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Volunteer: Legal Board Advisor - Immigration Laws
ORGANIZATION: CROSS OVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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7 people are interested
Crossover Community Development (COCD) is a 501-C3 non-profit organization that supports the integration of immigrants and refugees in the Greater Dayton area, in Ohio. We are seeking passionate and outgoing individuals to work in our organization to provide high-quality services meeting the unaddressed needs of refugees and immigrants.
Responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive case management practices including maintaining and updating electronic databases and records for each client and keeping detailed notes of all casework activities.
- To serve as on-call resources for clients seeking legal advice on a walk-in basis, providing counseling to clients regarding adjustment of status, US Citizenship application
- To conduct training for groups and individual clients regarding the Refugee rights and responsibilities
- To promote information sharing on all issues affecting the populations we serve.
- To submit activity reports as requested.
Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidates are law graduates, energetic, articulate, and comfortable interacting with diverse segments of society and must demonstrate a firm commitment to human rights and refugee issues.
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About CROSS OVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Location:
PO Box 531, Dayton, OH 45401, US
Mission Statement
VISION: Cross Over Community Development is a gateway to self-reliance, confidence, and dignity for immigrants, refugees, and underserved communities. Mission: Cross Over Community Development is a resource center for immigrants and underserved community that provide educational services and employment opportunities in the greater Dayton area.
Description
Cross Over Community Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting immigrants and refugees in re-establishing high-quality lives for themselves and fully participating in the life of their new community.
Background
Cross Over was named after the idea that African immigrants and refugees cross from areas of absolute poverty and come to the US with the hope of accessing opportunities, create wealth and escape poverty. Unfortunately, they find upon arrival here barriers after barriers mostly linked to their lack of functional skills, cultural awareness, appropriate education, transferable job skills as well as social connections and they get stuck with the first survival job they get upon arrival here, unable to move to the next level, many become underemployed and end up assimilating in the underclass which prevents them from realizing their dream of creating money, prosperity, and success.
It is against this backdrop that volunteers who have been involved with new immigrants’ issues formed a nonprofit called "Cross Over Community Development" intended to empower them with employment skills and job creations so that they can improve their quality of life and self-sufficiency. Our outreach programs to break the generational poverty will target both immigrants and underserved communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
July 11, 2023
SKILLS
- Legal (General)
- Advocacy
- Program Management
- Immigration Law
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Flexible (5 to 10 hours/ per week)