Arab-American Family Support Center
The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization providing culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed, multigenerational social services to low-income immigrant and refugee communities across all five boroughs of NYC. In the face of rising discrimination across the country, AAFSC’s vision is more pressing today than ever: we strive for a just society where all immigrants--including Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) populations--can fully partake as Americans. AAFSC initiatives operate across four priority areas--promote, prevent, get ready, and communicate--to promote mental and physical wellbeing and family reunification, prevent gender-based violence and child abuse, prepare families to lead productive lives, and communicate community needs to policymakers.
Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
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, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Health services, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles |
Languages spoken: |
Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Levantine), Bengali, Dari, English, Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Urdu |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
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: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Kerry Sesil
(718) 643-8000
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