Michigan Immigrant Service Provider Reference Guide
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MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT SERVICE PROVIDER REFERENCE GUIDE Fall 2017 UPDATED 11/15/2017 Assembled by: MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CENTER www.michiganimmigrant.org NOTES CHANGES TO GUIDE: Please notify the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center of any changes or additions that are needed to Better represent the services provided By your organization for the next edition of this guide. Michigan Immigrant Rights Center 3030 S. 9th St., Suite 1B Kalamazoo, MI 49009 Tel: (269) 492-7196 Fax: (269) 492-7198 Email: [email protected] WeBsite: http://www.michiganimmigrant.org FaceBook: https://www.faceBook.com/MichiganImmigrant Twitter: https://twitter.com/Michimmigrant DISCLAIMER: This resource is not intended to Be an exhaustive list of agencies. Inclusion in this guide is not intended to Be an endorsement of the quality of the agency’s services. Contents BATTLE CREEK . 1 DETROIT AREA . 1 FLINT . 5 GRAND RAPIDS AREA . 5 HOLLAND . 7 KALAMAZOO . 7 LANSING . 8 PORT HURON . 9 WASHTENAW COUNTY . 9 NORTHERN INDIANA . 10 ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SERVICE PROVIDERS . 12 SERVICE PROVIDERS BY LANGUAGE . 14 SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSISTING WITH IMMIGRATION RELIEF. 17 ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC & SOCIAL SERVICES ATTLE REEK B C (ACCESS) ACCESS One-Stop Employment & Human Service Center Social Services Department LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6451 Schaefer Road 70 E. Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 Battle Creek, MI 49017 Telephone: (313) 945-8380 Telephone: (269) 965-3951 Fax: (313) 846-4713 Fax: (269) 965-4874 Toll-Free: None Toll-Free: (800) 688-3951 Web: www.accesscommunity.org Web: www.lsscm.org Attorney on staff: Limited Attorney on staff: Yes BIA accredited representative on staff: Yes BIA accredited representative on staff: No Eligibility Requirements: N/A Eligibility Requirements: LSC Restrictions Income: N/A Income: 125% of poverty level – some exceptions to 200% Contact: George Saba, Immigration Supervisor Contact: Susan L. Hartman E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Languages: Multiple languages, particularly Arabic Languages: Spanish speakers on staff, interpreters can be arranged as Counties: Southeast Michigan needed Description: ACCESS has over 90 programs including social services, a Counties: Calhoun, Branch, and senior citizens only in St. Joseph and health clinic, employment and training center, youth and Barry Counties education, and advocacy & civic engagement program, in Description: Full civil legal services; no criminal cases. No fees. addition to immigration services. Fee for immigration Only immigration services are VAWA/U visa or T visa services with sliding scale for low-income clients. benefits for family law clients. ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS (ACA) VOCES 32585 Concord Dr. 520 W. Michigan Ave. Madison Hts, MI 48071 Battle Creek, MI 49037 Telephone: (313) 831-1790 Telephone: (269) 841-4111 Fax: (313) 831-3613 Fax: (269) 841-5070 Toll-Free: None Web: www.vocesbc.org Web: www.acadetroit.org Attorney on staff: No Attorney on staff: No BIA accredited representative on staff: No BIA accredited representative on staff: No Eligibility Requirements: Residents of Battle Creek Eligibility Requirements: None Income: N/A Income: None Contact: Kate Flores, Executive Director Contact: Shen Lin Chen, Executive Director E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: N/A Languages: Spanish Languages: Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Counties: Calhoun Counties: Metro Detroit Description: Community and Cultural Center, language services, family Description: Social education, recreation, health. Drop in service support services, family literacy (ESL classes), youth Administrative Relief? No engagement. Administrative Relief? Yes CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN – IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES DETROIT AREA: WAYNE, OAKLAND, AND 15945 Canal Rd. Clinton Township, MI 48038 MACOMB COUNTIES Telephone: (586) 416-1113 ext. 4023 Fax: (586) 412-8084 Hispanic Outreach Services Program ARAB AMERICAN & CHALDEAN COUNCIL 76 Williams, Pontiac, MI 48341 363 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 300 Telephone: (248) 338-4250 ext. 3704 Troy, MI 48084Telephone: (248) 559-1990 Fax: (248) 335-8130 Fax: (248) 559-9117 Web: www.ccsem.org Toll-Free: None Attorney on staff: Yes (Monica Tay Belej and Rebecca Olszewski) Web: www.myacc.org BIA accredited representative on staff: No Attorney on staff: No Eligibility Requirements: Low income BIA accredited representative on staff: No Income: 200% of poverty level Eligibility Requirements: None Contact: Jeralda Hattar, Director Income: None E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Sawsan Abutrab Languages: Spanish, French, and Arabic Languages: Arabic (not only) Counties: Metro Detroit Counties: Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, and others Description: Immigration Legal Consultations, Naturalization, and Description: Serves refugees, some immigrants, mainly form processing. Family Based Immigration Law. Additional services No immigration court representation. Translations, mental provided by the agency: Outpatient mental health health, primary medical, MI DHS liaison, teen pregnancy counseling services on an individual, family and group prevention. Nominal fees for services rendered. basis. Sliding Scale fees. Pregnancy, parenting, foster care Administrative Relief? No and adoption services. Senior and Adult Day Care Services. Hispanic Ministry program and support services, Crisis Navigator Program (supportive services and case management). Administrative Relief? Limited 1 CENTRO MULTICULTURAL LA FAMILIA Languages: French, Spanish 35 W Huron St #500 Counties: Serves all Michigan counties (must come to Detroit center) Pontiac, MI 48342 Description: Representation in asylum proceedings, T Visas, and U Telephone: (248) 858-7800 Visas (Not VAWA). Setting interviews for entry to Fax: (248) 874-4830 Canada, for prospective asylum seekers in Canada. Toll-Free: None Multicultural center for qualifying represented asylum Web: http://centromulticultural.org/ seekers (can accommodate 35 persons). By appointment Attorney on staff: No, but available only, contact [email protected] for BIA accredited representative on staff: In progress information or to schedule an appointment. No fees for Eligibility Requirements: No criminal convictions. See website for items to services. Donations accepted bring to consultation to determine eligibility. Income: N/A Contact: Deb Ehrmann, Claudia Rivera INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT, INC. E-mail: [email protected], 111 East Kirby St [email protected] Detroit, MI 48202 Languages: Spanish, English (Arabic, Korean, Armenian, Romanian Telephone: (313) 871-8600 also available) Fax: (313) 871-1615 Counties: Statewide Toll-Free: None Description: Limited immigration services (fees for attorney services), Web: www.iimd.org mental health and substance abuse, ESL classes, early Head Attorney on staff: Yes Start, other programs. BIA accredited representative on staff: Yes Administrative Relief? Yes (in collaboration with other organizations) Eligibility Requirements: None Income: No Limits Contact: Yumana Dubais or Nene Tešija CHALDEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION E-mail: [email protected] 4171 15 Mile Road Languages: Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Sterling Heights, MI 48310 Croatian, French, German Telephone: (586) 722-7253 Counties: Statewide Fax: (586) 722-7257 Description: Immigration and social services. General immigration Website: www.chaldeanfoundation.org services, Adjustment of Status, Naturalization Application, Attorney on staff: Yes Consular Process, VAWA petitions, Waiver Application BIA accredited representative on staff: Yes Representation Immigration Removal Proceedings. Eligibility Requirements: None Administrative Relief? Yes Income: NoneContact: Raad Yousif, Case Manager E-mail: [email protected] Languages: English, Arabic, Chaldean, Aramaic JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Counties: Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, others 6555 W. Maple Road Description: USCIS applications (N-400, N-565, N-600, I-90, I-485). West Bloomfield, MI 48322 No asylum, no immigration court. Telephone: (248) 592-2319 Administrative Relief? No Fax: (248) 592-2310 Toll-Free: None Web: www.jfsdetroit.org COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS OF ASIAN INDIANS IN MICHIGAN (COAIM) Attorney on staff: No 38219 Ford Road BIA accredited representative on staff: Yes Westland, MI 48185 Eligibility Requirements: Telephone: (734) 722-1894 Income: None Fax: (734) 722-1894 Contact: Anna Torman, Immigration specialist Toll-Free: None E-mail: [email protected] Attorney on staff: No Languages: Russian, Ukrainian BIA accredited representative on staff: No Counties: All of Michigan Eligibility Requirements: Based on need Description: Document assistance by BIA accredited representative, Income: none immigration paralegal. Immigration related photos on site; Contact: Dr. Bhagwan Dashairya, Executive Director accompaniment to USCIS by immigration paralegal (BIA E-mail: [email protected] rep). Fee for services. Offers 90-hour citizenship Languages: English, Hindi preparation program, 99% success rate at first INS Counties: Southeastern Michigan interview for program graduates. Offers various social Description: Family relief, legal referrals, emergency help services and mental health SA counseling, transportation Administrative Relief? No and refugee assistance Administrative Relief? No FREEDOM HOUSE 2630 West Lafayette Boulevard JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS – SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN Detroit, MI 48216-2019 20000 W. 13 Mile Road Telephone: