Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach
Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach (AJAPO) is a nonprofit that provides employment, immigration, and human services to refugees and immigrants in the greater Pittsburgh area of Allegheny county.
| Counties served: |
Allegheny |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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 before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Employment services, Social services |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, English, French, Pashto, Spanish, Yoruba |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Ethiopian Community Development Council, Immigration Advocates Network, Allegheny County Immigrants and Internationals Advisory Council, Pittsburgh Refugee Collaborative |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Shirley Yinka Aganga-Williams
(412) 391-4985
|
| Executive Director: |
Shirley Yinka Aganga-Williams
(412) 391-4985
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
August 22, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
11/8/12: tickler
Updated: 4/11/14
3/12/15: tickler
12/02/16: email
22 Aug 2018: updated broken link |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
