Legal Directory
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque (Cedar Rapids)
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque provides a variety of social services including immigration legal services and mental health counseling. We welcome and serve people of all faiths and backgrounds.
| Counties served: | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Mitchell, Story, Tama, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, Wright |
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, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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 |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Employment, Homeless, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: | Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, 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, French, Hmong, Spanish, Swahili |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| 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: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Friends Service Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | January 29, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 9/13/12: Updated by Zoe Houlihan z.houlihan@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us 11/14/12: phone 12/6/13: Updated by phone 2/2/15: tickler 11/10/16: phone Alt Contacts: Steve Schmidt Laurie Wilham IAN: Terri Reynolds dbqcccic@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us Jim Yeast DBQCCCD@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us 29 Jan 2018: tickler 06 Dec 2021: tickler 12 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
