Volunteer Guide

Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C. (Silver Spring Office)

  • Location:
    12247 Georgia Ave
    Silver Spring, MD 20902
  • Phone:
    240-858-0958
  • Fax:
    (301) 949-1371
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Immigration Legal Services (ILS) of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington provides direct legal immigration services to foreign-born individuals and their families.

Counties served: Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince Georges

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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, 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
Other areas of legal assistance: Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can serve clients throughout the state of Maryland and Washington, DC. Contact via Intake Line 240-858-0958.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 7
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Acacia