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Mercy Center, Inc.
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Mercy Center is a community center for women and their families located in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, offering programs and services that empower women to reach their full potential and become agents of change in their families and communities. Mercy Center is truly a place of hope in the midst of a challenging environment.
| Counties served: | Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
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: | 3 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Office of New Americans |