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.
Ron Olson Justice Center
1550 W. 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
East Los Angeles Office
5301 Whittier Blvd., 4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(temporary location)
South Los Angeles Office
7000 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Long Beach Office
601 Pacific Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802
Santa Monica Office
1149 3rd St. #300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(by appointment only)
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.
