Volunteer Guide

Mission Action

  • Location:
    938 Valencia Street
    San Francisco, CA 94110
  • Phone:
    (415) 282-6209
  • Fax:
    (415) 282-2826
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Mission Action works to prevent homelessness, create affordable housing, build community, and empower low-income residents of San Francisco. We accomplish this through culturally appropriate neighborhood-based services, education, advocacy, and community organizing.

Counties served: San Francisco

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Removal hearings
Types of immigration legal services provided: Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP)
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Primarily focused on representing low-income San Francisco residents in removal proceedings.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 4
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 4
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network