Center for Social Advocacy, founded in 1969 as Heartland Human Relations, (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation), is one of San Diego’s oldest civil and human rights organizations. Long an advocate for fair housing and tenant/landlord mediation, Center for Social Advocacy addresses diverse issues such as hate crimes, the civil rights violations experienced by newly arrived immigrants,  human trafficking, youth alienation, and poverty.

Through direct client services, field outreach, public education, regional, state and national policy work, and collaboration with organizations with similar missions, Center for Social Advocacy is becoming a national leader in human and civil rights advocacy.