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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. COMMUNITY RESOURCES CRLAF provides informational services, high quality legal assistance, advocacy support, and community capacity building to provide immigrants the opportunity to be a part of local and state decision making processes that affect their families and community. The following resources are for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal advice. Please check back regularly for updates. Lista de recursos comunitarios de CRLAF sobre " Conozca sus derechos" CRLAF's List of Know Your Rights Community Resources Find here CRLAF's list of Community Resources that are available in both English and Spanish. List of All Community Resources *This resource list was compiled by and last updated by California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) on July 10, 2026. It is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. *Esta lista de recursos fue creada y actualizada por última vez por California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) el 10 de julio de 2026. Su propósito es informativo y no constituye asesoramiento legal. List of All Resources Guide Lista de referencias legales de CRLAF en Sacramento CRLAF's Legal Referrals List in Sacramento Find here CRLAF's list of Legal Referral Lists that are available in both English and Spanish. English Legal Referral List Lista de referencias legales en español Spanish Referral List English Referral List Conozca Sus Derechos Cuando Se Enfrente con ICE Know Your Rights When Confronted by ICE ILRC - Red Cards ILRC - Know Your Rights When Confronted by ICE NILC - Know Your Rights - Immigrant Students and Schools NILC - Protecting Immigrant Students & Employees - Guidelines for Higher EducationInstitutions (English Only) “We Have Rights” Videos Know Your Rights - iPhone App Know Your Rights - Android App Immigrant Defense Project - Know Your Rights with ICE. On this page are links to flyers about: Rights at Home and on the Street Rights in Your Car Rights When ICE Lies to You Rights from Detention NIPNLG Community Explainer - The Leaked Internal ICE Memo on Home Arrests ACLU Know Your Rights - Immigrants’ Rights ILRC - Tarjetas Rojas ILRC - Conozca Sus Derechos Cuando Se Enfrente con ICE NILC - Conozca sus derechos - Información para estudiantes y familias NILC - Proteger a los estudiantes y trabajadores inmigrantes - Guía para instituciones de educación superior. → Guia solo disponible en inglés Videos de “Tenemos Derechos” Aplicación móvil de Conozca Sus Derechos (para usuarios de iPhone) Aplicación móvil de Conozca Sus Derechos (para usuarios de Android) Immigrant Defense Project - Conozca sus derechos con ICE. En esta pȧgina hay folletos sobre: Derechos en la casa y en la calle Derechos en su auto Derechos cuando ICE le miente Derechos desde detención NIPNLG - Explicación para la comunidad -El memorándum interno filtrado de ICE sobre arrestos en la casa ACLU Conozca sus derechos - Derechos de los Inmigrantes Plan de Preparación Familiar Family Preparedness Plan ILRC - Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan (including child care planning). Fillable and printable version available here ILRC - Plan de Preparación Familiar - Guía Completa (incluyendo un plan de cuidado infantil). La versión rellenable e imprimible está disponible en Redes de Respuesta Rápidas en California Rapid Response Networks in California Complete list / Lista completa: https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn Sacramento Rapid Response Network (Lead by NorCal Resist Organization) [Red de Respuesta Rápida de Sacramento [Dirigida por la organización NorCal Resist)] Counties / Condados: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba Hotline / Línea Directa: 916-382-0256 Valley Watch Rapid Response Network Counties / Condados: Fresno, San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus, and Kern Hotline / Línea Directa: 559-206-0151 Recursos después de un arresto de inmigración de un ser querido Resources After Someone You Care About is Detained CCIJ Guide - First steps after someone you care about is detained by immigration NILC - How to Find a Loved One After a United States Immigration Arrest Guía de CCIJ - Primeros pasos cuando un ser querido es detenido por agentes de inmigración NILC - Cómo encontrar un ser querido después de un arresto de inmigración en Estados Unidos Otros Recursos Other Resources National Immigration Legal Services Directory California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Legal Services Providers’ Information ACLU - Know Your Rights: Enforcement at the Airport Hands United A nonprofit that offers community-centered programs designed to support Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and families navigating education, immigration, communication access, and professionalsystems Directorio Nacional de Servicios Legales de Inmigración Organizaciones financiadas por el Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California (CDSS por sus siglas en inglés) ACLU - Conozca Sus Derechos: Fuerzas del Orden en el Aeropuerto Hands United / Manos Unidas Una organización que ofrece programas centrados en la comunidad diseñados para apoyar a las personas sordas y con dificultades auditivas y a sus familias en la navegación de educación, inmigración, acceso a la comunicación y sistemas profesionales. Sitio Web Oficial en Inglés: https://handsunitedor.org/programs Sitio Web Oficial en Español: https://manosunidasor.org/programas Lista de Recursos para *Empleados de Organizaciones sin fines de Lucro List of Resources for Nonprofit Staff Democracy Protection Network (English Only) Public Counsel - FAQs on Nonprofit and Small Business Rights with Respect to Immigration Enforcement (ICE) Public Counsel - Nonprofit Services & Capacity Building (English Only) Red de protección de la democracia → Guia solo disponible en inglés Public Counsel - Preguntas Frecuentes sobre los derechos de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y las empresas pequeñas con respecto a la Oficina de ICE Public Counsel - Servicios sin fines de lucro y creación de capacidad→ Guia solo disponible en inglés Prepare un plan de emergencia Prepare an Emergency Plan CDSS's Disaster Assistance Guide for Immigrant Californians (2024) | English | Español Crea un plan de emergencia familial (2018) Create an Emergency Family Plan (2018) (en Inglés y Español) - Form/Autho rization to travel with kids/minors (en Inglés y Español) - Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit (Sacramento Court, 2011) Disaster Assistance Guide Services for Immigrant Californians (2023) (English) Family Preparedness (English) (2018) Disaster Assistance Guide Services for Immigrant Californians (2023) (Espanol) Family Preparedness (Spanish) (2018) Form to travel with kids/minors Authorization Form (Eng/Span) Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit (ENG/SPAN) (Sacramento Court, 2011) Demanda para el rembolso del seguro de depósito Demand Letter Templates for Security Deposit Demanda para el rembolso del depósito de renta Demand letter for security deposit Información básica en depósitos de renta (2022) Basic information on security deposits (2022) Demanda - rembolso de renta Demanda para el rembolso del depósito de renta (Espanol) Security deposit demand letter Demand letter for security deposit (English) Depósitos de renta Información básica en depósitos de renta (2022) (Spanish) Security deposits info Basic information on security deposits (2022) (English) Formas para presentar quejas contra abogados por el Colegio de Abogados de California y el Procurador General Forms to File Attorney Complaints with the California State Bar and California Attorney General Cómo presentar quejas contra personas dando consejos inmigratorios en California Formulario de queja sobre un abogado en California California attorney complaint form Formulario para denunciar la práctica no autorizada por alguien que no es abogado Non-Attorney Unlicensed Practice Of Law Complaint Form Formulario de queja del consumidor contra una compañía o corporación (2017) Consumer complaint against a business or corporation (2017)

CRLAF is a privately funded rural justice center focused serving farmworkers and low-wage laborers, regardless of immigration status. DONAR California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation FARM WORKER RIGHTS. HUMAN RIGHTS. Read Our Quarterly Update HERE CRLAF AI Request for Proposals In partnership with the University of California, Merced Labor Center, CRLA Foundation extends this Request for Proposals (RFP) to contract with an expert consultant to assist in the first steps in the development of a Rural Policy Framework to support our work to address threats and act upon opportunities related to the impacts of Artificial Intelligence in rural, immigrant communities, and workers in low-wage industries. Access the RFP! 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 > CRLA Foundation Joins UFW Foundation & United Farm Workers in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Farmworker Wage Cuts. New federal rule would slash farmworker pay by $5–$7 per hour and shift $2.46 billion annually from workers to employers—one of the largest wage transfers in U.S. agricultural history. Read More > Our Commitment is Steadfast CRLAF stands firmly with rural residents, partner organizations, legal aid providers, and other advocates to fight for family unity, justice and equity. 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 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.

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Your 2018 Impact Report: See the Impact of your donation. Your 2020 Impact Report At a time when our clients are the most vulnerable, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) advocates have stepped up from day one to do what is needed to protect the rights of rural communities. Within hours of Governor Newsom announcing the shelter-in-place mandates, CRLAF legislative advocates and project directors drafted a letter to the Governor calling for workplace protections for farmworkers and financial assistance for families affected by COVID-19 but ineligible for federal stimulus funds. When Governor Newsom announced that he was making available $75 million to provide disaster relief benefits for undocumented individuals, CRLAF was selected as one of the twelve organizations to screen individuals for Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI) benefits and disburse close to $4.6 million to families in the eight northern counties of the Central Valley. CRLAF's letter to the Governor was shared with private funders who have also selected CRLAF to disburse an additional $400,000 to undocumented families. In these unprecedented times, CRLAF has stood out as a relentless leader, change agent, and premier community-centered legal service provider committed to championing the rights of essential workers and their families. As we advocated for greater protections for our clients, we also took measures to protect our staff by closing our doors to the public while continuing to provide all services remotely. Even though the doors to our physical offices are temporarily closed to the public, CRLAF advocates have been working around the clock developing timely and culturally responsive information on COVID-benefits, Know Your Rights, and other important resources; advocating for worker and tenant protections, safe living conditions for H2-A workers, night lighting, wildfire protections, heat illness prevention, Health For All, and access to legal services; providing legal assistance to aggrieved workers and immigrants seeking to regularize their immigration status; and advocating to secure the release of individuals from ICE detention centers. You will see from the report below that CRLAF advocates have done truly amazing work on behalf of rural poor families. It is an honor for me to work alongside these advocates for justice, whose skill and understanding about the issues that affect rural communities has earned them the respect and admiration of both our clients and the legal services community. It is also a privilege to work with clients who motivate us with their resilience and hope for a better tomorrow. As we continue to respond to this global pandemic and ensure that the most vulnerable in our communities have the protections and support that they need, we thank you for your support. CRLAF is stronger because of our commitment to shared leadership, caring for and supporting each other, especially in the midst of such unforeseen challenges that threaten everyone's health and well-being, and our passion for justice. Thank you for standing with us; we are stronger together. Respectfully, Amagda Pérez Executive Director Dear Friends, 2020 has been filled with unprecedented challenges raised by a global pandemic that turned every aspect of our normal lives upside down and wildfires that have pushed low-wage workers into greater economic insecurity. At the same time, immigrant communities are still continuously targeted and live in constant fear of being forcibly separated due to the Trump Administration's relentless attacks on immigrants and communities of color. Amagda Pérez, Executive Director 2020 IMPACT REPORT California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation CITIZENSHIP + IMMIGRATION Immigration Relief The 2019-2020 fiscal year required our team to be exceedingly nimble given the unique and serious needs that arose within the communities we serve due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team worked extremely hard to tackle each challenge and be a source of reliable information and assistance during this unprecedented time. The Immigration Unit’s collective work is organized across four different project areas: Citizenship and Immigration, Removal Defense, San Joaquin Immigrant Empowerment, and the Sacramento FUEL Network. This report reviews each project area’s accomplishments and programs over the past year and discusses our vision for the year to come. COVID-19 Response As soon as California and its local governments began issuing shelter-in-place orders, our team developed and published a comprehensive guide to help undocumented and immigrant community members navigate the public health crisis. We updated this guide on a daily basis, made it available on the CRLAF website in both English and Spanish, and circulated it widely among our partners and networks throughout the Central Valley. CRLAF was 1 of 12 organizations selected by the state of California to administer a $75 million relief fund, the Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI), to undocumented immigrants who were not eligible to receive the federal government’s CARES Act relief. In the span of only 2 months, over 100 staff members, temporary hires, and volunteers processed over 9,500 DRAI applications and distributed over $4.5 million of $500 payments to 9,173 individuals in 8 Central Valley counties. We also developed other partnerships and established our own Farm Worker Relief Fund to distribute additional, much-needed relief funds to 485 families including individuals who did not receive either CARES Act or DRAI relief. Removal Defense Our removal defense work includes direct representation in detained and non-detained court cases as well as the coordination of the Sacramento Attorney of the Day Program at the Sacramento Immigration Court. The AOD program is only the second such program in the nation, providing a vital consultation and advice service for individuals without prior representation. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our removal defense casework abruptly shifted focus toward more detained work. Our team took on the representation of 19 detainees, securing release and/or relief for 7 of them. Several of our detained clients that were released are still working with our attorneys toward relief in immigration court. Representation for each of these individuals was accomplished remotely through 30 minute-at-a-time telephone calls often with poor reception. Court hearings were also conducted via phone. LABOR + EMPLOYMENT CRLAF supported a number of critical measures that advanced worker protections in several areas: SB 1383 (which extends unpaid family leave protections to workers employed by employers of 5 or more); AB 2043 (which we tried to amend to provide private enforcement of CAL-OSHA COVID-19 guidances in agricultural occupations, but which was watered down by the author); AB 3053 (which creates an online portal for filing of wage claims); AB 3075 (which requires disclosure of whether any officer or director of a limited liability corporation has outstanding judgments for unpaid wages); and SB 1257 (which extends CAL/OSHA protections to household domestic workers). Our major affirmative legislative effort was sponsorship of SB 1102 (Monning), which was not signed by the Governor. The bill would ensure that all H-2A farm workers admitted into the state of California are informed about fundamental labor, housing, health and safety and other California laws that protect them. All H-2A employers will be mandated by SB 1102 to disclose these protections in writing, in Spanish, on the workers’ first day of work. The bill is the culmination of our advocacy (and watchdog role) in monitoring deficiencies in the H-2A program in this state. No other state has enacted such a law to date. PESTICIDE + WORKER SAFETY Key achievements for 2020 include enactment of a regulation for lighting of night-time agricultural work, bringing forward the practice of granting permits for harvest work within fire evacuation zones in Sonoma county, and improving language access at County Agricultural Commissioners’ offices. Protection from COVID-19 in agricultural and food processing workplaces CRLAF has been working with community based organizations and other advocacy organizations to increase COVID-19 protections for farm workers. Through technical review of newly issued guidelines and research, advocating for increased enforcement, occupation-specific case reporting and development of a COVID-19 specific regulation that includes fieldworkers and packing house workers. After months of work, on September 17, 2020 the Cal-OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved a petition for development of an emergency regulation for protecting workers from COVID-19 hazards. CRLAF will provide input on the rapid development of an emergency standard. Protection of Agricultural and other outdoor Workers from Wildfire Smoke As wildfires increased in size and frequency, a growing number of farmworkers and other outdoor workers were made to continue working in very smoky conditions without any respiratory protection or training. After petitioning the OSHA Standards Board, an emergency regulation was developed and approved in July 2019. The new regulation requires training of outdoor workers in health effects of smoke exposure, rescheduling or relocating work sites to less smoky conditions when possible, and provision of N95 respirators when the air is unhealthy because of wildfire smoke. Last year we learned that Sonoma county was granting permits for grape harvest and other agricultural work within fire evacuation zones. We obtained copies of these permits through a public records request and shared this information with Cal-OSHA, Sonoma county worker advocates and the press. During the fire season this year, many farms permitted their farmworkers to continue harvesting despite Sonoma county’s evacuation zone orders. HEALTHY + SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES COVID-19 Rapid Response, and Recovery Efforts The Sustainable Rural Communities Project was at the forefront of CRLAF’s COVID-19 rapid response relief efforts. In April 2020, CRLAF received a $50,000 grant from the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund to provide pro bono legal consultations to workers whose employment was affected by COVID-19, and to issue $20,000 in relief grants to mixed-status households in the San Joaquin Valley who were ineligible for the CARES Act stimulus and unemployment insurance benefits. In April 2020, we were also granted $250,000 from the The California Endowment to conduct a COVID-19 emergency relief re-granting program to statewide CBOs working on the ground with disproportionately impacted farmworkers. Staff developed and implemented the re-granting program funding 10 CBOs to conduct outreach education, resource allocation and emergency relief. In May 2020, CRLAF convened a virtual meeting with state agencies and our partner CBOs to identify needs and address solutions related to testing, healthcare, food distribution, housing, income support, childcare, transportation and worker safety and protections. Health-4-Kern CRLAF is providing support and resources to the collaborative, Health-4-Kern’s activities to expand health services to all; we are also providing technical assistance on key immigration issues, such as the proposed federal changes in the definition of public charge, and COVID-19 relief initiatives. A fact sheet on the remaining uninsured in Kern County was developed and distributed to Health4Kern partners with estimates of immigrant and undocumented uninsured, coverage and services currently available, and options for expanding care and coverage at clinics and Kern Medical Center. The fact sheet was developed to accurately represent community needs, data and viable solutions and resources. Strategies for expanding coverage for undocumented farmworkers were also developed, but without reliable data, it was hard to estimate specific needs and costs in Kern County. Health4Kern partners then developed an action plan for expanding care and coverage for the uninsured in early 2019. Health4Kern also worked alongside regional and statewide efforts to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented young adults aged 19-26. In January 2020, this legislation passed. That month the Governor’s budget also included expanding Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented seniors ages 65 and over. However, the Governor's May revision dropped the planned expansion for seniors due to the COVID-19 emergency. Finally, CRLAF recently prioritized and led a budget request to update a 20-year old study of farmworker health data. We gained final approval in the state budget for a 3-year study in the amount of $1.5 million. This data will be used to inform policy and demonstrate the severe inequities rural immigrants face, strengthening our argument for stronger health and safety protections for all client communities. Safe Drinking Water Since 2015, our team has administered an Interim Emergency Bottled Water program to the two unincorporated farmworker communities in western Fresno County with over 700 residents. We continue to advocate with the residents of Cantua Creek and El Porvenir for a permanent solution to the communities' need for clean, safe drinking water. We also work with California's Water Resources Control Board to ensure both communities continue to receive uninterrupted bottled water delivery until a permanent solution is reached. Dreamers-in-Action: Building Community Capacity This past year, SRCP hosted two Dreamers-in-Action Fellows (a.k.a. the Health, Immigration & Census Fellows). The fellows effectively promoted access to immigration relief and information about immigration laws to the rural poor while engaging in outreach and education related, but not limited to: Medi-Cal, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), local safety-net programs, and the 2020 Census. The fellows also advanced CRLAF’s regional efforts and collaborated with our Citizenship + Immigration Department on: (a) increasing the number of qualified legal permanent residents who apply for U.S. citizenship, (b) providing resources to help them with the naturalization process, and (c) encouraging them to become more fully civically engaged. SAN JOAQUIN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT Immigration and Health Law Project The San Joaquin Immigrant Empowerment Project’s work centers around the complex intersection of health rights, public health, immigrants’ rights, and immigration law. During this fiscal year, we focused especially on providing immigration legal services, advocacy, education and outreach, and legal training. We also provided technical assistance to other community partners addressing two major challenges facing immigrant communities: the administration’s new public charge rule and the COVID-19 pandemic. This health and economic crisis has caused immigrant communities to confront various difficulties in regards to access to health care and testing, eligibility for public benefits, limited disaster relief options, and workers rights. COVID-19 Response To remedy the chilling effect on public benefits enrollment created by the new public charge, CRLAF focused on community education, outreach and direct services. We spent the second half of this fiscal year ensuring that our public charge messaging was consistent with parallel messaging about how the pandemic has affected immigrant access to health care and social services, and what services immigrant communities legally have to access, regardless of immigration status. Additionally, we provided regular immigration legal services to students, families and staff at Delta College and survivors of crime at a women’s center. Most of CRLAF’s immigration cases in this region are humanitarian cases, such as U visa, T visa, or VAWA applications. Currently, from San Joaquin to near Fresno county, CRLAF is the only organization taking these types of cases at no cost. Most of the individuals we serve do not have the means to hire a private attorney. There is a huge unmet need for attorneys to take on humanitarian aid cases pro bono in these regions. We plan to continue finding support for such work moving forward. LABOR + CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION Over the past year, we recovered over $450,000 in back wages and penalties through settlements of several wage and hour cases. We have also provided remote outreach and know-your-rights presentations on housing and employment. As part of our outreach work, this team created many infographics detailing how workers can access critical safety-net supports, including access to healthcare, food banks, and information on workers rights and protections under California law. To address the COVID-19 related housing crisis and forthcoming wave of evictions, we are putting energy toward the creation of a remote legal aid housing clinic to assist mixed-status families, specifically around the Sacramento and Fresno regions. The team continued working on its case docket, including three class action cases: two H-2A cases and one case representing nursery workers. The team was also able to resolve two employment cases and two housing cases representing farmworkers and dairy workers. We collaborated with two other organizations on a brief submitted to the California Supreme Court titled Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. In it, we urged the Court to find that the premium pay under Section 226.7 are wages and must be included on wage statements and paid in full when an employee quits or is discharged. A decision finding otherwise chisels into the remedial protection frame worker existing for over a century, creating a crack in the foundation of protections supporting employees rights. We joined the amicus brief submitted to the California Supreme Court in Vazquez, et al., v. Jan-Pro Franchising International. The issue in Vazquez—whether Dynamex’s ABC test applies to the misclassification of janitors as franchisees—applies to our clients and is a similar tactic used by growers to avoid liability. Both of these cases are pending. We also joined the amicus brief submitted to the district court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Castillo, et al., v. Whitmer, et al., regarding an order issued by the Governor of Michigan requiring employers to test all farmworkers and migrant housing camps to test all residents for COVID-19. Growers found a couple of farmworkers to sign on as plaintiffs and challenge the Order as discriminatory towards Latinos. Both the district court and the Sixth Circuit denied the grower’s motion for preliminary injunction. The outcome of this case would have impacted other states’ orders protecting the safety and health of farmworkers. The case has been dismissed. Finally, the team intervened in City of Huntington Beach v. State of California with Western Center on Law and Poverty to support the State against Huntington Beach’s challenge to two key pieces of house legislation. These two pieces declare that cities must accommodate high density housing. Huntington Beach challenged the State’s power to enforce this housing element law against them and other charter cities.

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MANERAS DE DAR Puede ayudar a garantizar la dignidad y la justicia para todos. Usted puede hacer la diferencia Con su ayuda, defendemos a las personas más vulnerables de la sociedad: aquellas que no tienen otro campeón. Estamos exponiendo la injusticia, trabajando en la primera línea en el Capitolio del Estado y promoviendo la justicia para los trabajadores agrícolas, los inmigrantes y los pobres de las zonas rurales. Nunca tomamos honorarios legales de nuestros clientes, y no aceptamos fondos del gobierno que inhiban nuestra capacidad de servir a nuestros clientes. Confiamos en la compasión y la generosidad de personas como usted. También aceptamos donaciones tanto por teléfono como por correo. Llámenos al 916-446-7904 ext 103. De lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. PST. El número de identificación fiscal federal de la Fundación CRLA es: 94-2800442 Donación en linea Haga una donación segura en línea aquí . DONATE Envíe su donación ¿No quieres hacer una donación en línea? No hay problema. Descargue un PDF de nuestro formulario de donación aquí y envíenoslo por correo a la dirección impresa en el formulario. Recibirá una carta confirmando su donación que se puede utilizar para sus declaraciones de impuestos. Amigos de CRLAF Promete una cantidad modesta cada mes, creando una fuente estable y confiable de fondos para ayudarnos a combatir el odio, enseñar tolerancia y buscar justicia. Donaciones planificadas Las donaciones planificadas son una herramienta poderosa. Cuando los socios deciden cómo se usará su dinero después de que se hayan ido, es una declaración final sobre sus filosofías y creencias. Al final, se trata del legado que eligen dejar atrás. Además, hay beneficios inmediatos de algunas opciones de donaciones planificadas. Mediante una donación planificada, los socios pueden: 1. Aumentar sus ingresos actuales o los de un beneficiario designado; 2. Reducir la responsabilidad del impuesto sobre la renta; 3. Evitar el impuesto a las ganancias de capital; y / o 4. Pasar activos a la familia y pagar menos impuestos. Los tipos de obsequios planificados incluyen: obsequios por testamento, obsequios de Revocable Living Trust, obsequios de Charitable Annuity, obsequios de Charitable Remainder Trust, obsequios de seguro de vida. Póngase en contacto con Rebekah Sophia al rebekah @ crlaf . org para más información. Regalos de acciones y valores Los valores apreciados o las acciones de fondos mutuos que ha tenido durante más de un año son excelentes obsequios de caridad. Declaración de derechos del donante Eres nuestro socio y valoramos tu contribución. CRLAF abraza la Declaración de derechos de la Asociación de profesionales de recaudación de fondos. MEET OUR PARTNERS

INMIGRACIÓN + CIUDADANÍA Caminos hacia la ciudadanía + unidad familiar El Proyecto de Inmigración ofrece una amplia educación comunitaria y divulgación, defensa, capacitación, asistencia legal y técnica en las comunidades inmigrantes más marginadas de las zonas rurales de California. El Proyecto de Inmigración + Integración de Inmigrantes de CRLAF se enfoca en proporcionar alcance e información sobre el proceso de naturalización, los efectos del programa "Comunidades Seguras" del DHS en los inmigrantes, las consecuencias de inmigración de condenas penales, y alivio y beneficios de inmigración. Los abogados brindan capacitación a los defensores de la comunidad sobre la ley de inmigración y naturalización y asistencia directa a las comunidades inmigrantes con la solicitud de ciudadanía, VAWA, visas T, visas U, Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia y ayuda para menores no acompañados (asilo y SIJS). Desde 1993, en colaboración con nuestras organizaciones asociadas, CRLAF ha brindado información sobre el proceso de naturalización y los cambios en las leyes de bienestar e inmigración a más de 38,000 inmigrantes, capacitados cerca de 2400 voluntarios de la comunidad, asistió a aproximadamente 33,060 residentes permanentes legales para completar la solicitud de naturalización, evaluó a 18,265 solicitantes en habilidades de ciudadanía, realizó 3306 simulacros de entrevistas de naturalización, realizó 1984 entrevistas de seguimiento para solicitantes con casos complicados de naturalización y representó a 993 solicitantes en sus entrevistas de naturalización en el Valle Central. Desde 2012, CRLAF ha llevado a cabo actividades de divulgación sobre Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) y los derechos de los padres indocumentados para designar a un familiar de confianza como tutor legal de sus hijos ciudadanos estadounidenses en caso de que los padres sean detenidos por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) ) En colaboración con nuestros socios, hemos podido proporcionar servicios informativos sobre DACA, VAWA y visas U a más de 5,000 inmigrantes y hemos ayudado a más de 350 niños que llegan para solicitar DACA. También representamos a menores no acompañados indocumentados en sus solicitudes de estatus de inmigrante juvenil especial, asilo y otras formas de alivio de inmigración. Regularmente realizamos presentaciones comunitarias de "Conozca sus derechos" para aumentar la capacidad y el liderazgo en nuestras comunidades para que los inmigrantes puedan tomar decisiones informadas sobre los beneficios que solicitan y también para protegerse del fraude de consultores de inmigración. El Proyecto de Integración de Inmigración + Inmigración de CRLAF brinda servicios informativos, asistencia legal de alta calidad, apoyo de defensa y desarrollo de capacidades comunitarias para brindar a los inmigrantes la oportunidad de ser parte del proceso de toma de decisiones que afecta a sus familias y comunidad. Para comunicarse con la unidad de inmigración, llame al (916) 446-7901.

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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)

PESTICIDAS Y SEGURIDAD EN EL TRABAJO El Proyecto de Pesticidas y Seguridad en el Trabajo trabaja para arrojar luz y reducir los riesgos del trabajo agrícola y la exposición a los pesticidas que enfrentan los trabajadores agrícolas de California y otros residentes rurales. El Proyecto mantiene un diálogo continuo con Cal OSHA y los funcionarios reguladores de pesticidas locales, estatales y federales para alentar investigaciones más exhaustivas y una aplicación más estricta de las leyes y regulaciones existentes, mejoras en las regulaciones y un mayor uso de alternativas de control de plagas más seguras y sostenibles. También brindamos asistencia técnica a programas de servicios legales y organizaciones comunitarias para desarrollar materiales de divulgación, acceder y comprender las leyes y regulaciones sobre pesticidas y seguridad laboral y registros públicos y responder a incidentes de envenenamiento por pesticidas. Colaboramos con miembros de otras organizaciones sin fines de lucro para educar a los formuladores de políticas, funcionarios de agencias y al público sobre el estrés por calor, la exposición a pesticidas y otros riesgos laborales y ambientales para la salud y la seguridad que afectan a los trabajadores agrícolas de California y otros pobres de las zonas rurales. Recursos del proyecto: Proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas: promover la implementación completa del trabajador Estándar de protección (WPS): http://protectfarmworkers.org DVD- En los Campos: Como Protegerse de los Pesticidas en California (To solicite una copia de este DVD, envíe un correo electrónico a aatat@crlaf.org ) Fields of Poison 2002: California Farmworkers and Pesticides - descargue el informe aquí: Informe en español Informe en inglés Iluminación para trabajos agrícolas nocturnos La Fundación CRLA lideró la promoción de una nueva regulación que especifica los requisitos de iluminación para el trabajo agrícola nocturno. Una iluminación adecuada en el trabajo agrícola nocturno es crucial para prevenir lesiones por colisiones, resbalones, caídas, cortes y mordeduras, así como para reducir la fatiga visual y la fatiga y los riesgos de violencia en el lugar de trabajo. Esta regulación, adoptada en febrero de 2020, especifica los niveles mínimos de iluminación, para las áreas de trabajo y descanso, las vías hacia los baños y dentro de los baños, requiere reuniones de seguridad al comienzo de cada turno para orientarse al trabajo por la noche y la provisión de prendas de seguridad de alta visibilidad para los trabajadores . Protección contra humo de incendios forestales A medida que los incendios forestales han aumentado en tamaño y frecuencia, un número creciente de trabajadores agrícolas y otros trabajadores al aire libre han estado trabajando en condiciones de mucho humo sin ninguna protección respiratoria o capacitación. Para abordar este problema, la Fundación CRLA trabajó con otras organizaciones laborales y comunitarias para abogar por una regulación de protección contra el humo de incendios forestales de emergencia, que entró en vigencia en julio de 2018. Ahora abogamos por requisitos más estrictos en una regulación permanente y ayudando a desarrollar un programa modelo de capacitación . Protección contra plaguicidas La Fundación CRLA ha trabajado con otras organizaciones para convencer a los reguladores del peligro de exposición al cerebro que daña los pesticidas clorpirifos. En 2019, los reguladores de California negociaron con éxito la cancelación de la mayoría de los productos de clorpirifos y la legislatura estatal presupuestó $ 5.7 millones para el desarrollo e implementación de métodos más seguros de control de plagas. A principios de 2020, el fabricante líder de clorpirifos ha anunciado que ya no venderán el pesticida en los Estados Unidos. La Fundación CRLA está presionando para mejorar la aplicación de las regulaciones de pesticidas en los condados agrícolas clave con la coalición de californianos para la reforma de pesticidas. La Fundación CRLA, con los californianos para la reforma de pesticidas, aboga por restricciones más estrictas en el uso del fumigante del suelo 1,3 dicloropropeno que causa cáncer y para sensibilizar a la comunidad sobre los altos niveles de aire de este pesticida medido en Shafter en 2018 y Parlier en 2018 y 2019. Protección contra el estrés por calor para trabajadores al aire libre La Fundación CRLA desempeñó un papel importante en la promoción de más regulaciones protectoras contra el estrés por calor, que entró en vigencia el 1 de mayo de 2015. Ahora se requiere que los empleadores proporcionen suficiente sombra para que los trabajadores puedan escapar del calor severo durante los períodos de comida y descanso. Los empleadores deben asegurarse de que los jefes de los campos son entrenados en cómo identificar y proporcionar ayudas de emergencia a los trabajadores del campo cuando se muestra signos de enfermedad por calor. "Los trabajadores agrícolas de California sufren más muertes por calor y enfermedades que cualquier otro trabajador en las industrias al aire libre" - Mauricio Peña, The Desert Sun Iluminación para trabajos agrícolas nocturnos La Fundación CRLA lideró la promoción de una nueva regulación que especifica los requisitos de iluminación para el trabajo agrícola nocturno. Una iluminación adecuada en el trabajo agrícola nocturno es crucial para prevenir lesiones por colisiones, resbalones, caídas, cortes y mordeduras, así como para reducir la fatiga visual y la fatiga y los riesgos de violencia en el lugar de trabajo. Esta regulación, adoptada en febrero de 2020, especifica los niveles mínimos de iluminación, para las áreas de trabajo y descanso, las vías hacia los baños y dentro de los baños, requiere reuniones de seguridad al comienzo de cada turno para orientarse al trabajo por la noche y la provisión de prendas de seguridad de alta visibilidad para los trabajadores . Protección contra humo de incendios forestales A medida que los incendios forestales han aumentado en tamaño y frecuencia, un número creciente de trabajadores agrícolas y otros trabajadores al aire libre han estado trabajando en condiciones de mucho humo sin ninguna protección respiratoria o capacitación. Para abordar este problema, la Fundación CRLA trabajó con otras organizaciones laborales y comunitarias para abogar por una regulación de protección contra el humo de incendios forestales de emergencia, que entró en vigencia en julio de 2018. Ahora abogamos por requisitos más estrictos en una regulación permanente y ayudando a desarrollar un programa modelo de capacitación . Protección contra plaguicidas La Fundación CRLA ha trabajado con otras organizaciones para convencer a los reguladores del peligro de exposición al cerebro que daña los pesticidas clorpirifos. En 2019, los reguladores de California negociaron con éxito la cancelación de la mayoría de los productos de clorpirifos y la legislatura estatal presupuestó $ 5.7 millones para el desarrollo e implementación de métodos más seguros de control de plagas. A principios de 2020, el fabricante líder de clorpirifos ha anunciado que ya no venderán el pesticida en los Estados Unidos. La Fundación CRLA está presionando para mejorar la aplicación de las regulaciones de pesticidas en los condados agrícolas clave con la coalición de californianos para la reforma de pesticidas. La Fundación CRLA, con los californianos para la reforma de pesticidas, aboga por restricciones más estrictas en el uso del fumigante del suelo 1,3 dicloropropeno que causa cáncer y para sensibilizar a la comunidad sobre los altos niveles de aire de este pesticida medido en Shafter en 2018 y Parlier en 2018 y 2019. Protección contra el estrés por calor para trabajadores al aire libre La Fundación CRLA desempeñó un papel importante en la promoción de más regulaciones protectoras contra el estrés por calor, que entró en vigencia el 1 de mayo de 2015. Ahora se requiere que los empleadores proporcionen suficiente sombra para que los trabajadores puedan escapar del calor severo durante los períodos de comida y descanso. Los empleadores deben asegurarse de que los jefes de los campos son entrenados en cómo identificar y proporcionar ayudas de emergencia a los trabajadores del campo cuando se muestra signos de enfermedad por calor.