Get Involved
The Immigration Legal Assistance Program needs your support. Here's how you can make a difference. Contact us today.
DONATE
You have the unique opportunity to give an immigrant client the most powerful gift of all – an advocate to stand along side her or him through the difficult legal process. Your financial gift will allow Lutheran Social Service to continue to provide much-needed legal services to low-income immigrants. We greatly appreciate any donation, regardless of the size. You may support the LSS Immigration Legal Assistance Program online at www.gifts.lssne.org
Click here to Donate Now.
(On the donation form, please select "Other" program from the drop-down menu and write "ILAP" in the added box.)
JOIN OUR PRO BONO ATTORNEY PANEL
Make a difference in an asylum seeker’s life by representing him or her in her asylum case! Lutheran Social Services provides mentoring and training to pro bono attorneys who agree to accept an asylum case from the project. There are many cases available, and volunteers may choose a case that fits his/her interests and experience. The volunteer will receive support from an experienced asylum attorney.
To join the pro bono panel or learn more about volunteering, please apply here.
JOIN THE LSS PRO BONO MEDICAL/SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER PANEL
Make a difference in an asylum seeker’s life by providing a pro bono medical or psychological evaluation for a client! There are many cases available, and volunteers may choose a case that fit his/her interests and experience.
To join the panel or learn more about volunteering, please apply here
BECOME A VOLUNTEER INTERPRETER
Lutheran Social Services is always seeking bilingual volunteers to interpret for client meetings. This is a great way to get involved and make a real difference in a client’s life. Volunteers do not need to be certified interpreters but should be able to speak a second language fluently and feel comfortable interpreting.
We particularly need interpreters who speak:
• Arabic
• French
• Burmese
• Chinese
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
For more information about the volunteer interpreter positions, please click here to view the posting.
If you are interested in volunteering, please apply here.
INTERNSHIPS
Lutheran Social Services has unpaid internships for undergraduate, graduate, and law students. To apply for an internship, please send your resume, availability, and contact information to our program manager. Please find below a description of the internship opportunities currently available at Lutheran Social Services.
Undergraduate/Graduate Internships
No internship information is currently available. If you are interested in applying, please send an email.
Legal Internships
For information about legal internships, please click here to download the most recent legal internship posting. If you have any questions about the internship program, please send an email.
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