Volunteer Guide

Centro San Jose El Trabajador - Immigrant Worker Project

  • Location:
    701 Walnut Ave N.E.
    Canton, OH 44702
  • Phone:
    (330) 454-2220
  • Fax:
    (330) 454-2255

The Immigrant Worker Project (IWP) seeks to improve the lives of the Latinx community by empowering community leaders, creating structures for global education, and advocating for workplace justice.

Counties served: Adams, Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Fulton, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Mercer, Miami, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Paulding, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot
Detention Facilities Served: Butler County Correctional Complex (OH), Mahoning County Jail (OH), Maple Heights City Jail (OH), Morrow County Correctional Facility (OH), Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (OH), Seneca County Jail (OH)

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), 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: English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, K'iche, Ixil, Chalchitecko, Akateko

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes