Individual Giving

Become a 'Justice Fellow'

Your generosity advances equal access to justice, empowering our low-income clients to overcome legal barriers.

Client and attorney

Join our newest donor circle through the Pathways to Justice Campaign

Contribute $500+ annually and become a Justice Fellow. 

Your support creates pathways to justice for children in foster care, veterans, seniors, survivors of domestic violence, victims of disaster, and more. As a valued Fellow, you’ll receive recognition on our website, at our donor appreciation event, and in our annual impact report. 

Brick Pathway Rendering

Rendering of the Pathways to Justice brick pathway, located onsite at our St. Petersburg office.

Limited Opportunity: Elevate Your Impact as a Founding Justice Fellow

Pledge your support for three years during the inaugural year of the campaign and receive a customized brick on the "Pathways to Justice" brick pathway.

Also receive acknowledgment in campaign materials, on our website, in our annual impact report, and at our donor appreciation event.


Pathways to Health

After 14 years and 5 combat tours, Robert was medically discharged from the Army. His worsening disabilities left his family in poverty. After 10 years of struggling with the VA, he found Bay Area Legal Services, and his attorney secured a 100% disability rating, lifting his family out of poverty.

Robert M.

Robert (left), his attorney, Maria Ceballos-Zagales (center), and Robert's wife, Nicole.

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Apply by phone Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., or apply online anytime for non-emergency legal matters. Language interpreters are available to you at no cost.

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Bay Area Legal Services

If you live or have a case in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, or Sarasota counties, we may be able to help.

Statewide Legal Helplines

If you live or have a case in Florida, we may be able to help.