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Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga

  • Location:
    324 W. Buffalo St
    Ithaca, NY 14850
  • Phone:
    (607) 272-5062 x 11
  • Fax:
    (607) 272-4427
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga provides legal advocacy, direct services, and referrals for refugees and immigrants who reside in Tompkins County. Our target population is people who live at or below the economic margins of society. We do assist others as staff time is available. We serve all immigrants and refugees, regardless of country of origin or religion. Catholic Charities is the only non-profit agency in Tompkins County recognized by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to provide legal immigration services to clients. The Immigrant Services Program director has DOJ accreditation.

Counties served: Tompkins

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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Employment services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: Burmese, English, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Karen
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, New York Immigration Coalition