The process of acquiring U.S. citizenship for immigrants can be daunting and complex. In this session, we will explore the civics examination and conduct a mock citizenship interview, share information about the spectrum of services available to support clients through the citizenship application process, and the importance for case managers to follow up with clients after the citizenship interview to identify issues that help improve service for future clients.
Lunch will be provided.
Learning Objective
Learn what happens after the citizenship application has been submitted and how to best support the client.
Target Audience
Interns, new staff, and community organizations will benefit the most from this training. Attendance required for Pathways to Citizenship Collaborative.
The Pathways to Citizenship Collaborative is made possible due to the generosity provided by The Houston Endowment. The ACAM Network is so grateful for the opportunity to carry out this vital work!
About the Presenters
Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
In 2013, local organizations working with immigrant communities came together to address the lack of legal service capacity in the Houston region. These early meetings eventually became the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative (HILSC or the Collaborative). Collaborative allies include non-profit legal services providers, outreach and advocacy organizations, the business community, law school legal clinics, public agencies, and private foundations.
The Collaborative plays a critical role convening, coordinating, and communicating in the legal services community. Through our work, more immigrants are receiving low-cost, high-quality legal services for immigration issues in Houston. Our work has become even more urgent in the last few years, as the policy environment in which we work becomes increasingly hostile to immigrants. We have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for immigration legal services and education & outreach efforts in Houston’s diverse immigrant communities.
NALEO Educational Fund
NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading 501(c) (3) non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Founded in 1981, NALEO Educational Fund achieves its mission through integrated strategies that include increasing the effectiveness of Latino policymakers, mobilizing the Latino community to engage in civic life and promoting policies that advance Latino political engagement. NALEO Educational Fund provides national leadership on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, the Census and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions.
National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)
NPNA's mission is to advance an immigrant equity and inclusion agenda at the state, local and federal level through policy, advocacy and service programs that create vast opportunities for immigrant and refugee communities to achieve full civic, social and economic justice. We achieve our mission through these 5 pillars of impact. The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is a multi-ethnic, multiracial coalition of 70 of the nation's largest immigrant and refugee rights organizations with reach across 40 states. Together with our members, we advance immigrant equity and inclusion policies, build and expand immigration legal services and integration programming capacity, and drive campaigns that strengthen democracy through increased civic participation.