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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque (Cedar Rapids)

  • Location:
    Sr. Mary Lawrence Community Center
    420 6th St S.E., Suite 220
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
  • Phone:
    (319) 364-7121
  • Fax:
    (319) 364-7122
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Online intake
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque provides a variety of social services  including immigration legal services and mental health counseling. We welcome and serve people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Counties served: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Mitchell, Story, Tama, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, Wright

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Employment, Homeless, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits
Non-legal services: Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, French, Hmong, Spanish, Swahili
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Yer Vang
(319) 364-7121