Volunteer Guide
Pan-African Association
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Pan-African Association enables Chicago's African refugees and immigrants to come together as a cohesive, supportive group. In so doing, people work hand-in-hand to ensure self-reliance and healthier, happier lives.
| Counties served: | Cook |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL |
| Populations served: | Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: | Amharic, Burmese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Kirundi, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
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: | Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network |