Latino Advocacy Coalition of Henderson County

  • Location:
    508 N. Grove Street
    Hendersonville, NC 28792
  • Phone:
    828-290-7134
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Latino Advocacy Coalition of Henderson County (El Centro) is an organization by and for the Latinx community. We advocate for equality in Henderson and surrounding counties. The purpose of El Centro is to enrich relationships, empowering people, and promoting a just community for everyone. We create a more inclusive community for Latinxs by providing unique services, developing grassroots leaders, and working together to access community resources. El Centro seeks to keep building a welcoming and just space where everyone is treated with dignity, valued and respected. We have a low-bono immigration program that is based on a sliding scale.

Counties served: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey
Detention Facilities Served: Henderson County Detention Facility (NC)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: ADVOCACY Our advocacy is governmental, social, and educational. Advocacy Services: Voter Registration Census Education Immigrant Right Know Your Rights EMPOWERMENT We believe in empowering our local communities through: meaningful civic engagement, developing grassroots leaders and preparing for social and environmental crisis: -Hendo Compas, -Disaster Case Management, etc IMMIGRATION SERVICES Bilingual Services with Case Preparation: -Family-Based Immigration: Petitions, Consular Processing, Waivers, 245(i) Applications, etc. -Asylum: Applications, Change of Address, Change of Court, etc. -Humanitarian Immigration: VAWA, U Visa, T Visa, etc. OTHER SERVICES -Legal Document Translation, -Apostille, -Notarizations -I-TIN Renewal and New Applications, -FEMA Appeals. Referrerals to: Attorney Referrals, Partner Organizations, Mental Health Providers and More...