Legal Directory
Jewish Family & Children's Services
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Jewish Family & Children's Services (JFCS) provides a wide range of services and programs to immigrants from the former Soviet Union, as well as other parts of the world. This organization offers immigration legal services, naturalization assistance, citizenship classes, and other programs that promote successful integration and civic participation.
| Counties served: | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | HIV/AIDS, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Language services, Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| 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, Hebrew, Romanian, Russian, Yiddish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Immigration Advocates Network |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | November 21, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: | 10/25/12: tickler 12/18/13: tickler 2/17/15: tickler 4/28/16: tickler 11/21/17: tickler 26 Oct 2021: tickler 28 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
