Building Pathways and Opportunities

Centered on Political, Social, and Economic Justice

Legal Programs

FALDEF delivers impact oriented programs to the community revolving around the education and navigating of rights and legal services for Filipinos and Filipino Americans across the country. Our work is centered on the needs of the most marginalized Filipinos and Filipino Americans, and in centering that work we are skilled to address diverse issue areas and topics.

W are always looking for new partners across communities and states to partner with us in hosting targeted and unique programming, whether in person or virtually.

  • We offer a number of diverse workshops catered to the Filipino and Filipino American experience to better support the community in navigating and understanding their civil rights.

  • We create spaces where community members with diverse needs can receive pro bono legal aid, advice, or consultations for their unique experiences. We understand that culturally responsive legal services can directly impact positive experiences for the community, and so we are dedicated to reaching communities and states across the country.

  • We believe in creating pipelines for aspiring law students and professionals who are interested in building a vast network and having a mentor who can help guide their personal and professional pathways. We do this by connecting young people to experienced professionals through a curated cohort that will allow mentees to learn more about the profession, understand best practices, and build their voices with leaders across the country.

  • We know that the power of our voices are expressed in the power of our votes. We are committed to ensuring that the Filipino and Filipino American community are continuously engaged in the voting process, and better understand the process of practicing in public power through education panels and events, especially because voting laws vary across different states. We are committed to educating our communities nationally.

Delivering Pro Bono Services

Legal Representation

Services and Aid

Consultation

Advocacy To Advance Effective Public Policy

Providing Culturally Responsive Legal Services and Advocacy for Filipinos and Filipino Americans

  • At the heart of democracy is the power of your vote. FALDEF is committed to ensuring every individual's right, ability, and access to vote are protected across the United States, whilst fighting to ensure that voting rights are expanded in every state and are linguistically accessible.

  • Whether through local or federal policies, FALDEF advocates for the public polices that center access, opportunity, and equity for Filipinos and Filipino Americans. FALDEF advocates for policies such as protecting and expand immigration, improve labor practices, and access to representation,

  • We believe that culturally responsive legal services are needed to bridge our most marginalized communities to pathways of opportunity. To be protected in your legal and ciivil rights is the first step to socioeconomic mobility. FALDEF is dedicated to fight for expanded investments across the nation from local governments to allocate resources to Filipino legal aid providers.

  • Local Governments across the United States at the turn of the findings of the census, typically undergo a redistricting process that will directly impact the outcomes of elections. FALDEF carefully observes redistricting to ensure the process is equitable and that Filipino communities across the nation are not divided and become victim to gerrymandering.

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We believe that in fighting for our community, we must build coalition and deliver quality services. We want to hear from the community about needs on the ground and individual experiences that need legal services and aid.