Cabrini Immigrant Services Of New York City Inc

Legal services:cis-nyc provides low-cost, comprehensive, and high-competent immigration legal services to the local immigrant community. Our attorneys, doj-accredited representatives, and social workers work collaboratively to offer holistic legal services in spanish and english, focusing on assisting with family-based applications to reunify or keep families together. Additionally, we facilitate referrals to trusted community partners and provide extensive follow-up support. (see schedule o)legal services (continued):these immigration legal services create meaningful opportunities for our community members to reunify with family members, secure well-paying work, accomplish their educational and financial aspirations, and thrive in the u.s. With dignity, safety, and security. In 2024, our legal and social services staff collaborated. During these condultations, clients were screened for immigrant relief, informed about their rights, legal options, and the legal process, and assessed for their social services needs. It provided 645 legal consultations and handled 445 new immigration legal cases, resulting in an estimated savings of over $896,000 in legal representation fees for the families served.

Social services program:cis-nyc's social services program (ssp) provides a wide range of support services to immigrant families and individuals in new york city. The program offers case management, crisis intervention counseling, and support groups to help clients access financial resources, secure housing, receive medical care, and meet other essential needs. In 2024, the program supported 444 clients through case management services and made over 800 referrals to vital resources and services. Additionally, 36 clients received short-term crisis counseling over more than 386 sessions, and 115 clients participated in psychoeducational support groups for immigrant women and parents. (see schedule o)social services program(continue):the ssp also includes special initiatives for families and students, such as family trips and a scholarship for low-income immigrant students.

Justice for immigrants:justice for immigrants (jfi) program aims to engage our multigenerational immigrant membership in educating their communities, developing leadership skills, building community resilience, and advocating for a more humane immigration system. Over 250 community members participated in jfi activities throughout 2024. These activities included 43 educational workshops on important topics such as access to healthcare, tenant rights, financial literacy, immigration basics, and more. 20 membership meetings where members learned about campaigns, shared resources, supported one another, and built power as a community, and 17 campaign and advocacy activities such as rallies, marches, creative actions, press conferences, trips to albany, and meetings with elected officials. Our membership was particularly active in supporting the #unemploymentbridgeprogram campaign (to create an unemployment program for excluded workers) and #coverage4all (to provide health insurance to all immigrant new yorkers), in addition to continued advocacy for broader immigration reform on the federal level.