Success Stories

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Of the 53,500 children adopted from foster care in 2021, roughly one-third were by relatives.

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Last year, we helped 13,472 individuals, families, and community groups.

On any given day, there are nearly 443,000 children in foster care in the United States.

Each year, approximately 20,000 youth will age out of the foster care system without a permanent family.

Approximately 3.5 million senior homeowners in the U.S. are underwater on their loans and have no home equity.

2.7 million grandparents are raising grandchildren nationwide, and about 20% of those have incomes that fall at or below the poverty line.

Bay Area Legal Services helped over 400 victims of domestic violence in the past year.

5 of the top 10 issues that lead to homelessness among veterans can only be solved with legal aid.

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