How People of Faith Can Assist Immigrants in Your Community
Time: Sat 12:00PM
Venue: Convo Table 05
Style: Presentation
Content Type: Help immigrants in your community
Description: The session will provide faith-based organizations, nonprofits, and churches with a road map to assist immigrants and refugees in their communities. The session’s co-creator, Susan Brouillette, founded the Lafayette (IN) Urban Ministry Immigration Clinic. Susan will provide firsthand experience of building the legal services program and working with community partners to offer naturalization classes, DACA workshops, and \Know Your Rights\ forums. Participants can expect to receive a list of national organizations that support local nonprofits that welcome immigrants, help them to become fully integrated in the community, and provide legal representation.
Additionally, Susan will provide an overview of the steps for obtaining recognition and accreditation from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ Recognition and Accreditation Program allows non-attorney employees and volunteers from recognized non-profits to provide competent legal immigration services to low-income and indigent people before the federal government. According to the American Immigration Council, immigrants are five times more likely to obtain the immigration benefit for which they applied if they are assisted by an authorized legal representative.
Time in the session will be set aside for participants to share their own experience of working with immigrants in their communities.
Co-Creators in This Experience