Volunteer Guide

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County - Immigration Legal Services

  • Location:
    2625 Zanker Road
    Suite 201
    San Jose, CA 95134
  • Phone:
    (408) 468-0100
  • Fax:
    (408) 944-0275
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Virtual or remote services
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County - Immigration Legal Services helps eligible immigrants navigate the often daunting process of becoming a U.S. Citizen, giving them the opportunity to establish firm roots. The agency provides services, including assessment of eligibility, application assistance, interview preparation, and referrals to English and citizenship classes (serving all immigrants regardless of culture, belief or religion).

Counties served: Santa Clara

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Disaster and Crisis Assistance
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Ilocano, Mandarin Chinese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Illongo
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Our walk-in consultation and in-person meeting with clients are temporarily suspended until further notice. Please call our receptionist at (408) 468-0100 about our consultation procedure. When you call, please be ready with your Full Name, Phone Number, and Email Address (if you have one).

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 8
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Friends Service Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, South Bay Legal Immigration Services Network (SBLISN), DACA Collaborative, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Rapid Response Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Juniel Butler
(408) 325-5165