Volunteer Guide

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (East Los Angeles Office)

  • Location:
    5228 Whittier Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90022
  • Phone:
    (213) 640-3883
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-399-4529
  • TTY:
    (310) 393-7734
  • Fax:
    (213) 640-3911

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is the front line law firm for poor and low-income people in greater Los Angeles. LAFLA provides a comprehensive range of legal services and seeks to achieve equal justice for poor and low-income people through direct representation, systems change, and community education.

Counties served: Los Angeles, Orange

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Cambodian, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, Gujarati, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes