Volunteer Guide

Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

  • Location:
    438 Main St
    Suite 700
    Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Phone:
    (716) 847-0662
  • Fax:
    (716) 847-0307

The Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. provides legal services for low-income people and effectively involves volunteers in the delivery of those services.

State served: New York
Detention Facilities Served: Allegany County Jail (NY), Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (NY), Chautauqua County Jail (NY), Wayne County Jail (NY)

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Populations served: Detained individuals, 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: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Lingala

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes