OIR has served as a leading resource that has helped local governments and other entities to understand the issues, needs, and contributions of immigrants. OIR has worked with local agencies on immigrant integration programs and to prepare hundreds of community members for civic engagement and cross-cultural understanding. 

 

California funds programs at community based organizations that help immigrants and refugees who live in California. The programs offer many types of free legal services, as well as information about other services that support immigrants. These organizations can teach you about your rights and some can also give legal advice on how to change your immigration status.
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Santa Clara County Office of Education Resources :

 

The Santa Clara County Office of Education created this webpage to share information prepared by non-profit organizations that provide assistance to attorneys and community-based advocates that work with immigrants around the country.
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• Esta página se actualizará con nueve información con regularidad​

California Attorney General Office Guidance: Promoting a Safe and Learning Environment for All: Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California's K-12 Schools in Responding to Immigration Issues. (State Attorney General Rob Bonta in calschoolnews.org)

• Spanish: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-sp.pdf
  
  
• Traditional Chinese: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-ch.pdf
  
  
• Vietnamese: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-vt.pdf
  
  
• Korean: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-ko.pdf
  
  
• Tagalog: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-tag.pdf
  
  
• Arabic: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/stu-fam-checklist-arb.pdf

Immigrant Legal Resource Center:  The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national nonprofit resource center that provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights.

Immigrant Defense Project: 

 

IDP engages in targeted litigation, primarily before the federal courts, in support of challenges to deportations and other adverse immigration consequences based on criminal convictions and arrests. By supporting litigants before the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeals, we seek to create good law through the judiciary to help immigrants remain in the United States with their communities and families.

 

The mission of the CDSS is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence. CDSS is comprised of more than 4,200 employees who are responsible for the oversight and administration of programs serving California's most vulnerable residents.
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This legal guidance is intended to give governing boards clarity regarding their
responsibilities under federal and state immigration law. This guidance provides information about current law and policy as of December 2024.

• CSBA Immigration Resources Webpage

California School Boards Legal Guidance Handbook: This legal guidance is intended to give governing boards clarity regarding their
responsibilities under federal and state immigration law. This guidance provides information about current law and policy as of December 2024.

• CSBA Immigration Resources Webpage

Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment:  Founded in 2012, Amigos Center focuses on housing, immigration services, education, mental health, and advocacy. Amigos aims to empower individuals to achieve their dreams. Rooted in community values, the organization seeks transformational change through stable homes, financial security, and educational opportunities.

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