Volunteer Guide

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant

  • Location:
    2362 Bancroft Way
    (In the basement)
    Berkeley, CA 94704
  • Phone:
    (510) 540-5296
  • Fax:
    (510) 540-5907

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (EBSC) provides legal services, community organizing, and transformative education to support low-income immigrants and people fleeing violence and persecution.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Mayan Mam

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes