1. Labor Commissioner's Office

Nonprofit Legal and Community-Based Organizations Serving Workers

Nonprofit-Legal-and-Community-Based-Organizations-Serving-Workers

This is a list of Non-Profit Legal Organizations and Community-Based Organizations that partner with the Department of Industrial Relations to assist workers with understanding their labor rights in California.

Know Your Rights Notice
Non-Profit Legal Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(212) 549-2500
www.aclu.org		 Asian Law Caucus
(415) 896-1701
www.asianlawcaucus.org		 Bet Tzedek Legal Services
(323) 648-4767
www.bettzedek.org
California Rural Legal Assistance
800-337-0690
www.crla.org		 Legal Aid at Work
(866) 864-8208
www.legalaidatwork.org		 Center for Workers' Rights
2741 Fruitridge Road, Suite 5
Sacramento, CA 95820
(916) 905-5857
www.rightscenter.org
California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) Partners
UFW Foundation
(877) 881-8281
www.ufwfoundation.org 		The Way Resource Center
(760) 946-9238
www.thewayresourcecenter.org		 UFCW Local 1428
(909) 626-3333
www.ufcw1428.org
Jakara Movement
(888) 525-2721
www.jakara.org		 Inland Congregations United for Change
(909) 383-1134
www.icucpico.com		 Líderes Campesinas
(805) 486-7776
www.liderescampesinas.org
West Modesto Community Collaborative
(209) 404-3544
www.westmodestocollaborative.com		 CHIRLA-Workers' Rights Department
(213) 201-8773
www.chirla.org/workersrights		 Chinatown Service Center
(213) 808-1758
www.cscla.org
East Los Angeles Women’s Center
(323) 526-5819
www.elawc.org		 FMTK Central Labor Council
(559) 275-1151
www.myunionworks.com		 Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (SoCalCOSH)
www.socalcosh.com
The Cambodian Family
(714) 571-1966
www.cambodianfamily.org		 April Parker Foundation
(562) 285-3228
www.aprilparker.org/contact		 South Asian Network
(562) 403-0488
www.southasiannetwork.org
CLEAN Carwash Worker Center
(323) 840-3311
www.cleancarwash.org		 Starting Over Inc.
(323) 816-0504
www.startingoverinc.org		 Central Valley Empowerment Alliance
(559) 854-7251
www.cvempowermentalliance.org
Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC)
(323) 468-2555 
www.thaicdc.org		 SALVA
(661) 526-7540
www.salvaorganization.org		 Korean Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA)
(213) 738-9050
www.kiwa.org
Step Forward Foundation
(866) 870-7725
www.stepfwd.org		 Center for Workers' Rights
2741 Fruitridge Road, Suite 5
Sacramento, CA 95820
(916) 905-5857
www.rightscenter.org

The California Department of Social Services has information on legal organizations that provide general immigration legal assistance, removal defense and youth legal services: www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/immigration/contractor-contact-information

CA Dept of Social Services Community Partners by Geography
Bay Area
Centro Legal de la Raza
(510) 437-1554
www.centrolegal.org		 Northern Central Coast
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB)
(831) 763-2147
www.cabinc.org		 Southern Central Coast
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
(805) 247-1188
www.mixteco.org
Northern Central Valley
Education and Leadership Foundation (ELF)
(559) 291-5428
www.elfus.org		 Southern Central Valley
UFW Foundation
(661) 324-2500
www.ufwfoundation.org		 Inland Empire
TODEC
(951) 943-1955
www.todec.org
Los Angeles
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
(213) 201-8773
www.chirla.org		 Northern California
Immigrant Institute of the Bay Area
(415) 538-8100
www.iibayarea.org		 Orange County
Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR OC)
(714) 776-1847
www.ca.cair.com
Sacramento
Opening Doors, Inc. (ODI)
(916) 504-1118
www.openingdoorsinc.org		 San Diego
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
(858) 637-3210
www.jfssd.org		  

Revised July 1, 2026