About the California JusticeCorps Program
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What Is JusticeCorps?
The JusticeCorps program is an innovative approach to solving one of the more pressing issues faced by courts around the country today: providing equal access to justice. JusticeCorps recruits and trains 250 diverse university students annually to serve in overburdened legal self-help centers throughout California. JusticeCorps members’ receive intensive training throughout the year so they can provide in-depth and individualized legal services to self-represented litigants, often in their own languages, under the supervision of an attorney.
JusticeCorps members assist litigants by:
- Providing one-on-one direct service
- Assisting with legal workshops
- Helping complete legal forms
- Conducting front desk triaging
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Funded through an AmeriCorps grant, JusticeCorps is a collaborative project of the California Administrative Office of the Courts; the Superior Courts of California, Counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, Placer, Yolo, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sacramento; select University of California and California State University campuses; and many community-based service providers.
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JusticeCorps was first launched as a pilot program in Los Angeles County in 2004, expanding to the Bay Area in fall 2006, to San Diego in fall 2007 and to Sacramento in the fall of 2010. JusticeCorps members commit to serving a minimum of 300 hours in self-help centers. In return, members receive approximately 30 hours of training as well as a $1,000 education award when they complete the program. JusiceCorps also offers a select number of full time positions in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and San Diego. Full time members serve 1700 hours and receive a living allowance throughout their one-year term of service, as well as an increased education award.
