North Carolina African Services Coalition - Immigration Legal Services & Refugee Program
North Carolina African Services Coalition is a nonprofit refugee resettlement organization that provides services to refugees, asylees, parolees, and human trafficking victims. Immigration legal services are provided to qualified applicants at a nominal charge. This office currently runs a full Resettlement and Placement Program along with an Employment Service Program, Micro-Enterprise Program, Public Education and Advocacy Program, and Immigration Legal Services Program. It equips newly-arrived refugees (and other eligible populations) with the tools they need to become independent through economic progress, development, and the proper navigation for overall well-being.
| Counties served: |
Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, 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 Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Human Trafficking Survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Kirundi, Oromo, Spanish, Swahili, Yoruba |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Staff are also fluent in several African and Asian dialects. |
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: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Million Mekonnen
(336) 574-2677
|
| Executive Director: |
Million Mekonnen
(336) 574-2677
|
| Last contact date: |
December 20, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: |
6/8/15: added
4/6/16: tickler
20 Dec 2017: tickler
29 Nov 2021: tickler
6 Dec 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
