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Project Citizenship

  • Location:
    11 Beacon Street
    Suite 720
    Boston, MA 02108
  • Phone:
    (617) 694-5949
  • Fax:
    (617) 859-9993
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Phone intake / services available
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Project Citizenship seeks to increase the naturalization rate in Massachusetts and beyond.  We are a nonprofit agency that provides free, high quality legal services to permanent residents to help them become U.S citizens.  Project Citizenship offers free workshops, eligibility screening, application assistance, legal referrals and all materials needed to apply for U.S. citizenship. In addition, Project Citizenship works collaboratively with community-based partners in Massachusetts to provide a range of support services, civics instruction, application assistance, and ESOL classes.

State served: Massachusetts

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Naturalization/Citizenship
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: All services are free of charge.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
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: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC)

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Erin Fricker
(617) 694-5949
Executive Director:
Mitra Shavarini
(617) 694-5949
Last contact date: December 12, 2017
Administrator comments: 5/7/15: added 4/4/16: tickler 12 Dec 2017: tickler 5 Nov 2021: tickler 8 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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