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Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
 
Who We Are

The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) provides linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate free legal services to low-income Asian Americans with limited-English proficiency in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

APALRC provides direct legal services in the areas of abuse prevention, family, immigration, housing, community development, and employment law. APALRC, through its multilingual helpline, also provide advice, counsel and brief service on a variety of legal matters.

 
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Choose ONE of the following ways to get help:
 
   To contact this group, call General Helpline (202) 393-3572
 
 Monday: 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
 Wednesday: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
 Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  To contact APALRC, please call the Helpine at (202) 393-3572, and press the extension number for language-specific extension: Main/English: ext. 22 Chinese: ext. 18 Hindi/Urdu: ext. 19 Vietnamese: ext. 20 Korean: ext. 21 Please leave a message on the voice mail boxes, a volunteer will contact you shortly.
 
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   To contact this group, visit its office at  2 Locations: 1012 14th St. NW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20005 Or 11141 Georgia Ave. Suite 215 Silver Spring, MD 20902
 
 Monday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Directions: The building is at the corner of 14th and K Streets, N.W. The entrance is located on 14th Street.
  Please bring all relevant documents with you.
  Interpreters will be provided.
 
 
Who We Serve
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
 
Area(s) Served:  All State
 
We also serve residents of Montgomery County, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Languages Spoken  Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Interpreters can be provided for: The organization provides interpreters free of charge and through its Legal Interpreter Program (LIP).
Wheelchair Accessible Y
Income Guidelines: 

  Must be at or below 187% of poverty level.
 
Determined upon intake.
 
 
Services We Offer
This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
 
  Full Legal Representation- Domestic Violence/VAWA, family, housing, immigration, language access.
  Brief Advice- Provide brief service and information over the phone or in person.
  Pro Se Legal Clinic- We collaborate with other organizations to hold legal clinics on topics such as immigration and employment.
  Self-Help Materials- Provided upon request.
  Other- Workshops, referrals to other attorneys, etc.

(Get more information about types of services.)
 
 
Emergency Instructions
If your problem is an emergency as described below, follow the contact instructions for emergency cases. Most offices are open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
 
What is an emergency?  If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call 911 immediately.
 
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Contact Information
Telephone:(202) 393-3572
Fax:(202) 315-0375
Email:helpline@apalrc.org
Website:www.apalrc.org
 
Last Updated: 01/09/12
 
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