Who We Serve

GBLS represents low-income individuals and families, assisting individual clients to secure some of the most basic necessities of life as well as addressing systemic problems that adversely impact their lives. We also represent community groups in advancing the interests of their low-income constituents and provide community legal education. We give advice and represent people in court, before agencies, and before city councils and the state legislature.

In 2011, GBLS provided critical legal assistance to more than 15,000 low-income people. Of the clients we served, 68% were women; 75% were minorities; and 20% were over the age of 60.  Our caseload broke down as follows:  23% of the cases were housing (non-foreclosure-related); 16% were health and disability; 16% were immigration; 12% were employment; 12% were family; 9% were welfare; 4% were foreclosure; and 8% fell into other categories.