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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
Triumph Over Adversity: Empowering an Elder Abuse Survivor’s Journey
The Elder/YAD and Anti-Asian Hate team wanted to share an inspiring recent case with all of you. It's a story that showcases the power of resilience, community support, and the pursuit of justice. Our client, is a 71-year-old refugee from Vietnam, faced unimaginable...
Some of our naturalization success stories
The immigrant journey from arrival to naturalization still makes the United States a beacon of freedom and opportunity in the world. APILO, through its various immigration services, helps these positive contributors and members of American society. In the past ten...
Why become a US citizen?
As a child growing up on a small fruit farm in Solano County, I watched my immigrant parents navigate American society to build a successful life in what they called the “Beautiful Country.” Like most immigrants, they came to the United States in search of a better...
Paid internships with our Youth Advisory Council
Are you a high school student in the San Francisco Bay Area who wants to spread awareness and bring social and political change against injustice in our society? If you are passionate about issues like... Domestic violence Immigration LGBTQ+ rights Housing Food...
Upcoming Events
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
