Success Stories

875,000 children a year – 12 per 1,000 — are either abducted or kidnapped by a relative.

85% of civil legal issues for veterans and their families can substantially affect their lives.

Bay Area Legal Services helped over 1,500 veterans and their families in 2021.

Since 2013, the number of children in either foster homes or housed with relatives has risen by 40 percent.

Domestic violence survivors are 140% more likely to receive protection from their abusers with access to legal aid.

In Florida, approximately 231,000 children live with relatives that are not their parents.