Volunteer Guide

Nashville International Center for Empowerment

  • Location:
    417 Welshwood Drive Suite 100
    Nashville, TN 37211
  • Phone:
    (615) 315-9681
  • Fax:
    (615) 315-9682
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls, Website, Text 629-207-1700
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Resettlement agency that provides social services for refugees and immigrants. We have two BIA accredited staff members who provide low-cost immigration services.

State served: Tennessee

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Arts
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals
Languages spoken: Arabic, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Hausa, Nepali, Pashto, Persian, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Arabic, English, Spanish, French
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: We provide free consultations and will refer clients we cannot assist. We cannot assist individual who enter the country undocumented but can assist overstays and others who had a may have had legal status at one point.

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: Ethiopian Community Development Council

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Kara Stywall
629-207-9326