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Legal Support Network

For over 40 years, World Relief has been creating church partnerships that support and empower local congregations to serve immigrants and refugees as they grapple with the complexities and hurdles of the U.S. immigration system.  Today, World Relief’s Legal Support Network (LSN) is an affiliate group of about 30 nonprofit Immigration Legal Services sites across the nation who provide access to affordable legal services.

For Dr. Arlita Harris, Executive Director and DOJ-accredited representative of Immigration Center at Western Oaks Church of the Nazarene, being a part of the Legal Support Network directly impacts the quality of immigration legal services her organization can offer the 250 clients they see annually. She said,

Tech support answers our legal back-up questions rapidly and, therefore, helps our clients. Because we are a ministry of the church, we are able to pray with our clients, and help them spiritually as well as financially and legally.

For Westside Community Center that is just beginning their journey as an ILS site, being connected to the Legal Support Network is a great avenue for offering effective and affordable immigration legal services in their community. DOJ Accredited Representative Ashley DiGiore said,

The closest ILS organization is 20+ minutes away. We have a great deal of immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries, and we know these families are in need of services, support, and guidance. We have spoken with members of the community and other organizations and they are very excited for what this will bring to the community.

How to Join the Legal Support Network

Our Legal Support Network has an annual fee of $1,500. For more information on joining World Relief’s Immigration Legal Support Network whether you hope to provide or are already providing affordable immigration legal services, please complete the following:

  1. Read the one-page summary of what the Immigration Programs team offers

  2. Read the Church Leaders’ Launch Guide

  3. Complete the Sustainability Assessment

  4. Complete the Application Form

  5. Email your completed Sustainability Assessment per instructions in the Application Form

  6. Wait to be contacted by a World Relief staff member

Future Trainings

April 29-May 03, 2024

Akron, PA
World Relief with MCC
Click here to learn more and to register!

 

 

World Relief hosts trainings throughout the year.  Additionally, if the dates or locations above are not convenient for you, check out Immigrant Legal Resource Center's listing of upcoming Basic Immigration Law Courses. If you are looking for Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Law, see CLINIC's training calendar.

 

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