Volunteer Guide

Central American Resource Center (San Fernando Valley Office)

  • Location:
    16501 Sherman Way
    Suite 220
    Van Nuys, CA 91406
  • Phone:
    (213) 385-7800 Ext.122
  • Fax:
    (213) 385-1094

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) empowers Central Americans by defending human and civil rights, working for social and economic justice, and promoting cultural diversity. The CARECEN Legal Department offers a wide range of immigration legal services. Most services are provided after legal consultation. 

Counties served: Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura

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: 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: English, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes