Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.

05/29/2026

Want to help prevent food waste and feed people in Tucson?

The Tucson FREEdge is a free community fridge project! FREEdge prevents food from going to waste in Central Tucson by getting that food directly into the hands of the people in our community facing food insecurity.

This project creates an avenue for people to share free food at whatever time of day is convenient for them without the usual barriers.

https://www.tucsonfreedge.org/

05/28/2026

Did you know Arizona has a free, not-for-profit drug discount program where you can save up to 80 percent on prescription drug costs?

Get the deets at the AZRx website below, and pass the word!

https://www.azdhs.gov/azrx

Lower drug costs for Arizonans

05/22/2026

SALA team members were given a tour of a former boys’ dormitory in Fort Apache, and for a very good reason!

The dormitory will soon find itself revitalized and renovated due to a collaboration between the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation and Roeder and Company. The dormitory, originally built by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1932, has stood empty since the 1980s.

Especially exciting: The beautiful building is the new home of SALA's Fort Apache offices and will house new office space, apartments, and community facilities.

From left to right are SALA Fort Apache Staff Attorney Rob Current, SALA Fort Apache Tribal Court Advocate Tarilyn Thompson, CEO of the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Krista M. Beazley, and SALA Deputy Director Jamie Ibrahim.

05/05/2026

SALA team members from our Sacaton office made a showing at the Gila River Indian Community Law Day last Friday. The annual event is hosted by the Akimel O’otham Loditha Kud Ki – River People’s Court in Sacaton to celebrate the rule of law and educate the community about the judicial system.

As part of SALA's outreach, Managing Attorney Sarah A. Youngblood (from both our Sacaton and Casa Grande offices) and Senior Staff Attorney Habib A. Pierce-Byrd made courtroom presentations about Orders of Protections and Restraining Orders. The team also had an information table for attendees on how to apply for services.

From left to right are Pierce-Byrd, Staff Attorney Kathy Ortiz, Receptionist and Paralegal Anwar Gant, and Youngblood.

05/01/2026

Here come the judge(s)!

As part of our 75th anniversary this year, we held a special event at the 1891 Historic Courthouse in Florence on Tuesday featuring Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Naturally, Pinal County Judicial Officers came out in full force!

From left to right are Presiding Judge Rudy Georgini (Pinal), Hon. Reginald Winston (Pinal), SALA Executive Director Anthony Young, Hon. Kyle Ewing (Pinal), Chief Justice Timmer, Hon. Carter Olson (Pinal), and Hon. Delia Neal (Pinal).

Florence is a town with a colorful background of gunfighters, ranchers, unsavory characters, and lawmakers who have etched their names in history, most of whom passed through the historic courthouse.

04/30/2026

Our Criminal Records Relief Project is looking for an attorney and a paralegal. SALA has an excellent work-life balance with 35-hour work weeks and generous leave provisions. Check out all our open positions at https://www.sazlegalaid.org/sala-career-opportunities.

04/17/2026

Check it out! SALA is hiring an immigration attorney and a receptionist/administrative assistant. Great benefits, including a 35-hour work week.

https://www.sazlegalaid.org/sala-career-opportunities/

04/17/2026

ICYMI!

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month, in recognition of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. A community barbecue and fair housing event will be held Saturday, April 18, from 1-3 p.m., at Freedom Park, 5000 E. 29th St. The event will include information on housing rights, the City of Tucson’s Home Repair Program, cost savings on utilities, upcoming community cleanups, and code enforcement.

04/17/2026

We were in full force at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale this month. More than 850 practitioners of Indian law gather annually for this conference about tribal sovereignty and federal Indian law.

Below, our SALA team got to spend some time with Judge Diane Joyce Humetewa (in the white jacket) of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

From left to right are SALA Board Member Rose Taulton, Board Member Shirley Molina, Senior Staff Attorney Habib Pierce-Byrd (Sacaton Office), Tribal Court Advocate Tasha Altaha (Fort Apache Office), Judge Humetewa, Deputy Director Jamie Ibrahim, and Managing Attorney Sarah Youngblood (Sacaton and Casa Grande Offices).

04/14/2026

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month, in recognition of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. A community barbecue and fair housing event will be held Saturday, April 18, from 1-3 p.m., at Freedom Park, 5000 E. 29th St. The event will include information on housing rights, the City of Tucson’s Home Repair Program, cost savings on utilities, upcoming community cleanups, and code enforcement.