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Dominican Development Center

  • Location:
    42 Seaverns Ave
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Phone:
    (617) 524-4029
  • Fax:
    (617) 523-1847
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Dominican Development Center (DDC) works to improve the quality of life of immigrant communities residing in the Boston area. They provide immigration services and referrals, citizenship clinics, and advocate for immigrant workers rights. They achieve their mission by allowing members to participate in the decision-making process and by allowing them to have direct participation in designing and organizing all grassroots programs.

Counties served: Essex, Suffolk

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Work with National Alliance of Domestic Workers to address issues with worker rights and Wome's rights.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
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, Greater Boston Legal Services, MIRA Coalition, Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Magalis Troncoso Lama
(857) 719-9055
Other Information Work in collaboration with the City of Boston & MIRA, coordinating Immigrant Clinic and workers rights to greater levels.