DIGNITY & RESPECT

“The poorest among us should have the same access to justice as the richest and most powerful.”
 - Nancy Mintie, founder of Inner City Law Center

Inner City Law Center has been serving the poorest and most vulnerable individuals and families in Los Angeles County since 1980. Founded on the basic principle that every human being should be treated with dignity and respect at all times, ICLC, through its staff of 30 attorneys, advocates, tenant organizers, social workers, and other professionals, provides free legal representation and social service advocacy to over 2,000 homeless and working poor clients each year.  In the past six years, ICLC has recovered more than $15,000,000 for its low-income clients. For many clients, ICLC is the first step out of homelessness and into safe and dignified housing.

As the only full-time provider of legal services headquartered on Skid Row, ICLC is widely recognized for its expertise in housing issues, as well as government and veterans benefits. 

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VA Facility in West Los Angeles Abandons Homeless Veterans

Lawsuit Challenges VA’s Misuse of Land Given to House Injured Vets

A class action lawsuit was filed in Federal Court on Wednesday June 8 on behalf of thousands of severely disabled homeless veterans in the LA area.   Inner City Law Center is part of a large team working on this case, including the ACLU of Southern California, Professor Gary Blasi, Professor Lawrence Tribe, Ron Olson, and Arnold & Porter.

The suit contends that by failing to use the VA campus as a home for disabled veterans, the VA is violating the specific purpose for which the Westwood VA campus was deeded to the United States in 1888.  The suit also contends that the VA’s benefits program discriminates against veterans with severe mental disabilities.  A robust body of research has established that homeless individuals with severe mental disabilities cannot access necessary medical and mental services without stable living conditions combined with supportive treatment services.  Although the VA has recognized the importance of such supportive housing for seriously disabled homeless veterans, it has refused to offer them to Plaintiffs and other disabled veterans in Los Angeles and around the country. (Click to read the press release).

Click here to read the complaint (PDF).

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ICLC's work is only possible because of the generosity of its supporters. If you would like more information about supporting Inner City Law Center, please contact us at:

Inner City Law Center
1309 East Seventh Street

Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 891-2880

If you would like to refer a client to ICLC, please send them to our walk in clinic, which is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 Wednesday through Friday at:

The Hope Row Resource Center

501 East Sixth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 833-5024

Inner City Law Center is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization
Tax Identification Number 95-3697572