Volunteer Guide
My Sister's House
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My Sister's House is a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of Asian and Pacific Islander women and children and other under-served women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking by providing a culturally-appropriate and responsive safe haven, in addition to job training and community services.
| Counties served: | Sacramento |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: | Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors |
| Languages spoken: | Cebuano, Chinese, English, Farsi, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | International Rescue Committee |