For more than 50 years, Public Advocates Inc. has been on the frontlines of social justice movements in California, making rights real. As a bold and highly regarded nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination, we pride ourselves on our ability to skillfully deploy a three-pronged approach to create systemic change. Using litigation and enforcement advocacy, policy advocacy and hard-hitting communication strategies, PA has not only been able to achieve tangible legal and policy victories, but has also moved public discourse in education, housing and transportation that supports low-income communities of color in building their power and using their voices to influence public decision-making.
