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My Sisters' Place (White Plains Office)

  • Location:
    1 Water St
    Suite 390
    White Plains, NY 10601
  • Phone:
    (914) 683-1333
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-298-7233
  • Fax:
    (914) 683-1412
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

My Sisters' Place (MSP) works to end violence in intimate relations and combats the effects of domestic violence and human trafficking on survivors and children throughout Westchester County and the surrounding area.

Counties served: Bronx, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester

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, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services: Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, 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, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Services available for victims of domestic violence and trafficking only.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 8
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
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: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network