World Relief (Southern California Office)
World Relief Southern California is a non-profit organization that offers high quality immigration legal services at low and no-cost..
| Counties served: |
Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Orange County Jail (FL) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| 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, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Nonprofit Organizations |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
7 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network, World Relief |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Heather Kwak
(714) 210-4730
|
| Executive Director: |
Glen Peterson
(714) 210-4730
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
February 20, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
9/18/12: tickler.
1/7/13: daca added
3/14/14: tickler
12/11/14: tickler
4/3/16: tickler
20 Feb 2018: tickler |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
