Volunteer Guide

UFW Foundation

  • Location:
    2409 Merced St Ste. 103
    Fresno, CA 93721
  • Phone:
    559-496-0700
  • Toll-free:
    877-881-8281
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Non-Profit organization assisting with immigration legal services that include, but not limited to: Naturalization, DACA (Initial and Renewal), Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, U-Visa, T-Visa, Consular Processing, Waivers, SIJS, Background checks, and Freedom of Information Act requests. Services rendered by appointment only.

Counties served: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare

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, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 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: Civil Rights, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Environmental, Health, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Mixteco
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 3
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, United Farm Workers

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator