We connect our clients to social services and other vital resources in their neighborhoods and in their languages.

By providing social services to our clients, we help them stabilize their day-to-day lives and promote their safety and well-being as they pursue justice in the legal system.

During this period of uncertainty, our clients often need access to:

• Food pantries;
• Emergency shelters and housing;
• Medical services and medical debt forgiveness programs;
• Public benefits;
• Employment services;
• English and vocational classes; and
• Referrals for legal services that are outside our scope.

In addition to addressing our clients’ immediate physical needs, we also prioritize their mental and emotional well-being by providing regular:

• Safety planning;
• Supportive counseling; and
• Mental health screenings.

We also conduct outreach and training, in partnership with the communities we serve and other advocates, to increase immigrant women and girls’ access to culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed services. To this end, our social services staff participate in a number of regional coalitions and help inform our local and national advocacy efforts.

Working from a client-centered, strengths-based perspective, our ultimate goal in our social services programs is to empower our clients to make thoughtful and life-fulfilling decisions that help them to achieve stable, violence-free futures for themselves and their families.