QUICK LINKS:
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild:
www.nationalimmigrationproject.org
CITIZENSHIP NAVIGATOR PROJECT
www.cliniclegal.org/toolkits/citizenship
The Citizenship Navigator project is funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Includes a wide variety of resources, including legal and citizenship assistance.
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Follow the instructions below to subscribe in the language of your choice:
Text 1to 1-352-New2USA (639-2872) to receive messages ni English.
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(USCIS) US Citizenship and Immigration Service
Click here for USCIS Service and Office Locator to check status, change of address, and much more: www://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/#/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Call the Lifeline for confidential 24 hour support. 988 or 800-273-8255.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
For help in Spanish call: Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454
ALL ACCESS INTERPRETERS
8460 Watson Rd. Suite 210 St. Louis, MO 63119
www.interpreter.services 314259-1010
Toll Free 888-508-8538
Medical interpreting services, including encrypted phone and video interpretation as well as on-site and personalized services. Over 10 languages. 60HR Medical Interpreter Training available.
AMERICAN RED CROSS -ST. LOUIS CHAPTER
10195 Corporate Square Dr. St. Louis, MO 63132
www.redcross.org/local/missouri.html 314-516-2800
International Services provides tracing and messaging for immigrants separated by war or armed conflict.
BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES
4030 Chouteau Ave, Suite 700 63110
www.bilingualstl.org 314-645-7800
Mental health and social services to the elderly and disabled foreign born. Provides trauma-informed mental health services for immigrant and refugee youth. Legal services include counseling, case management, translation/interpretation services and referrals. Serves as Afordable Care Act ACA Navigator.
CG IMMIGRATION LAW, L LC
2314 Cherokee Street 63118
www.cgimmigrationlaw.info 314-514-4248
Variety of services from green cards, work permits, family visas, DACA, business visas to traffic tickets, warrants, divorce and more. Free consultation.
CASA de SALUD
3200 Chouteau Ave. 63103
www.casadesaludsti.org 314-977-1250
Comprehensive medical services and referral services, primarily for adults, including preventive and immunizations. The recent Casa de Salud Mental Health Colaborative located at 1015 S. Compton 63104 provides high-quality clinical and mental health care to the uninsured, with a special focus on the immigrant community. Call 314-977-1240 for information about the Mental Health Collaborative.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI
REFUGEE & IMMIGRATION SERVICES
1015 Edmonds Street Jefferson City, MO 65109
www.cccnmo.org 573-735-7719
Areas of legal assistance:Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Naturalization/Citizenship. Help completing forms, filings with USCIS, more.
CATHOLIC LEGAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRY (CLAM)
100 N. Tucker Blvd., Suite 726 63101
www.sfcsstl.org/locations/clam/ 314-977-3993(No Walk-Ins. Call first.)
CLAM handles many cases involving paternity, orders of protection, guardianship, and abuse. CLAM also offers services for immigrant populations who face challenges ni filing governmental documents. A project of St. Francis Community Services.
CATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK
Immigration attorneys who specialize in advocacy and worker immigration law.
www.cliniclegal.org
CENTER FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE &WAR TRAUMA has joined BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES
4030 Chouteau Suite 700 63110
www.bilingualstl.org 314-645-7800
Bilingual International has joined two long-time partner agencies: the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma and the Places for People Faith Team. Primarily mental health services.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF NEW AMERICANS
4019 South Grand Bivd. 63118
www.cfna-stl.org 314-351-1740
Outreach ministry ot immigrants and refugees ni the St. Louis area. Services include health care support and job training, new citizen support, scholarship assistance, language classes.
ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)
1530 S. Grand Bivd. 63104
www.slps.org 314-664-1066
Bi-lingual Program-St. Louis Public Schools. The ESOL/Bilingual/Migrant program provides services ot English language learners (ELLs) and their families. Many locations and school sites.
ESL CLASSES FOR ADULTS OVER 17
ST. CECILIA CATHOLIC CHURCH
5418 Louisiana Ave. 63111
www.stceciliaparishstl.org 314-351-1318
Tuesday and Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the Parish Center.
FIVE MINUTE ENGLISH
www.5minuteenglish.com
A comprehensive website to assist learning English as a second language.
Short, easy explanations, exercises and answers.
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
20 S. Sarah Street 63108
www.hccstl.com 314-664-4432
Promotes and supports Hispanic smal businesses through programs, services, and legislative advocacy. Ofering restaurant training.
HISPANIC FEDERATION
www.hispanicfederation.org
Hispanic Federation seeks to support Hispanic families and strengthen Latino institutions through work in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment, and the environment.
HOUSE OF GOODS BAITULMAL
5911 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
www.islamstl.org/baitulmal 314-833-3300
Household items, clothing, funeral home, health clinic, social services. The charity arm for IFCLA below.
IFCLA (St. Louis Interfaith Committee on Latin America)
5021 Adkins Ave St. Louis, MO 63116
www.stl-ifcla.org 314-721-2977
Solidarity actions including welcoming undocumented people, advocating to help stop
deportation assisting with legal clinics, and physically sheltering immigrants in danger of immediate deportation. Their website includes listings of events, resources, actions, and more.
IMMIGRANT HOME ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAM (HELP)
5021 Adkins Ave., Rooms 14 &214, 63116
www.ihelpstl.org 314-771-1104
Teaches adult immigrants and refugees (men and women) basic English and living skills in their own homes.
