Volunteer Guide

American Civic Association

  • Location:
    131 Front St
    Binghamton, NY 13905
  • Phone:
    (607) 723-9419
  • Fax:
    (607) 723-0023
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

American Civic Association (ACA) provides a wide range of services for immigrants and refugees.

Counties served: Cattaraugus
Detention Facilities Served: Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (NY)

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, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Community Development
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Language services, Referrals to other services
Languages spoken: English, French, Kurdish, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can also serve clients from the northern tier of PA. Assisting with the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee/Parole Program.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), New York Immigration Coalition