Immigrant Family Emergency Preparedness Project

Students will help non-citizen parents prepare powers of attorney and other documents to provide for the care of their children in the event of the parents’ detention by immigration agents and/or deportation. Students also may assist families with other tasks related to planning for potential family separation.

Organization

Mithoff Pro Bono Program

The Immigrant Family Emergency Preparedness Project is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program.

Project Details

Project Date

Thursday, October 10

Project Time
6pm-8:30pm
Approximate hours of work requested
3.5 hours, including training
Training
Tuesday, October 8, 4pm-5pm (TNH 3.125)
Skills used
Client interviewing; document preparation/review
Project location
Local church in south-central Austin approximately 30 minutes from campus in traffic
Number of student volunteers requested
24
Class year preference
1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
Required skills
Language: Spanish very helpful but not required
To Apply
Register at https://familypreparednessf19.eventbrite.com