Volunteer Guide

AIDS Legal Referral Panel - Immigrant HIV Pro Bono assistance

  • Location:
    1663 Mission St
    Suite 500
    San Francisco, CA 94103
  • Phone:
    (415) 701-1200 ext. 313
  • Fax:
    (415) 701-1400
  • Contact methods:
    Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Referrals from HIV/AIDS providers
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

AIDS Legal Referral Panel - Immigration Assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. 

We provide  pro bono legal services to HIV positive immigrants living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Call for information and advice.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Sonoma

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Employment, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Taxes
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Spanish, various
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Clients must be HIV+ in order to be eligible for services. This organization does not provide direct representation services. Volunteer lawyers take immigration cases for low income people who have HIV+/AIDS and who live in the San Francisco bay area and other California counties.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 12
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, Immigration Advocates Network, Kids In Need of Defense

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
danica hobza
(415) 701-1200 ext 303
Other Information Ana Montano- ana@alrp.org