Volunteer Guide
Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program (Greensboro Office)
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Church World Service (CWS) of Greensboro is a resettlement agency in the North Carolina Triad. CWS provides immigration legal services in the areas of: naturalization, family petitions, Adjustment of status, refugee travel documents, employment authorization documents, VAWA, U-visa, T-visa, SIJS, and limited affirmative asylum assistance. CWS also provides removal defense for unaccompanied minors. CWS provides refugee resettlement services as a part of the U.S. Department of State Refugee Resettlement Program. These services include basic needs assistance, case management, cultural orientation, employment preparation and placement, health access, and information and referral.
| State served: | North Carolina |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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 |
| Non-legal services: | Employment services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social 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 |
| Languages spoken: | Arabic, Dari, English, French, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Spanish, Swahili, Kinyarwanda |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | We have limited funding for interpretation, so some applicants who do not speak English may be asked to provide their own interpreter. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 7 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Immigration Advocates Network, Acacia |
Volunteering
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