Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Kenneth Gonzalez Santibanez has a diverse range of work experience. From 2019 to 2022, they served as the Co-Head of Research for the Policy Punchline Podcast, where they conducted research. In 2019, they also worked as a Legal/Community Organizing Intern at Make the Road New Jersey, where they managed and expanded the organization's free ESL program and provided translation services for asylum seekers. From 2020 to 2021, Kenneth worked as a Legal Intern at Legal Services of New Jersey, assisting with various legal services such as guardianship cases and applying for emergency assistance programs. In 2021, they served as a Legal Intern at Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, preparing USCIS applications and identifying qualified candidates for a government program. Kenneth also has experience as an English Second Language Tutor at Ringle and as a Research Assistant for Professor Laura Edwards at Princeton University Department of History. In their most recent role, starting in 2022, they are a Legal Advocate at the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, providing legal services to low-income survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Kenneth Gonzalez Santibanez attended Mesquite High School from 2014 to 2018, where they achieved a High School Diploma. Kenneth then pursued higher education at Princeton University from 2018 to 2022, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History. Kenneth also specialized in Latin American Studies and History & Practice of Diplomacy during their time at Princeton.
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Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
The Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ) is located in East Los Angeles and has served the low-income residents of Los Angeles for almost 40 years. Our mission is to secure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and empower them to create their own futures. LACLJ provides free legal representation, education and advocacy. Our services decrease homelessness, increase family stability and provide safe, violence-free homes for children. LACLJ believes that justice should not be determined by wealth, citizenship, language, or age. We focus on serving families in crisis and those who have the greatest barriers to accessing our judicial system. We help individuals face their adversity with the dignity that they deserve. We are unique among legal aid programs because we prioritize client-based services, focus on providing direct legal services by our staff attorneys, not volunteers, and we are able to serve individuals regardless of legal status or age. We offer a full range of services, including advice and counsel, preparation of legal documents, and representation in court. LACLJ’s clients live primarily in East, Northeast and Southeast Los Angeles. Poverty, high school drop-out rates, illiteracy rates, lack of health insurance, housing density, and levels of substandard housing are significantly higher in our service area than the statewide average. A large number of LACLJ’s clients are women, immigrants and monolingual Spanish speakers. Thirty percent of our clients have less than an 8th grade education, and 57% do not have a high school diploma.