Would you help The Immigration Project with a financial contribution?
Any amount will be of great value… The program really needs YOUR help.
Reduced state contracts and less individual donations are hurting the program and less immigrants needing help are receiving it.
Would you consider sending a check of any amount directly to:
The Immigration Project, Inc.
510 E. Washington St., Ste. 318
P.O. Box 3065
Bloomington, IL 61702-3065
The Immigration Project will be hosting several immigration clinics during the months of February and March throughout IL.
Please see the following for dates, times, and locations:
The Immigration Project will be holding a community-wide meeting on Saturday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m. at their home office (510 E Washington St. Suite 318, Bloomington IL) for any legal permanent resident interested in applying for U.S. citizenship. They will discuss the qualifications, process, and cost associated with applying for citizenship.
No appointment is necessary. The meeting will be held in English – and Spanish, if necessary. Bring a friend!
Please call The Immigration Project with any questions at (309)829-8703.
Citizenship Workshop – Espanol Citizenship Workshop – English
Have you ever been interested in learning about the citizenship application process and helping Legal Residents take that step to full citizenship, here is a golden opportunity!
The Immigration Project is seeking a small team of serious-minded volunteers who will commit to coming in to their Bloomington office on one Thursday or Friday each month and spending 4-6 hours meeting with clients and participating in follow-up case management. They need persons who are bilingual in Spanish, and perhaps one or two who are bilingual in French.
The volunteer should not be a current client, or family member of a current client of The Immigration Project and will need to sign a Confidentiality Agreement and Volunteer Interest Form.
The Immigration Project serves 86 counties in Central and Southern Illinois. Due to a grant from The New Americans Initiative, they are able to offer our services free of charge to the client, but due to budgeting they count heavily on volunteer help in order to try to still help as anyone who asks for it.
If this interests, you please contact Christine Howe 309/829-8703 (central IL), ext. 105 and plan to attend the training seminar this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. They are providing lunch so please RSVP by noon this Friday.
The Immigration Project is holding a community-wide meeting this Saturday, November 13th, at 2:00 in Bloomington (510 E Washington St., Ste 318 (3rd flr, east end), Bloomington, IL 61701) for Legal Permanent Residents interested in applying for citizenship. They will discuss the factors necessary for eligibility, the process, the costs, and when their Agency will be able to offer our services again. (Due to having used up allocated grant funds during the Dream Fund program in August and September, they are unable to take new applicants for Citizenship until January 2011).
No appointment is necessary and the meeting will be conducted in English and Spanish.
Immigration & Citizenship Clinic Travel Schedule for September and October 2010
The Immigration Project is the only BIA Accredited non-profit provider of immigration legal services located south of I-80 in Illinois. Attorneys from The Immigration Project will be in the following communities during these months. They offer free consultations to answer your immigration or citizenship questions. See the attached fliers for additional information.
IWU to host forum on immigration reform
By Michele Steinbacher | msteinbacher@pantagraph.com
BLOOMINGTON — Illinois Wesleyan University will host a forum on immigration reform Thursday as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
A range of events — from academic explorations to community celebrations — are planned in the Twin Cities for the month, which officially runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Some of those are a Mexican celebration at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington, salsa dancing lessons and a Puerto Rican dinner at IWU and a festival celebrating Latino culture at Illinois State University.
Immigration Reform Forum
Thursday, Sept. 9 @ 7pm
Hansen Student Center - IWU Campus (Bloomington, IL)
Have you heard about what’s going on in Arizona? Do you know what Illinois says about immigration? Come learn about the current issues and laws surrounding immigration in the United States. Marti Jones, the Executive Director of the Immigration Project , will be the keynote speaker. An interactive discussion and call to action will follow. Co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and SALSA (Spanish and Latin Student Association). Contact: Roshaunda Ross, M.A., 3412 or click here for more events at IWU.
For only a limited time, you may be eligible for 80% of the Naturalization (or Citizenship Application) fees paid for by the Citizenship Dream Fund, which means instead of $675 you will only pay $145.
If you or a friend will be eligible to apply for citizenship by September 30, 2010, and if you have a minor child living in the home, or are between 18 and 21 and live at home, AND your income is below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, you may be eligible for a 30-day program that will allow you to apply for Naturalization at a greatly reduced amount. The Dream Fund provides for 80% of the to USCIS if you are eligible. (So, instead of having to pay a $675.00 filing fee, you pay a $145.00 filing fee.) In order to determine whether you are eligible for this spectacular discount, you need to call the Immigration Project for an appointment and have ready the following documents:
This offer has not yet been announced but when it is it will only be available for about 30 days. Please call them as soon as possible to ask for a consultation in one of the regional clinics nearest to you. If you have any questions, please call (309) 829-8703, ext. 104 or email jbillington@immigrationproject.org.
