Volunteer Guide

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida - Immigration & Refugee Services (Pensacola Office)

  • Location:
    1815 N. Sixth Avenue
    Pensacola, FL 32503
  • Phone:
    (850) 435-3577
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida provides services to all individuals regardless of race, religion or country of origin. We serve refugees who resettle in the Panhandle Area, ensuring that their resettlement process is as smooth as possible. We have 4 locations and immigration services at 3 of the 4 offices (Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach, Panama City, Tallahassee).

Counties served: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

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), Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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: Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP)
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, FL Dept of Children and Families