IMMIGRANTS RISING
www.immigrantsrising.org/
A California-based organization with a website that provides national resources, with an emphasis on services for undocumented people. Topics include entrepreneurship, immigration legal intake, mental health connector, art and empowerment.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
3401 Arsenal Street 63118
www.listl.org 314-773-9090
Many services for new arrivals to the St. Louis area. Services include English classes for adults, job search, employment training, career advancement program and assistance with licensing, refugee resettlement, immigration application preparation, mental health services, elderly services, counseling, services to victims of domestic violence or human trafficking, translation services, assistance with starting a business.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
3401 Arsenal Street 63118
www.iistl.org 314-773-9090
This subsidiary of the International Institute helps immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs who want ot start or expand smal local businesses, but lack access ot mainstream capital. Provides business loans and technical assistance.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CENTER
1416 S. Big Bend Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63117
www.ilcworldwide.com/ 800-445-4440
Interpreter services primarily for businesses and institutions. Translation and interpreting services ot individuals who need assistance with immigration paperwork and appointments, the Medical Review Board, MODOT (permit exams) and academic evaluation, etc.
LIFEWISE STL
1321 S. 11th Street 63104
www.lifewisestl.org 314-421-0400
Many programs and classes offered in English and Spanish, including Financial Stability, English, Maternal Mental Health, Social Capital Building, Health &Wellness
LANGUAGE ACCESS METRO PROJECT (LAMP)
8050 Watson Rd., Suite 340 St. Louis, MO 63119
www.lampinterpreters.org 314-842-0062 877-240-6398
Translation services. Specialists ni medical interpreting.
LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI - IMMIGRANT LAW PROJECT
701 Market Street, Suite 1100 63101
www.lsem.org 314-534-4200 Toll Free: 800-444-0514
Provides representation for visa petitions, adjustment ot permanent residence, and various other immigrant related legal matters.
MIGRANT and IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT (M.I.C.A. PROJECT)
2650 Cherokee Street 63118
www.mica-project.org 314-995-6995
Legal assistance, adjustment of status, asylum applications, consular processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), employment authorization, removal hearings and more. Provides sliding scale fees for individual legal services.
MOSAIC PROJECT
120 S Central Ave, Suite 1200, Clayton, MO 63105
www.stlmosaicproject.org 314-398-1391 or 314-615-8107
Works with immigrant entrepreneurs, international students, employers, welcoming community
members/schools/companies and helps immigrant professionals in their career networking.
Referrals to many organizations who do direct immigrant services.
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
3450 Wilshire Blvd. #108 - 62 Los Angeles, CA 90010
www.nilc.org 213-639-3900
Exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income.
NAHED CHAPMAN NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY(NCNAA)
1547 S. Theresa Ave. St. Louis, MO 63104
www.slps.org/NCNAA 314-776-3285
Formerly International Welcome School
Provides students with accelerated English training, an introduction to the US culture and school system, and more through the St. Louis Public Schools.
OASIS INTERNATIONAL
5035 Gravois Ave. 63116
www.oasis4refugees.org 314-353-3800
Free English classes with childcare, free clothing store, household furniture, computers, bikes, diapers, free produce drive through 1st/3rd Thursday of each month, past due bill assistance, job search, university education assistance, free household supplies to start a new life in St. Louis.
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-4:00 pm.
PARENT LINK
www.parentlink.missouri.edu
800-552-8522
Answers and options regarding parenting concerns. Support for incarcerated parents. The website has many resources.
ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY SERVICES SOUTHSIDE CENTER
4222 Delor Street St. Louis, MO 63116
www.sfcsstl.org 314-773-6100
(Formerly Catholic Charities Community Services Southside Center). Focuses on immigrant communities, offering case management, bi-lingual mental health counseling, immigration and family law.
TEXT 4 REFUGEES
www.cliniclegal.org/resources/text4refugees
Receive monthly text messages about the U.S. citizenship application process. You’ll get two text messages a month to help you take important steps toward naturalizing, including information about benefits, requirements and the process to apply. Enrollment is free. Standard texting rates and data charges may apply.
USAHELLO
www.usahello.org/
Education and resources for refugees and immigrants. Offers online language and GED courses, resume and employment information, legal, health care, rights and laws, college preparation, financial aid, and more. A free website with many resources and local listings. Offers US Citizenship Test Preparation Class.
VITENDO 4 AFRICA (V4A)
7220 N. Lindbergh BLVD, Suite 270
Hazelwood, MO 63042
www.vitendo4africa.org 314-252-0488
Programs to welcome, connect and empower healthier immigrant individuals and families through supports and services, and by coordinating resources. New health and home ownership programs.
WELCOME NEIGHBOR STL
4170 Delor Street 63116
www.welcomeneighborstl.org
Various programs to assist refugees in the metro area to obtain an income as well as provide citizenship classes, warming shelters, English classes and Supper Clubs that feature meals prepared by refugee cooks. Expanding to work with other non-profits, such as Tent Mission Stl and continue to provide service through St. Louis Teens Aid Refugees Today (START.)
YMCA LITERACY COUNCIL OF GREATER ST. LOUIS
Check website for locations
www.gwrymca.org/programs/education-tutoring/adult-literacy-english-language-learners
314-421-8908
Provides tutoring to adults who need help with English language skills, in addition to other programs including financial assistance, mentoring, and learning readiness.