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YWCA Tulsa - Immigrant and Refugee Program

  • Location:
    8145 E. 17th St.
    Tulsa, OK 74112
  • Phone:
    (918) 663-0377
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-506-6211
  • Fax:
    (539) 525-0415
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Phone and video intake services are available
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

YWCA Tulsa has offered innovative and inclusive services to the immigrant and refugee community of Tulsa for over 30 years.  Services include low-cost immigration legal services; adult education with a family literacy focus includes English language and citizenship classes; youth education, case management services with a focus on employment; interpretation and translation services . Services are provided by a multicultural and multilingual staff with first language proficiency in Arabic, Burmese, Russian, Spanish, Ukranian, and Zopau.

State served: Oklahoma

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, 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
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities
Languages spoken: Arabic, Burmese, English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Zopau
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Offers the Tele-Ayuda helpline to provide information and referral.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 3
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), YWCA, National Partnership for New Americans, Welcoming America

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Diane Eason Contreras
(918) 663-0377