New York Asian Women’s Center (NYAWC)
Location:
Website:
Main Phone Number:
24 Hour Hotline:
Center for Asian Women Crime Victims, Elmhurst, Queens: 1-718-803-7201
New York City, all five boroughs
http://nyawc.org/
1-212-732-0054
1-888-888-7702 (staff can speak in 11 different languages)
San Francisco Bay area
English; Spanish; Mandarin; Cantonese
http://www.lsc-sf.org/
415-863-3762
415-863-3762 (M-Th 1:30p.m.-5:00p.m.)
U and T Visas
U and T Visas are both designed to protect the victims of criminal action.
Both put you on a pathway to citizenship.
T Visas are for victims of Human Trafficking; U Visas are for victims of domestic violence or violent crimes. Qualifications:
U and T Visa Resources
Immigration Center for Women and Children (ICWC)
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Phone Numbers:
California
English; Spanish; Portuguese (San Francisco office)
http://www.icwclaw.org/
Los Angeles office 213-614-1165; San Francisco office 415-861-1165; San Diego office 619-515-2200
(U-Visa)Legal Services for Children
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Main Phone Number:
Hotline Number:
Ayuda
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Phone Number:
Washington D.C.
English; Spanish; French; Polish; Taiwanese. (Other languages available for initial consultation only.)
http://www.ayuda.com/
202-387-4848
Community Legal Aid
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Main Phone Numbers:
Central and Western Massachusetts, including Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester Counties
English and Spanish. Can access translators for other languages
Worchester 1-800-649-3718;
Springfield 1-800-639-1109
University of Tulsa College of Law, Legal Clinic
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Phone Number:
Eastern Oklahoma
English; Spanish. Interpretation for other languages is available
918-631-5799
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Phone Number:
City Bar Justice Center
Location:
Languages:
Website:
Phone Number:
New York City, serving all five burroughs
English; Spanish
http://www.citybarjusticecenter.org/
212-382-6600
U Visa Qualifications:
1) You were the victim of a serious crime
2) The crime hurt you physically or emotionally
3) You reported the crime and received a certification
(a lawyercan help you do this!)
T visa Qualifications:
1) You are the survivor of a severe form of trafficking in persons:
You were trafficked for labor OR
You were trafficked for sex OR
You are a victim of debt bondage trafficking
2) You are in the U.S. on account of the trafficking.
3) You are WILLING to assist law enforcement
4) It would be an extreme hardship for you to return to your
country of origin