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South Carolina Victim Assistance Network - Immigrant Victim Program (Columbia Office)

  • Location:
    PO Box 212863
    Columbia, SC 29221
  • Phone:
    (803) 750-1200
  • Toll-free:
    1-888-852-1900
  • Fax:
    (866) 473-1272
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN) provides assistance to victims of crime through legal representation, education, and advocacy.

State served: South Carolina

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Family & Juvenile, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Services for victims of crime only. We also provide advocacy for victims' rights in federal and state court proceedings.

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
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Association for Victims Rights Attorneys

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Lauren Barnwell
8037501200
Executive Director:
Laura Hudson
(803) 750-1200
Last contact date: February 14, 2018
Administrator comments: 12/9/12: updated 12/11/13: tickler 1/2/15: tickler 12/02/16: email 14 Feb 2018: tickler
IAN Members? No
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