The Immigrant Rights Program at American Friends Service Commitee integrates legal services, advocacy, and organizing, providing legal representation in challenging immigration cases and also ensuring that immigrant voices in New Jersey and beyond are heard in policy debates. The program responds to myths about immigrants through presentations and media work.
CONTACT
Chia-Chia Wang, Nicole Miller
89 Market Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-1924
Fax: 973-741-2702
irpnewark@afsc.org
Services all of Essex County.
976 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
P: 973-733-3516
F:973-733-9631
Immigration Assistance Program
“Immigrants are our brothers and sisters.” ~Pope Francis
Direct Representation
Catholic Charities provides low costand pro bono legal assistance in all phases of immigration and naturalization proceedings, including removal defense (asylum, cancellation of removal, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status), family petitions, waivers of inadmissibility, humanitarian applications (VAWA, U visa, T visa), TPS, DACA, and naturalization. All cases are handled by an attorney or Department of Justice Accredited Representative. Program staff are also available to provide educational workshops on immigration law and current immigration issues.
Children & Youth
With funding from NJ DHS, we offer free legal representation and case management services to unaccompanied children and similarly situated youth in New Jersey.
Naturalization Assistance
In partnership with Jewish Vocational Services, we provide free naturalization application assistance and interview preparation.
For more information, please email us at immigration@ccannj.org.
Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC)
LOPC connects sponsors of unaccompanied minors with critical information about Immigration Court proceedings, medical and mental health services, school registration, and community youth programs. Sponsors participate in a 90-minute presentation, including a Q&A session, leave with a packet of resources, and receive a follow-up check-in phone call the week after the orientation. LOPC staff can be reached at LOPC@ccannj.org.
Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) and Family Group Legal Orientation Program (FGLOP)
For unrepresented individuals and families in removal proceedings, these programs offer group and individual orientations on court procedures, options for relief, and the rights and responsibilities of pro se litigants. Families on the Dedicated Docket in Newark can contact FGLOP@ccannj.org for more information. The Immigration Court Helpdesk can be reached at ICH@ccannj.org. Walk-in services are available at the Newark Immigration Court Monday – Thursday from 9 – 12, and at our office Monday – Thursday from 9 – 4.
Safe Release Support
The Safe Release Support Program helps reunite migrant children with their families in the United States. Catholic Charities offers family members with crucial assistance in the background check process and provides referrals for legal assistance, medical and mental health services, and other social services for both the sponsoring family members and the children they receive.
For more information, please contact fingerprints@ccannj.org.
Refugee Social Services
“Jesus was a refugee. [He] had to flee to save his life.”
~Pope Francis
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
RCA is a federal cash assistance program for refugee populations who are not otherwise eligible for direct financial assistance, including Cuban/Haitian entrants, asylees, refugees, and victims of human trafficking. Catholic Charities assists RCA clients in accessing available cash assistance, applying for benefits, accessing medical care, and developing longer-term plans for self-sufficiency.
For more information about RCA eligibility, please call (201) 407-7713 or email refugee@ccannj.org.
Refugee Support Services (RSS)
RSS helps refugees gain economic independence and integrate into local communities by helping to find and maintain employment and addressing barriers to employment including English language instruction, child care, and access to legal services.
For more information, please call (201) 306-1338 or email refugee@ccannj.org.
Refugee School Impact (RSI)
The Refugee School Impact program assists newly-arrived families enroll their children in school and access academic programs and resources.
For more information about refugee social service programming, please email refugee@ccannj.org.
Available to anyone throughout Essex County.
The Family Justice Center model is designed to reduce the barriers and fragmentation of existing services and meet the diverse needs of victims by bringing government and non-government agencies together in one place. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) recognizes the model as a best practice in the field of domestic violence intervention and prevention.
Provides services to all of Essex County.
La Casa de Don Pedro offers a comprehensive, proven, nurturing solution that addresses the social determinants of health, providing safety, stability, tools, resources, and opportunities that enrich peoples’ lives and builds social capital, helping them overcome their adverse experiences and become economically prosperous. La Casa meets people physically, culturally, and psycho-socially, where they are, and are flexible to their needs.
La Casa de Don Pedro provides prenatal care and parenting education, gives children a head start with Early Head Start, Head Start and preschool, addresses food insecurity, enriches youth with education, recreation, the arts, and advocacy. La Casa counsels families facing psycho-social issues, builds supportive networks for marginalized people (often immigrants), empower domestic violence victims, and prevents illnesses with health education, screenings & care. La Casa builds and sell quality, affordable homes, prepares adults for homeownership, higher education, training and workforce, helps immigrants adapt to the US with English, citizenship, and legal immigration assistance, revitalizes neighborhoods, repairs homes, helps families conserve energy, and provides emergency financial assistance.
LaCasa’s 2 Family Success Center
282 First Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
973-482-9002
Director: Jessica Viera
Email: jviera@lacasanwk.org
FSC Email: lacasafscs@gmail.com
Website: www.lacasanwk.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaCasaFamilySuccessCenters/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacasafsc/?hl=en
La Casa de Don Pedro offers a comprehensive, proven, nurturing solution that addresses the social determinants of health, providing safety, stability, tools, resources, and opportunities that enrich peoples’ lives and builds social capital, helping them overcome their adverse experiences and become economically prosperous. La Casa meets people physically, culturally, and psycho-socially, where they are, and are flexible to their needs.
La Casa de Don Pedro provides prenatal care and parenting education, gives children a head start with Early Head Start, Head Start and preschool, addresses food insecurity, enriches youth with education, recreation, the arts, and advocacy. La Casa counsels families facing psycho-social issues, builds supportive networks for marginalized people (often immigrants), empower domestic violence victims, and prevents illnesses with health education, screenings & care. La Casa builds and sell quality, affordable homes, prepares adults for homeownership, higher education, training and workforce, helps immigrants adapt to the US with English, citizenship, and legal immigration assistance, revitalizes neighborhoods, repairs homes, helps families conserve energy, and provides emergency financial assistance.
LaCasa’s 1 Family Success Center
28 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
973-483-2703 ext. 2218
Director: Jessica Viera
Email: jviera@lacasanwk.org
FSC Email: lacasafscs@gmail.com
Website: www.lacasanwk.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaCasaFamilySuccessCenters/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacasafsc/?hl=en
St. Rocco's Emergency Family Shelter provides short-term shelter to homeless women with children including three meals a day. Services include supportive individual counseling, educational workshops, instruction in parenting skills, referral to community resources, assistance with job and housing placement, and referrals for mental health and substance abuse services.
The Latino Institute Inc. is a private, non-profit, charitable organization. Our mission is to serve as a bridge between the Latino community, and the educational, cultural, governmental, social, and economic institutions of society by providing accurate, factual, and timely information on the barriers and challenges affecting the education, growth, development, and well-being of that community and by developing, recommending, and advocating solutions and actions that may serve as a catalyst for change. Our particular interest is educational achievement for Latinos throughout the educational continuum and the promotion of Latino culture in America. We believe, as many reasonable people believe, that educational achievement is the key to success in life. At the same time, we believe in respecting, fostering, and promoting the Latino cultural heritage, especially among our young, as part of the development of Latinos everywhere. In the educational pathway, we are uniquely interested in college retention issues and the promotion of college Latino students towards graduate schools, Ph.D. programs, and the professions. We promote these tenets through major events, conferences, seminars, lectures, performances, programs, and other activities. The Latino Institute Inc. is a national organization located in New Jersey.
The Family Success Center’s overarching goal is to strengthen families and to prevent child abuse and neglect in the home.
Through proactive services, we enhance parental capacity for growth and development; increase the stability, health, and wellbeing of children and families; and empower community residents to acquire the knowledge, skills and resources they need to provide optimal outcomes for families.
The NWC Family Success Center provides family health, parent education, family activities, employment-related services, life skills, housing-related services, advocacy, referrals, special assistance, citizenship classes, and ESL classes.
Most importantly, the FSC creates opportunities for families to spend quality time with one another.
For additional information call us at 973-481-0415 or email info@northwardcenter.org.
WFNJ provides monthly cash assistance, short-term housing support, child care, employment, and training services. You can pre-screen or apply online by visiting www.njhelps.org or in person at your county board of social services.