Caribbean Women's Health Association - Immigrant Service Center
The Caribbean Women's Health Association (CWHA) provides programs that support and protect the rights of immigrants. CWHA seeks to improve the overall well-being of individuals while strengthening families and empowering communities.
Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 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: |
HIV/AIDS |
Non-legal services: |
Health services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
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, Haitian Creole, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Other information: |
Can also serve clients from NJ and CT. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
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: |
1 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Kitanya Kelly
(718) 826-2942 ext. 209
|
Executive Director: |
Cheryl Hall
(718) 826-2942
|
Types of contact/attempt: |
Phone |
Last contact date: |
August 23, 2018 |
Administrator comments: |
9/17/12: tickler updated.
1/31/14: tickler
3/30/15: tickler
8/1/16: phone with Kitanya
23 Aug 2018: Reviewed |
IAN Members? |
No |