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Day One

  • Location:
    Church Street Station
    PO Box 3220
    New York, NY 10008
  • Phone:
    (212) 566-8120
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-214-4150
  • Fax:
    (212) 566-8121
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Send a text message to (646) 535-DAY1 (3291) or chat online at http://www.dayoneny.org/dayone/chat
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Day One partners with New York City youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through legal representation, community education, supportive services, and leadership development. Serving the five boroughs of New York City, Day One uses an empowerment model that invests and involves young people in maintaining safe relationships for themselves and their peers. Day One only provides immigration services to people aged 24 and under who have experienced dating violence or domestic violence.

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, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Education, Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Individuals who are not in legal immigration status
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Day One only provides immigration services to people aged 24 and under who have experienced dating violence or domestic violence.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 4
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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Andrew Sta. Ana
(212) 566-8120 ext. 5695
Executive Director:
Stephanie Nilva
(212) 566-8120
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: February 26, 2018
Administrator comments: 12/22: add. outreach for clarification 1/3: updated 9/17/12: tickler update 3/7/14: Updated 2/20/15: tickler 4/5/16: tickler 26 Feb 2018: tickler
IAN Members? Yes
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