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8 people are interested
Volunteer Board Member
ORGANIZATION: African Law Center
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8 people are interested
The African Law Center provides low income and at risks immigrants with legal immigration and tax resolution services at little or no cost. We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization operating from Houston, TX. We are currently an all volunteer staff operating with the generous support of the public.
We are currently accepting applications from volunteers to serve on our Board of Directors so that together we can make a meaningful impact. If you are experienced in your field, have a passion for helping poor and low income immigrants, and have the time to devote to the leadership of a nonprofit such as ours, then you are a right match for us.
Please join us, and together we can grow.
Also, if you have knowledge in program development and fund raising so that we can increase our program offerings and serve more needy families, we will like to hear to from you (even though not required to become a board member).
Volunteer can also serve VIRTUALLY.
More opportunities with African Law Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About African Law Center
Location:
9898 Bissonnet Street, Suite 589, HOUSTON, TX 77036, US
Mission Statement
African Law Center’s mission is to defend the rights of African refugees and immigrants within countries where they seek refuge and opportunities. We achieve our mission by providing culturally appropriate and linguistically accessible services through direct legal aid, community legal empowerment, case management, strategic litigation, and policy advocacy. Our work helps them assert their rights to live safely without harassment and fear, obtain decent shelter and food, move freely, access employment, education, and healthcare, and enjoy equal protection under the law.
Description
African Law Center, Inc. was founded on May 30, 2013 by a group of Africans living in the United States to address the shortage of competent legal service providers directly addressing the needs of the African refugee and immigrant living in the United States who was largely ignore for other ethnic groups because many providers claim they were hard to reach and or could not effectively communicate with them because of language barriers.
From our inception, we set out to provide culturally appropriate and linguistically accessible service breaking down barriers that kept African refugees and immigrants from exercising their civil and human rights.
By tackling common stereotype and discrimination such as property owners inquiring about their ethnicity, making derogatory remarks about Africans, then refusing to lease housing; being denied access to healthcare and health insurance; children denied educational services; or people providing misleading information that appears to purposefully frustrate Africans seeking legal status they are otherwise qualified for; and neighbors calling the police to report feeling scared that a group of Africans was visiting next door, to name a few; we empower the African refugee and immigrant to once again take control of their lives as they go about making informed decisions about their wellbeing.
We are able to do this because we are culturally relatable and connect with our clients on a more personal level, to make them more receptive to our advice and counsel.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
9898 Bissonnet StreetSTE 367Houston, TX 77036
DATE POSTED
July 7, 2015
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- Event Planning / Management
- Fundraising
- Networking
- Community Outreach
- Sales Process
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- Volunteers can serve virtually