Legal Directory
Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc
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Established in 1972, the mission of Centro La Familia Advocacy Services (CLFA) is to “provide services that empower and support families and individuals in our culturally diverse community.” As a trusted service organization, CLFA provides direct advocacy, crisis intervention and outreach education services to urban and rural communities in California’s Central Valley. CLFA provides essential services to low-income, Latino, often immigrant, non-English speaking, individuals and families. CLFA is led by its Executive Director who oversees the agency and is supported by a Deputy Director, Operations Director, two Site Directors, and seven Managers who oversee 80 staff members in five core departments: Family Strengthening, Health & Wellness, Victim Services, Immigration, and Policy & Leadership Development. CLFA has over 45 years of experience as a provider of full continuum services, which include outreach, engagement, prevention, intervention, counseling and advocacy services to a culturally diverse population.
Counties served: | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Health services, Housing referrals, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
Languages spoken: | Cambodian, English, French, Hmong, Spanish, Thai |
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: | 6 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 10 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, Kids In Need of Defense, United Farm Workers |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: | |
Executive Director: | |
Administrator comments: | 26 Oct 2021: tickler 31 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |