Volunteer Guide

Social Justice Collaborative (Berkeley Office)

  • Location:
    1832 Second St.
    Berkeley, CA 94710
  • Phone:
    (510) 992-3964

Social Justice Collaborative is a nonprofit representing low-income immigrants in immigration and criminal matters in the Bay Area. We provide a range of immigration services, from deportation defense and bond to affirmative immigration applications, including U visas and adjustment of status. We provide immigration-conscious criminal defense representation.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma
Detention Facilities Served: Adelanto Detention Center (CA), Contra Costa County Jail (CA), East Mesa Detention Facility (CA), El Centro SPC (CA), Otay Mesa Correctional Facility (CA), Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (CA), Sacramento County Jail (CA), San Bernardino County Jail (CA), San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA), Yuba County Detention Center (CA)

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, Habeas Corpus, 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, Spanish, Indigenous Guatemalan languages: Mam, K'Iche (Quiche)

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes