County Of Santa Clara, San Jose Ca

County of Santa Clara 271.5500

Social Service Agency Assistance Application Center

1919 Senter Road

 8-5 Mon-Fri

Assistance for homeless families with temporary assistance for needy

families (TANF), Medi-Cal and food stamps.

County of Santa Clara 793.8900

General Assistance

1888 Senter Road
7-5 Mon-Fri

Financial assistance for single men and women upon qualification. Rent

and move-in assistance for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients.

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, San Jose Ca

2625 Zanker Road, #200, San José, CA 95134

408.325.5277 www.catholiccharitiesscc.org

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County helps people of all cultures and

beliefs rise from poverty and overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency. They

provide a broad range of services, including job skills training and placement,

older adult services, mental health and substance abuse counseling, housing

assistance, financial education, immigration support and refugee resettlement.

They provide educational programs that help young people develop into selfsufficient

adults.

Pro Bono Project, San Jose Ca

480 N. 1st Street, San José, CA 95112

408.998.5298 www.probonoproject.org

The Pro Bono Project provides quality, caring representation to clients with

limited means in Santa Clara County. Pro Bono trains and mentors volunteer

attorneys to assist clients with divorce, child custody and child support

cases, as well as paternity and domestic violence issues. In addition to family

law, Pro Bono attorneys help clients enforce employment and consumer

foreclosure and bankruptcy rights, advise clients about filing small claims

and using the Superior Court Self Help Center.

The Pro Bono Project serves more than 2,000 clients each year.

 Over 400 volunteer attorneys assist clients with family law matters including: divorce, child custody, child support cases, and guardian cases as well as paternity and domestic violence issues.

The Project helps in defending evictions.  The volunteer attorneys prepare responses, provide negotiation with the landlord to attempt to settle the case and provide legal representation at eviction hearings.
The Project provides limited scope and self-representation help in the San Jose Federal Courthouse for US District Court cases.
Pro Bono attorneys also help our clients enforce employment and consumer rights, and advise clients about filing small claims and using the Superior Court Self Help Center.