Alameda County Homeless Action Center

Homeless Action Center (HAC) is a community-based legal services program founded in 1990 to provide legal services to homeless people in Alameda County. Over time, HAC’s specialty became public benefits advocacy, with a focus on Social Security disability benefits.  The process of qualifying for disability benefits can be lengthy and difficult. Employing a client-centered focus and harm reduction principles, staff work closely with other legal services programs and social services programs to assist clients in meeting their emergency and longer-term needs during this process. HAC represents over 2,000 clients at a time.