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Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.

  • Location:
    999 Asylum Avenue
    3rd Floor
    Hartford, CT 06105
  • Phone:
    (860) 541-5000
  • TTY:
    (860) 541-5069
  • Fax:
    (860) 541-5050
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Greater Hartford Legal Aid is a non-profit organization that provides a range of free legal services to low-income residents who live in the greater Hartford area.

Counties served: Hartford

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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, Spanish, Haitain Creole, Korean
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: All services available regardless of clients' immigration status.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? No
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: Asista, Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Yetzael Clement
(860) 541-5055
Executive Director:
Jamey Bell
(860) 541-5000
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: May 8, 2018
Administrator comments: 9/21/11: change request, made. 10/10/12: tickler 11/13/13: tickler 1/5/15: tickler 4/11/16: tickler 08 May 2018: tickler
IAN Members? Yes
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