Filipino American Legal Defense & Education Fund

ABOUT US The Filipino American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (FALDEF)  was formally organized on October 15, 2009 in New York as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. However, long before their formal organization, the men and women of FALDEF have commenced their task of helping the migrant community to promote their rights and secure full access to justice. Sometime in 2008, lawyers of various backgrounds initially and informally bonded together in providing immediate legal reliefs to Filipino nationals in distress.  This common desire soon found its strength in the hearts of other volunteers who came from other professional and non-professional fields. They were further blessed with guidance and inspiration from the leaders of other civil rights groups based in New York. As an offshoot of linking up with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-Legal Defense Fund (NAACP-LDF) while addressing the concerns of a number of aggrieved Filipino mig