for legislation that strengths California’s farmworkers’ rights. Support strategic planning to ensure that CRLAF’s legislative agenda furthers the organization’s goals and broader mission. Requirements + Qualifications: BA degree JD or equivalent degree is desirable but not necessary Minimum 2 years of experience in any of the following areas: State or federal legislative advocacy or legislative staff position; or State or federal administrative advocacy or agency staff position; or Plaintiff-side experience litigating low-wage worker cases under California or federal labor rights laws. Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated success working both individually and collaborating as part of a team. Ability to take initiative and prioritize multiple tasks and time-sensitive assignments. Strong work ethic and strict attention to detail, particularly when working in fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Community organizing, labor union, farm worker, non-profit organization, or Spanish language proficiency are all desirable but not necessary. Hours, Compensation, + Benefits: Salary Range: $95,000-$115,000; dependent on experience Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees (with half-paid coverage for dependents) Flexible spending accounts benefits Employer-sponsored retirement plan with an annual CRLAF contribution Generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday package CRLAF has a 37.5 hour, 5-day work week Application Information: Please send resume, cover letter, writing sample, and a list of at least three references to Amagda Pérez at aperez@crlaf.org . (Applicants may also provide video or audio links to some of their recent substantive testimony or appearances before the Legislature, administrative agencies or the courts.) For questions, please call (916) 446-7904, ext. 101. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position is open until filled. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR/SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE Position: Legislative Director / Senior Legislative Advocate (full-time, FLSA exempt positions) Location: Sacramento, California Experience: 3-5 Five+ years directly relevant legislative or litigation experience Job Categories: Senior Management; Project Director; Legislative Advocacy Start Date: Immediate Duties + Responsibilities: Reporting to the Executive Director and Deputy Director, the Legislative Director’s duties include day to day supervision of several lobbyists and advocates, as well as serving as CRLAF’s chief Labor/Judiciary lobbyist. The Legislative Director also conducts our “California Advocacy for Farm Workers” project, which advocates for undocumented farmworkers and the rights of farmworkers employed in the H-2A visa contract labor program (‘Bracero 2.0’). The Senior Advocate’s duties include all of the above responsibilities except for a supervisory role over the legislative unit. Minimum Qualifications: Significant prior experience at the senior staff level in the Legislature or as a registered lobbyist, with a history and track record of developing and successfully shepherding legislation through the legislative process. However, significant plaintiff-side litigation experience representing low-wage workers under California or federal labor, housing, civil rights or immigrants’ rights laws, with a willingness to be trained in the California legislative process, is also qualifying experience for the senior legislative advocacy role (with a track to eventual assumption of the Legislative Director position). Law degree, civil rights, community organizing, labor union, farm worker, non-profit organization, or plaintiff-side law firm experience are also desirable, as is Spanish language proficiency. Hours, Compensation, + Benefits: Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $145,000.00 Salary/year; dependent on experience Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees (with half-paid coverage for dependents) Flexible spending account benefits Employer-sponsored retirement plan with an annual CRLAF contribution Generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday package CRLAF has a 37.5 hour, 5-day work week Application Information: Please send a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and a list of at least three references to Amagda Pérez at aperez@crlaf.org . (Applicants may also wish to provide video or audio links to some of their recent substantive testimony or appearances before the Legislature, administrative agencies or the courts.) For questions, please call (916) 446-7904, ext. 101. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position is open until filled.

NUESTRO EQUIPO Amagda Pérez, Esq. | Director ejecutivo Mark Schacht │ Director Adjunto, Director Legislativo _____________________________________ Quetzali Arroyo-Pérez│ Asistente del Proyecto de Ciudadanía e Inmigración Brian Augusta, Esq.│ Director del Proyecto de Vivienda Rural Jeannie A. Barrett | Abogado Principal, Proyecto de Vivienda Rural Jessie Boas, Esq. │Fellow del Proyecto de Defensa de Remoción Vanessa Campos │Asistente del Proyecto de Ciudadanía e Inmigración Martha Chavez │ Asistente de programa, Representante acreditada parcial del Departamento de Justicia Masireh Darboe | Asistente de CWOP (COVID-19 Workplace Outreach Project), Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles Angel F. Del Valle │ Asistente del Proyecto de Ciudadanía e Inmigración Angel De La O | Coordinador del DNAF, Proyecto de Ciudadanía e Inmigración Bianca Dueñas, Esq.│ Directora del Proyecto de Empoderamiento de Inmigrantes de San Joaquín Aaron Esparza | Fellow de Vivienda, Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Carolina Estrada | Asistente de Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Katie Fleming, Esq.│ Directora del Proyecto de Defensa de Remoción Sandra Garcia │ Asistente de programa, Representante acreditada parcial del Departamento de Justicia Rosemary Gomez, Esq. │Fellow del Proyecto de Defensa de Remoción Nilsen Gómez │ Coordinadora del programa FUEL Griselda González│ Paralegal del programa FUEL Daniel Gutiérrez Contador Juan Gutierrez │Asistente de Communications Cecilia Guevara Zamora, Esq.│ Abogada del personal, Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Claudia Guzman Bogusz│ Asistente de programa Anne Katten│ Directora, Proyecto de Seguridad de Pesticidas y Trabajadores Ezra Kautz, Esq.│ Abogado del personal, Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Chelsea Lalancette, Esq. │ Abogada del personal, Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Yolanda Magaña | Asistente, Proyecto de Defensa de Remoción Jessica Martinez, Esq. │ Abogada del personal, Ciudadanía e Inmigración Verónica Meléndez, Esq.│ Directora de Litigios , Unidad de Derechos Laborales y Civiles Juanita P. Ontiveros│ Directora de Promoción Comunitaria, Proyectos Especiales y Recursos Humanos,Representante acreditado por el DOJ parcial Monica Ortega | Fellow del Proyecto Ciudadanía e Inmigración Noe Paramo│ Director del Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles, Defensor Legislativo, Representante Acreditado Parcial del Departamento de Justicia Joana Peraza Lizarraga, Esq. │Fellow y Abogada del personal, Ciudadanía e Inmigración Sergio D. Pérez│ Representante acreditado del Departamento de Justicia Eduardo Ramirez-Castro│ Director Asociado del Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles, Representante acreditado por el DOJ Clarisa Reyes-Becerra, Esq. | Directora, del Proyecto de Equidad en salud para inmigrantes Cynthia Rice, Esq.│ Coordinadora de litigios Alfredo Rivas Gómez│ Coordinador del programa FUEL Mayra Rosales | Asistente, Ciudadanía e Inmigración Rebekah Sophia│ Asociada de Desarrollos Josth Stenner-Lara | Coordinador del programs, Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles Marcus Tang, Esq.│ Director del Proyecto de Ciudadanía e Inmigración Javier Tirado│ Representante parcial acreditado por el Departamento de Justicia Armando Valdez│ Coordinador de Alcance Comunitario, Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles Nicole Zanardi, Esq.│ Abogada del personal, Proyecto de Defensa de Remoción

EQUIDAD EDUCATIVA Ampliación de oportunidades a través de la equidad educativa El Proyecto de Educación brinda asistencia técnica, apoyo de defensa y capacitación a proyectos de servicios legales, instituciones educativas primarias y secundarias, otras entidades públicas y personas de bajos ingresos en todo el estado. El Proyecto de Educación se dedica a la defensa legislativa y administrativa en torno a cuestiones de derecho educativo, en particular la educación bilingüe. El Proyecto de Educación participa en una serie de grupos de trabajo estatales relacionados con la política educativa.

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Community resources including basic know your rights information for immgrant families, family emergency planning guides, and instructions on reporting attorneys who have committed fraud or those who are unlawfully giving legal advice. INTERNAL RESOURCES Resources to be shared internally or with community partners. Community Resources To be shared with partners Noe's Letter - OCPSC Google Form OCPSC Support Letter Support for the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications in the January 2025 Budget in the Amount of $25 million to grant to CBOs. Solicitar Asilo en EU Cortes en Sacramento (Stanford Law School, 2022) Solicitar Asilo en EU Cortes de San Francisco (Stanford Law School, 2022) Immigration Court Proceedings (En Inglés y Español) - (2022)

