International Rescue Committee (Los Angeles Office)
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive and rebuild their lives through a variety of programs and services that include, but are not limited to advocacy, resettling refugees, and empowering the most vulnerable members of society.
| Counties served: |
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Arts |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian, Croatian, English, Farsi, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Tagalog |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Citizenship and financial literacy classes available. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
International Rescue Committee |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
|
| Executive Director: |
Martin Zog
(818) 550-6220 ext. 102
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| Types of contact/attempt: |
Phone |
| Last contact date: |
July 17, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
9/20/11: update request
9/22/11: updated
9/17/12: tickler
12/31/13: tickler
1/2/15: tickler
6/28/16: phone with Biljana
Other: biljana.debogovic@rescue.org
17 Jul 2018: updated contact information |
| IAN Members? |
No |
