Legal Aid Society of Orange County, of Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

, United States

United States

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 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation

Nonprofit organization

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 that was founded in 1958 by the Orange County Bar Association. The mission of Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services in southeast Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

 is to provide civil legal services

Legal aid in the United States

Legal aid in the United States appeared as early as the 1870s, but for the most part, the U.S. legal aid system remained piecemeal and underfunded until well into the 20th century....

 to low-income

Poverty

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 individuals and to promote equal access to the justice system

Law of the United States

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through advocacy, legal counseling, innovative self-help services, in-depth legal representation, economic development and community education.