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The Door, A Center of Alternatives, Inc. - Legal Services Center

  • Location:
    555 Broome St.
    New York, NY 10013
  • Phone:
    (212) 941-9090 ext. 3280
  • Fax:
    (212) 941-9579
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc. is a youth development organization offering a wide range of services. The Legal Services Center provides free legal assistance to young people ages 12 to 21, including help with immigration, housing, foster care, family law, and public benefits. We also provide consultations on criminal matters.

Counties served: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Suffolk, Westchester

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), 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
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: 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, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 11
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: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association