YWCA Tulsa - Immigrant and Refugee Program
YWCA Tulsa has offered innovative and inclusive services to the immigrant and refugee community of Tulsa for over 30 years. Services include low-cost immigration legal services; adult education with a family literacy focus includes English language and citizenship classes; youth education, case management services with a focus on employment; interpretation and translation services . Services are provided by a multicultural and multilingual staff with first language proficiency in Arabic, Burmese, Russian, Spanish, Ukranian, and Zopau.
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, 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 |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, Burmese, English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Zopau |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Offers the Tele-Ayuda helpline to provide information and referral. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
3 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
3 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), YWCA, National Partnership for New Americans, Welcoming America |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Kate Vetterick
(918) 663-0377
|
| Executive Director: |
Julie Davis
(918) 587-2100
|
| Last contact date: |
January 17, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
1/6/12: update request, updated.
10/2/12: tickler.
2/21/14: tickler
1/5/15: tickler
4/6/16: tickler
17 Jan 2018:tickler |
| IAN Members? |
No |
