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
44th Annual Gala Photos
44th Annual Gala - Strength in Community Thank you to our sponsors and guests for helping to make our 44th Anniversary Celebration a great success! [gallery...
EVENT SHEDS LIGHT ON COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING FOR THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Family separation, racial discrimination and the protection of youth will be addressed in the 44th anniversary fundraising benefit for Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, a nonprofit organization that provides legal and social services and...
NorCal ICE Raids
Be prepared. Know your rights. Call your local emergency immigration hotline if you see ICE officers talking to people or knocking on doors.
2019 Clinic Schedule
API Legal Outreach partners with Bay Area community-based organizations to provide free legal clinics. Check out our clinic schedule
Upcoming Events
LU’AU at the Grove: A Road to 50 Event
Stern Grove Trocadero Clubhouse, Sloat & 19th Ave, San Francisco
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.