Student volunteers will help qualifying individuals complete paperwork necessary for their application for United States citizenship. The citizenship drive is being held in partnership with the Equal Justice Center, Texas AFL-CIO, and other local organizations.
Organization
Casa Marianella Immigration Legal Services
CMILS serves immigrants, asylum-seekers, asylees, and victims of crime and trafficking in Austin, Texas. CMILS helps newly arrived immigrants residing in the Casa Marianella and Posada Esperanza shelters, as well as other immigrants below the poverty line, in applying for work permits, renewing green cards, seeking asylum, petitioning for family members, preparing applications for U Visas and T Visas, and dealing with other immigration legal matters.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.casamarianella.org/
- Project Date
Saturday, March 7
- Project Time
- 9am-4pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 4.5-8 hours, including training session; Students may sign up to work 9am-1pm, 10am-2pm, 12pm-4pm, or 9am-4pm
- Training
- Tuesday, March 3, 12pm – 1:30pm (TNH 2.123) (students who have class at 1pm can leave training early) OR Wednesday, March 4, 6pm-7:30pm (Texas AFL-CIO, 1106 Lavaca Street #200)
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; document preparation/review
- Project location
- Dobie Middle School, 1200 E. Rundberg Lane
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 24
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Language: Spanish helpful but not necessary
- To Apply
- Register at https://citizenshipsp20.eventbrite.com