Catholic Charities of Manatee County
Catholic Charities of Manatee County provides family-based immigration services at an affordable rate. Counselors assist with applications and petitions for family members, among other related issues. In addition, they offer a citizenship tutoring program to help prepare and assist clients in passing their citizenship test.
| Counties served: |
Manatee, Sarasota |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Foreclosure, Housing |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Haitian Creole, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| 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: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |
