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African Hope Committee, Inc.

  • Location:
    441 Convent Ave
    Suite 4D
    New York, NY 10031
  • Phone:
    (212) 862-9010
  • Fax:
    (212) 862-1949
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

African Hope Committee empowers African immigrants and other ethnic groups in New York City by providing health education programs, immigration services, and social service support.

State served: New York

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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, 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, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
Other areas of legal assistance: Education
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), ESL, Health services, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, French, Wolof
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can provide services in several African dialects. TPS for Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone.

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: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, NY Immigration Coalition