Legal Directory
Catholic Charities of Central Florida - Immigration & Refugee Services (Orlando Office)
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Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CFLCC) provides low-cost legal representation and immigration services to the immigrant community in Central Florida.
Counties served: | Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Volusia |
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, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, 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) |
Non-legal services: | Employment services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 4 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 3 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Maria
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Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Vanessa McCarthy
(407) 658-0110
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Executive Director: |
Gary Tester
(407) 658-1818
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Types of contact/attempt: | |
Last contact date: | January 30, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 10/5/12: tickler 11/19/13: tickler 12/4/14: updated website 4/27/16: tickler IAN: Marga Gonzalez (407) 658-0110 Marga.Gonzalez@cflcc.org 30 Jan 2018: tickler |
IAN Members? | Yes |