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Center for Children's Advocacy

  • Location:
    65 Elizabeth Street
    Hartford, CT 06105
  • Phone:
    (203) 335-0719
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

The Center for Children's Advocacy is a nonprofit law firm that provides legal representation and advocacy for the most at-risk children and youth in Connecticut. We have offices in Connecticut's largest and poorest cities, and our mobile office goes directly to youth in communities that need us the most.

State served: Connecticut

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Disability, Education, Family & Juvenile, Health, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
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: Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Bonnie Berk
860-570-5327
Executive Director:
Martha Stone
Last contact date: November 6, 2017
Administrator comments: 10/27/16: created 11/6/17: tickler
IAN Members? No
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