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Photo Credit: Scientific American Cientos de niños permanecen detenidos. Cientos de padres permanecen sin representación. Muchos padres están firmando documentos que no entienden completamente, incluidos los padres que "rechazan" la reunificación con sus hijos. El acceso a abogados de inmigración con experiencia es fundamental. Las familias que buscan asilo provienen de países devastados por la guerra. Han viajado miles de millas con la esperanza de encontrar una vida mejor para sus hijos. En 2018, nuestro equipo de abogados de inmigración de habla hispana fueron a Karnes City, TX para reunir a las familias y luchar para proteger los derechos humanos de todos los migrantes detenidos. Los inmigrantes deben tener las mismas oportunidades y derechos, sin importar su raza, religión o país de origen. INVOLUCRARSE Hay formas concretas y directas en las que todos podemos luchar contra estos ataques injustos contra los inmigrantes y hacer una diferencia aquí en nuestra propia región. A veces, los actos de resistencia más importantes son los pequeños. Si está en un tren, autobús o en cualquier otro lugar y ICE o las juntas de Aduanas y Patrulla Fronteriza, debe ponerse de pie e informar a todos en voz alta que tienen derecho a permanecer en silencio, independientemente de su estado migratorio. Esto puede salvar vidas y mantener a las familias unidas. Otro acto de resistencia se puede hacer con el lenguaje que usamos. Ningun ser humano es ilegal. Repito: ningún ser humano es ilegal. El lenguaje utilizado para describir a los indocumentados ha criminalizado a los inmigrantes. Es hora de cambiar la conversación. Celebremos la belleza, el orgullo y la resistencia de los inmigrantes frente a la desigualdad y la injusticia. Todas las personas elegibles para votar deben registrarse para votar y participar en noviembre. Nuestros representantes elegidos trabajan para nosotros. Sus políticas deben reflejar nuestros valores. Si envía un mensaje de texto con "resistencia" al 50409, resistir bot lo ayudará a enviar cartas a sus representantes electos. Simplemente escriba lo que quiere decir y le enviarán un fax o una carta a su representante. La configuración inicial lleva tres minutos y luego el envío de cartas futuras lleva menos de un minuto. ¡Es una solución perfecta para aquellos de nosotros que queremos participar pero tenemos tiempo limitado! Infórmese sobre lo que está sucediendo en las comunidades de inmigrantes y, una vez que lo sepa, cuénteles a los demás. Esta administración cuenta con que no prestemos atención. Dona a organizaciones locales de asistencia legal como la California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, las organizaciones en el terreno que representan a los inmigrantes. CRLAF defensores & abogados

COMUNIDADES RURALES SOSTENIBLES El Proyecto de Comunidades Rurales Sostenibles trabaja para garantizar el acceso equitativo a la atención médica para los trabajadores agrícolas y la población indigente rural de California a través de una estrategia de tres partes de desarrollo, análisis y difusión de datos sobre el estado de salud; análisis y discusión de políticas públicas; y alcance comunitario, educación y defensa. El proyecto aborda las causas sistémicas de la pobreza, la mala salud y el medio ambiente degradado de nuestras comunidades. El proyecto aboga por trabajar juntos en una estrategia coordinada local, regional y estatal que está elaborando soluciones sistémicas en torno a la atención médica para todos, cuestiones de justicia ambiental (uso de la tierra, necesidades de tránsito insatisfechas, calidad del agua), fomentando una gobernanza más responsable e inclusiva, y dirigiendo recursos financieros que abordan las prioridades del SRCP para las comunidades rurales y desfavorecidas. ____________________________________________________________________________________ CRLAF ha sido fundamental para liderar la lucha colaborativa por la atención médica ampliada para los indocumentados en las zonas rurales de California, con especial énfasis en el Condado de Fresno y el Condado de Sacramento, incluida la preservación del Programa de Servicios Médicamente Indigentes (MISP) y, más recientemente, Atención especializada. CRLAF también ha jugado un papel decisivo en la lucha para organizar la comunidad en torno a Health Care 4 All y obtener el Proyecto de Ley 4 del Senado a través de la legislatura. El 2 de junio de 2015, el Senado del Estado de California hizo historia al aprobar esta importante pieza de legislación propuesta que ampliaría la cobertura de salud a la población indocumentada de California.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard M. Pearl, Esq., Chair Law Offices of Richard M Pearl "I first got involved with farm workers when I started working with CRLA INC, in the in 1975. In the early 1980s when legal aid was under attack on a national level, we knew lobbying in particular. would be under attack; that's when CRLAF was born. Today, thanks to a cadre of visionary supporters, CRLAF remains privately funded legal aid program, doing incredibly important work that federally funded legal aid organizations are prohibited from doing." Rosa Armendariz Diablo Valley College Joseph Jaramillo, Esq. Housing & Economic Rights Advocates "I think that it’s difficult to pass strong protective legislation given the power and influence of big agribusinesses.That is why it is so important to have an organization like CRLA Foundation advocating for needed changes." Manuel Magana Retired Farm Worker "I started working with César Chavez in the 1970s. By the 1980s legal aid was under fire and we had to find another way to continue the important work. I am proud to have been on the forefront of creating CRLA Foundation. We have worked really hard for the rights of the farm workers for many years and still there are many things that need to change. One of the achievements in this fight is that farm workers now have access to a bathroom wherever they are working." Rosario Vásquez Community Representative Virginia Villegas, Esq. Villegas Carrera LLP "Over the years, I've seen first-hand the legislative work they engage in and the positive effects it has for low-wage workers throughout the state. CRLAF not only provides legal representation, but advocates on behalf of marginalized communities. If it were not for CRLAF these communities would not be getting the critical services they need." Please reload