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Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center

Office Hours (9am-5pm, M-F)
Our office hours are M-F 10am-6pm. We also conduct weekly walk-in intake: Asian Pacific Islander Senior Center (DC); Chinese Cultural and Community Service Center (Gaithersburg,MD); Korean Community Service Center (Gaithersburg, MD); and Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center (Wheaton, MD)
1627 K Street NW, Suite 610, Washington DC, 20006

States where the organization has representation or a license to practice law

  • Washington, D.C.

Summary

The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) provides legal services in civil matters to the low-income limited English proficient Asian Pacific Islander community in Metro-DC. The APALRC provides linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate legal services through community legal education, direct representation and systemic advocacy.

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center has representation or a license to practice law in DC, MD, and VA.

Location(s) of the organization

  • Washington, D.C.

Type of Organization

  • Legal Services

Specialized Competency

  • At-Risk/Exploited Populations
  • Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
  • Women with Children
U, T and VAWA petitions

Target Populations and Restrictions

Populations Served

Domestic

Language Capabilites

Chinese: Cantonese, Chinese: Mandarin, English, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Urdu, Vietnamese

Target Populations

Youth

  • Serve all genders

Adult

  • Serve all genders

Service Restrictions

Age Restrictions: We assist youth in limited immigration matters.
Other: Income & residence. The APALRC has income guidelines based on funding and the applicant must be a resident of the District, Maryland, or Northern Virginia

Direct Victim Services

Legal Services

  • Civil legal advocacy
  • Immigration advocacy/assistance

Job/Internships

  • Volunteers
  • Unpaid internships

Other Services

We assist youth in limited immigration matters