Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
- Listed: November 9, 2020 5:45 pm
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Description
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 has a multilingual staff who provides a range of legal services in the areas of abuse prevention, family, immigration, housing, community development, consumer and employment law.
The office is located on K Street between 16th and 17th Streets, NW, close to the Farragut North and Farragut West metro stations.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): 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 / Pilipino
- Urdu / اردو
- Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
- Cirumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
- 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.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
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
- 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.
Walk-in–
- Address
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1012 14th Street NW Suite 450 (map)
Washington, DC 20005
- Hours
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- Monday
- 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Documents
- Please bring all relevant documents with you.
- Information
- Interpreters will be provided.
The building is on 14th Street between K and L Streets.
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
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- Member Since: March 11, 2018
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