KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Information & Resources for Youth & Families
Click the links below to learn more about the services available to LA County residents.
Know Your Rights Information
- Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA)
- ACLU – Immigrants’ Rights
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Information available in Asian languages.
- CA Attorney General’s Office: Resources
- CAIR: Information available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Farsi, Somalian and Urdu.
- Central American Resource Center (CARECEN): Information available in English and Spanish.
- Coalition for Human Rights (CHIRLA): Information available in English and Spanish.
- Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO): Information available in Indigenous languages.
- Know Your Rights Camp App
- National Immigrant Justice Center: Resources
Free or Low-Cost Legal Services
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: Immigration & Refugee Services: 213-251-3411
- Central American Resource Center (CARECEN): 213-385-7800
- Coalition for Human Rights (CHIRLA) Rapid Response Line: 888-624-4752
- Immigrant Defenders Law Center
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Handout & Toolkit
- Immigration Center for Women & Children: 213-614-1165
- Immigration Law Help
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: 323-801-7989
- LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA)
- LA County Public Defender’s Office Immigration Unit: 213-947-0572
- National Employment Law Project
- National Immigration Legal Services Directory
- New Voice: 562-788-7655
- Public Counsel – Immigrants’ Rights Project: 213-385-2977 ext. 296
- SALVA: 661-526-7540
Emergency Hotlines & Mental Health Support
- DACA Assistance Hotline and support: 844-411-DACA
- ICE Detainer Locator System
- Immigration Court Hotline: 1-800-898-7180 | Get immigration court hearing info (A-Number required).
- Soluna Mental Health App for Teens & Young Adults
- Teenline: 866-948-2988 (6PM-10PM PST), Text TEEN to 839863 (6PM-9PM PST) | Mental health support with teen peers.
Groceries & Essential Resources
- YMCA East LA: 323-260-7005 Visit the FEEDLA | YMCA Metro LA website or click the Instagram link for information.
- YMCALA: 323-244-9077 or email socialimpact@ymcala.org.
- Con Raíces y Voz: Click the @raicesconvozph Instagram link for information.
Other Resources
- CA Attorney General: Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s K-12 Schools in
Responding to Immigration Issues - CA Attorney General: Know Your Educational Rights for Students and Families in English & Spanish
- CA Courts Self-Help Guides
- CFT Resources to Support Undocumented Students & Families
- Immigrant Defense Project Resources
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
- Liberty Hill guide to local immigrants’ rights organizations
- Undocumented Youth Resources