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API Legal Outreach News
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2025 In Review: Elder and Disability Rights Project
In 2025, APILO's Elder and Disability Rights Project ensured that elders and individuals with disabilities can live with dignity, stability, and freedom from abuse. These success stories reflect our community-centered approach—providing legal support that protects...
Hongbao, 1997, and the Promise We Owe Our Youth
In 1997, API Legal Outreach started the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to address gender-based and dating violence in Asian and Pacific Islander youth communities. That same year, I was born. I do not share that as a fun fact. I share it because it names what I believe...
Reinstatement of the Medi-Cal Asset Limit: Important Things to Know
I. OVERVIEW After nearly two years of asset limit elimination, California will reinstate an asset limit for older adults and people with disabilities receiving Medi-Cal effective January 1, 2026. This significant policy change reverses the 2024 elimination of asset...
Recapping 50 Years of United Community Services
Fifty years doesn't happen quietly. Our anniversary gala at Hotel Nikko on October 3rd proved that. The room buzzed with energy—the kind that only comes when community shows up, when people who believe in justice gather to celebrate how far we've come and recommit to...
Immigration Relief and Protection for Elder Abuse Survivors in California
Elder abuse is a serious and often hidden issue that affects many seniors in our communities including immigrants. In California, undocumented older adults are especially vulnerable. They may fear coming forward due to their immigration status, language barriers, or...
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...
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.
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