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Our MIssion
Founded in 1975, the mission of API Legal Outreach is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate legal representation, social services, and advocacy for the most marginalized segments of the community including low-income women, seniors, recent immigrants, and youth.
Violence Against Women Project
Freedom from violence is a human right. We are committed to serving survivors of domestic violence, stalking, harassment, and related forms of violence through a holistic and survivor-centered approach.
Senior Law, Elder Abuse, Disability Rights Projects
Our work covers areas such as public benefits, consumer fraud, and elder and disability rights to empower seniors and adults with disabilities enjoy life with dignity.
Immigrant Rights Project
We are committed to advancing immigrant rights. Through clinics and expert legal representation we provide assistance in a variety of immigration law areas.
Housing
Projects
We provide legal assistance and education for a variety of housing related topics to keep vulnerable tenants and homeowners in their homes.
Anti-Human Trafficking Project
Through longstanding partnerships with other Bay Area non-profits, we work to provide survivors of trafficking with the legal and social services they need.
Youth Advisory Council
In 1997, API Legal Outreach began its Youth Advisory Council (YAC) as a peer-education program to end youth dating violence. Today YAC tackles issues from LGBTQ rights to Bay Area housing.
API LEGAL OUTREACH NEWS
Building Safety Through Story, Culture, and Cross-Generational Power: YAC’s Vision for Ending Gender-Based Violence
At API Legal Outreach (APILO), we believe that the work of ending violence must be deeply rooted in our relationships — across generations, across cultures, and across histories. This isn’t just a nice idea or a poetic frame. It’s a political commitment to breaking...
Take 2 Minutes to Protect Medicare from Congressional Cuts
Medicare and Medicaid provide essential healthcare for millions of Americans—seniors, people with disabilities, children, and families struggling to make ends meet. Today, these crucial programs face proposed cuts that threaten this vital safety net. These aren't just...
From Refugee to Citizen: Venerable Heanh Sroy’s Journey of Resilience
In the heart of Oakland's vibrant Cambodian community, a celebration unfolded this April that was decades in the making. Venerable Heanh Sroy, the ranking abbot for the Cambodian Buddhist Church in Oakland, became a United States citizen—a milestone that represents...
Impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigrant Registration Requirement on Elderly Immigrants and Individuals with Disabilities
Introduction Under an interim final rule published on March 12, 2025 the Trump administration announced it would reactivate a long-dormant registration requirement for immigrants who did not enter with a visa. This policy forces many undocumented immigrants—including...
Upcoming Events
Daly City Free Legal Clinic
LU’AU at the Grove: A Road to 50 Event
Stern Grove Trocadero Clubhouse, Sloat & 19th Ave, San Francisco
APILO needs your support to provide culturally and linguistically competent legal and social services to our underserved communities. Please consider making a donation today to help us create a better tomorrow. Thank you to all our past, present and future supporters!
Who we are
“Nihonmachi Legal Outreach” was founded in 1975 by volunteer law students who saw a need for multilingual, culturally appropriate services in their community. In 2002, we renamed ourselves Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach to reflect our long-standing commitment to the API community. Today, API Legal Outreach’s work extends over six core project areas and our staff speak over a dozen languages and dialects.
Founded in 1975, the mission of API Legal Outreach is to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate legal representation, social services, and advocacy for the most marginalized segments of the community including low-income women, seniors, recent immigrants, and youth.
If you want to learn more about your Youth Advisory Council, please visit
www.thatsnotlove.org
