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Office Closure due to COVID-19
3/16/2020, 5:30pm – Our office locations are currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regularly scheduled clinics have been canceled until further notice. Our staff continue to work on cases and are communicating with clients by telephone or e-mail. If you have questions about your ongoing case, please call us for more information. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.
Our Mission
It is our mission 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. With offices in Oakland and San Francisco, our work is focused in the areas of violence against women and family law, immigration and immigrant rights, senior law and elder abuse prevention, disability rights, anti-human trafficking, youth violence prevention, affordable housing preservation and tenants’ rights, and other social justice issues.
What we do
Housing
API Legal Outreach works on behalf of vulnerable tenants and homeowners to prevent homelessness and preserve affordable housing. We provide eviction defense, foreclosure prevention, and mortgage fraud assistance. For assistance please call our Oakland or San Francisco offices or refer to our ongoing clinic schedule.
Elder Law and Disability Rights
API Legal Outreach provides legal services to seniors and people with disabilities throughout the Greater Bay Area. Service areas include: public benefits maintenance and appeals, abuse prevention and intervention, wills and trusts, estate planning, consumer fraud, conservatorships, planning for long-term care, and tax controversies. For assistance please call our Oakland or San Francisco offices.
Immigration
API Legal Outreach provides assistance in the following areas: Disability and fee waivers, VAWA waivers, U- and T-visas, asylum, complex adjustment of status, DACA renewal, FOIA requests, removal defense for unaccompanied minors and those in removal proceedings, and information and referrals for undocumented persons. For assistance please call our Oakland or San Francisco offices or refer to our on going clinic schedule.
Human Trafficking
API Legal Outreach assists survivors of trafficking from Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. We work to assist clients in the following areas: immigration status, accessing public benefits, preserving rights, advocating for restitution in criminal and civil proceedings, and helping individuals to gain skills and knowledge for life after being trafficked. For assistance please call our Oakland or San Francisco offices.
Additional information can be found at endtrafficking.org
Domestic Violence and Family Law
API Legal Outreach provides multilingual and multicultural services to survivors of domestic or family violence. We provide legal consultation and representation in family and immigration law matters including: restraining orders, protection plans, divorce/annulment, child custody, child and spousal support, and division of assets/debts. For assistance please call our Oakland or San Francisco offices.
Youth Advisory Council
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of high school aged youth from the East Bay and San Francisco who seek to break the silence about dating violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, and sexual assault within the API community.
Additional information can be found at thatsnotlove.org
2020 General Legal Clinics
East Bay
310 8th St, Ste 308,
Oakland CA 94607
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month. By appointment only; please call our Oakland office to make an appointment.
San Francisco
100 McAllister St, 3rd Floor,
San Francisco CA 94102
Every 4th Wednesday of the month. By appointment only; please call our San Francisco office to make an appointment.
Daly City
2121 Junipero Serra Blvd,
Daly City CA 94014
Every last Tuesday of the month.
No appointment necessary.
2020 Housing Clinics
San Francisco
55 Columbus Avenue,
San Francisco CA 94111
1st, 3rd, and last Tuesday of the month. No appointment necessary.
East Bay
3022 International Blvd, Ste 410,
Oakland CA 94601
Every Tuesday.
No appointment necessary
Donate & Support API Legal Outreach
Thank you for supporting API Legal Outreach. Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law.
Our FEIN is 94-2583284.
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Employment
We are constantly adding new job listings, so if you do not see a position that suits you, please check again later. For inquiries please contact jobs@apilegaloutreach.org
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering with API Legal Outreach, please e-mail your resume and interests to volunteer@apilegaloutreach.org