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SECTION 17 IMMIGRANT RESOURCES
SECTION 17
Immigrant
Resources
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic
Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
P.O. Box 14268
Washington, DC 20044
202.833.2232
202.833.2233 | Hotline
DVRP serves Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI)
survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
in the DC metro area. It is the only pan-Asian
organization in the region that provides culturally
and linguistically specific services to the A/PI
community. DVRP staff, advocates, and volunteers
collectively speak over 20 A/PI languages and have
partnerships with other community organizations
for additional languages when needed. DVRP’s
Case Managers provide safety planning; crisis
intervention; peer support; interpretation and
translation; court accompaniment; emergency
transportation; and life skills workshops. DVRP’s
Outreach and Training/Technical Assistance team
goes out into the community to raise awareness
of domestic violence and sexual assault and the
importance of culturally competent care. Each
member on staff is dedicated to DVRP’s mission
to address, prevent, and end domestic violence
and sexual assault in the A/PI community, while
empowering survivors to rebuild their lives.
Ayuda, Inc.
6925 B. Willow Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
202.387.4848
202.387.0324 | Fax
Ayuda, Inc. is a non-profit, community-based legal and
social service agency for the low-income Latino and
foreign-born immigrant population in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area. Services include legal advocacy,
assistance to survivors and victims of domestic
violence, policy and advocacy at the national and local
levels, collaboration and referrals to assure client
access to culturally appropriate services, community
education, and training and technical assistance to
enable organization and practitioners to better serve
immigrant communities. Languages spoken include
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, and Polish.
Boat People SOS
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 100
Falls Church, VA 22041-2334
703.538.2190
703.538.2191 | Fax
Mission is to provide relief, assistance,
and support to Vietnamese refugees and
immigrants. Services include domestic violence
programs, health and mental health programs,
services for children, teenagers, and families,
legal services, and translation services.
Immigration Legal Services
Catholic Charities
430 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
410.534.8015
410.522.2668
immigrants/immigration-legal-services/
immigration-legal-services.html#consults
Low cost legal assistance is provided to Maryland’s
immigrants, refugees, and their families. Assists
with family and employment based immigrant
and non-immigrant applications, extensions and
changes of non-immigrant status, applications
for work authorization, representation of persons
in deportation proceedings, representation of
persons seeking asylum in the United States,
and provides assistance to persons applying for
residence and citizenship in the United States.
Immigration Outreach
Service Center
5401 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21239
410.323.8564
410.323.8598 | Fax
The Immigration Outreach Service Center offers
assistance for immigrants seeking political
asylum, legal representation, and health care
services. Assistance in dealing with the effects
of trauma and torture is also available.
LASOS, Inc.
Linking All So Others Succeed
31 W. Courtland Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
410.836.0333
LASOS, Inc. is a non profit organization that assists
non English speaking residents with the resources
they need during the integration period. LASOS
provides translation and adult literacy services, a
bilingual youth mentoring program and English as a
Second language classes. Its vision is to provide all
resources needed by non English speaking residents
to support integration into the American society. In
turn, the residents will be empowered to contribute
and communicate more effectively in their families,
work places, and communities. LASOS’s mission
is to provide translation and adult literacy services,
bilingual youth programs, English as a second
language and provide a network of service providers.
Lutheran Immigration and
Refugee Services
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410.230.2700
410.230.2890 | Fax
This organization offers a wide variety of programs
and services for immigrants and refugees,
including legal services, refugee resettlement
services, children’s services, and foster care
services for unaccompanied refugee minors.
Multi-Ethnic Domestic
Violence Project
305 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 201
Towson, MD 21204 and
410.321.8761 | Multi-lingual voicemail
410.321.0462 | Fax
A project of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland,
this program focuses on the special needs of
foreign-born victims of domestic violence. Services
include assistance with filing for Protective
Orders, legal accompaniment, translator services,
referrals, and assistance with immigration issues.
SECTION 18
Legal Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 350
Baltimore, MD 21211
410.889.8555
410.366.7838 | Fax
Dedicated to the freedom to speak, print and
assemble, separation of church and state, the right
to privacy, voting rights, and due process of the law.
Civil Justice, Inc.
520 W. Fayette Street, Suite 410
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.706.0174
410.706.3196 | Fax
Provides free attorney referrals to low and
moderate income clients in Maryland and
Washington, DC. Clients are referred to a solo
or small firm lawyer in the network who has
agreed to provide legal services at reduced fees
in most cases. The client and attorney decide
on fee arrangements and representation. Some
forms of representation require upfront fees or
a retainer. Members are qualified to represent
clients in a broad range of practice areas.