Volunteer Guide
Tacoma Community House
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Tacoma Community House (TCH) is a Department of Justice recognized organization that provides high quality, low-cost immigration assistance in the greater Puget Sound area.
| Counties served: | Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Thurston |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, 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 |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, ESL, Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims |
| Languages spoken: | Cambodian, English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Clients are seen by appointment only. |
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: | 6 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 6 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, North West Immigrant Rights Project |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator | |
| Other Information | please visit our website for more information about volunteering opportunities |