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UFW Foundation

  • Location:
    917 H Street, Suite 200
    Bakersfield, CA 93304
  • Phone:
    661-324-2500
  • Toll-free:
    877-881-8281
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Non-Profit organization assisting with immigration legal services that include, but not limited to: Naturalization, DACA (Initial and Renewal), Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, U-Visa, T-Visa, Consular Processing, Waivers, SIJS, Background checks, and Freedom of Information Act requests. Services rendered by appointment only.

Counties served: Inyo, Kern, Mono, Tulare
Detention Facilities Served: Adelanto Detention Center (CA), Taft (CA)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Education, Environmental, Health, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 4
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 4
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, United Farm Workers

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Fatima Hernandez
661-324-2500 Ext. 200
Executive Director:
Diana Tellefson-Torres
IAN Members? No
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