Volunteer Guide

Central American Resource Center (Houston Office)

  • Location:
    6006 Bellaire Blvd
    Suite 100
    Houston, TX 77081
  • Phone:
    (713) 665-1284

Central American Resource Center's (CARECEN) Immigration Legal Services Program serves more than 9,000 low-income immigrants each year through a variety of direct legal services, community education, and advocacy.

Counties served: Harris
Detention Facilities Served: CCA Detention Center Houston (TX), IAH Detention Center Livingston (TX)

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, 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 physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes