Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services Program provides direct legal services to the immigrant community in a wide range of immigration matters, and conducts community outreach and education.

The VISTA will (1) help support a hybrid work model by creating/organizing a virtual library of legal resources/templates for staff, and assist the pro bono team in fully utilizing our current database to track and monitor pro bono case updates; (2) expand our capacity to serve by setting up a more supportive onboarding process for interns/volunteers, including an onboarding manual and SharePoint site of resources; (3) Acknowledge the contributions of the volunteers/pro bono attorneys by setting up an inaugural appreciation event, and periodic ways to acknowledge the volunteers throughout the year; (4) Make connections with community partners to assess the needs for outreach and education, and help organize presentations/community events; (5) Support the financial sustainability of the program by assisting with the fundraising process, and creating a “how to” doc for future fundraising efforts; (6) Help build a sustainable team by organizing periodic team building activities.

Este puesto VISTA forma parte del Programa de Fortalecimiento Familiar de Catholic Charities USA, un proyecto intermediario nacional. Como miembro, se reunirá virtualmente con líderes VISTA y otros VISTA que prestan servicios en todo el país, todos centrados en aliviar la pobreza.

Job Title
Immigration Legal Services VISTA
Agency
Caridades Católicas Arquidiócesis de Washington
Ubicación
Washington, DC
Posted On
9 de mayo de 2024