Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) is the only legal services organization in San Francisco focused solely on eviction prevention. EDC’s goal is to prevent displacement and homelessness, stabilize communities, and ensure housing equity in San Francisco. Formed in 1999 as the primary resource center for tenants filing initial responses to unlawful detainers (UD), EDC has developed an effective, client-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive triage clinic model. EDC provides free full scope legal representation, tenant rights education, rental assistance, and advocacy for clients living in shelters, all under one organizational umbrella.