Volunteer Guide

Church World Service - Immigration Legal Services Program (Lancaster Office)

  • Location:
    308 E. King St
    Lancaster, PA 17602
  • Phone:
    (717) 381-2890
  • Fax:
    (717) 381-2896

Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program in Lancaster is a refugee resettlement agency and Cuban/ Haitian resettlement site. We offer three refugee/asylee/parolee employment programs, including Match Grant. The Immigration Legal Services Program provides legal immigration counseling and representation for a nominal fee and specializes in family-based and humanitarian-based immigration matters. Legal services are available to anyone in the community, regardless of status. Four staff members are accredited, with over 25 years combined experience in immigration law.

Counties served: Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon
Detention Facilities Served: York County Prison (PA)

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, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, 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: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Nepali, Somali, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes