Volunteer Guide

Instituto Del Progreso Latino

  • Location:
    2555 S. Blue Island Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60608
  • Phone:
    (773) 890-0055
  • Fax:
    (773) 376-8786
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Instituto Del Progreso Latino is a nonprofit community agency that provides legal services and application assistance to citizenship applicants. We also assist DACA applicants and provide representation when appropriate.  Additional services provided at Instituto are, I-90, N-600, FOIA request and finger prints. We currently have a part-time attorney on staff and have expanded our services.  We can take family petitions, VAWA and U visas.

Counties served: Cook

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization/Citizenship
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Education
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Referrals to other services
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Spanish and English
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 4
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network