As Director of Economic Justice, Yolanda Arias oversees our Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Community Outreach Project, the Economic Stability Workgroup, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Program and Restoring Communities Workgroups, Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup, Immigration Access Workgroup and Veterans Justice Center.
She began her career at LAFLA as a staff attorney in 1988. Some of the work Yolanda has been involved in has included foster care litigation (State of California, Rosales v. Thompson), health care litigation (Harris, et al. v. Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County, et al.) and extensive policy work on Welfare to Work issues and language access issues.
Before joining LAFLA, Yolanda worked on issues related to the Immigration Reform and Control Act at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF).
Yolanda received her JD from UCLA and her undergraduate degree from USC.
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles seeks to achieve equal justice for people living in poverty across Greater Los Angeles. We change lives through direct representation, systems change, and community education.
All LAFLA offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.
Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el jueves 19 de junio de 2025 en observancia del Día de la Emancipación (Juneteenth).
저희 사무실은목요일 , 6월 19일에 휴무입니다.
该办公室将于星期四, 6月19日关闭。
該辦公室將於星期四 , 6月19日關閉。
Các văn phòng của chúng tôi đóng cửa vào Thứ năm, Ngày 19, Tháng 6.
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