Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
http://www.apalrc.org
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.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
- Contact Type
- Phone
- Phone Number
- General Helpline (202) 393-3572
- Hours
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- Monday
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Friday
- 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Information
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Call (202) 393-3572 during office hours. 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.
- Contact Type
- Walk-in
- Address
- Hours
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- Monday
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Documents
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Please bring all relevant documents with you.
- Information
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Interpreters will be provided.
The building is on 14th Street between K and L Streets.
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
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Statewide
- Additional Service Area Info
- We also serve residents of Montgomery County, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Cantonese Chinese / 粵語
- Hindi / हिन्दी
- Korean / 한국어
- Mandarin Chinese / 官話
- Tagalog / Tagalog
- Urdu / اردو
- Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
The organization also offers interpreters for speakers of Indonesian. The organization provides interpreters free of charge and through its Legal Interpreter Program (LIP).
- Income Guidelines
Must be at or below 187% of poverty level.
Exceptions to income requirements determined upon intake.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- NO
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Pro Se Legal Clinic
- Self-Help Materials
- Other
- Description of Services
- Full Legal Representation: Domestic Violence/VAWA, family, housing, immigration, language access.
- Brief Advice: Provide brief service and information over the phone or in person.
- Legal Clinic: Currently holding weekly clinics on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 6 to provide assistance on application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
- Self-Help Materials: Materials on VAWA, U Visa, Employment, available upon request.
- Workshops, referrals to other attorneys, etc.
- Emergency Instructions
What is an Emergency? If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call 911 immediately.
General Contact Information
- Address
- Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
- Phone
- (202) 393-3572
- Fax
- (202) 315-0375
- Website
- http://www.apalrc.org
- helpline@apalrc.org
Last Review and Update: Mar 15, 2012
