Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program (Greensboro Office)
Church World Service (CWS) of Greensboro is a resettlement agency in the North Carolina Triad. CWS provides immigration legal services in the areas of: naturalization, family petitions, refugee/asylee green cards, refugee/asylee family reunification, green card renewal, FOIA requests, refugee travel documents, employment authorization documents, and Certificates of Citizenship. In addition to the legal program, CWS provides refugee resettlement services as a part of the U.S. Department of State Refugee Resettlement Program. These services include basic needs assistance, case management, cultural orientation, employment preparation and placement, health access, and information and referral.
| State served: |
North Carolina |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: |
Employment services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
Bulgarian, Dari, English, Nepali, Pashto |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
We do not have funding for interpretation, so any applicant who does not speak English must provide their own interpreter. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| 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: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Immigration Advocates Network |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Laura Maruzzella
336-898-4280
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