LGBTQIA2S+: Legal Resources

The Office of Student Life and the Associated Student Government are pleased to offer access to the Student Legal Center for FREE legal education and advice to SBCC's currently enrolled students for the Fall semester. 

The Student Legal Center will be available in person:

Thursdays 12pm to 2pm - Starting Thursday, September 28th

Drop-ins are seen if time permits

Zoom appointments can be scheduled Monday through Friday. 

The Student Legal Center is located on the main campus in the Office of Student Life (CC-217).  Students can email collinsa@sbcc.edu, to schedule an appointment.

The attorney can speak with students about criminal matters, landlord/tenant/roommate disputes, consumer issues, family law, traffic tickets, personal injury, credit/debt problems, small claims, and other areas of law.  The service is not available for students experiencing an issue with another student, or with the college. 

• Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Provides free legal services to low-income people and senior citizens.

Call 805-963-6754 or visit 301 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

• Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic
Provides services to teens and youth.

Call 805-962-3344 or visit 215 De La Vina Street, Suite I, Santa Barbara, CA 93191.

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) LGBT Rights
For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
• Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.