Volunteer Guide

Central American Legal Assistance

  • Location:
    240 Hooper St.
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
  • Phone:
    (718) 486-6800
  • Fax:
    (718) 486-5287

Central American Legal Assistance provides legal services to asylum-seekers from Central and South America.

Counties served: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, NY (Manhattan), Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Suffolk, Westchester

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, NACARA, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes