Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates (LIA) is seeking additional volunteers to serve Afghan refugees through the New Americans Legal Clinic project (NALC). Volunteers will need to be physically present for their volunteer hours.

We are seeking volunteers to assist in the New Americans Legal Clinic, launching into its next phase on May 10th, 2022:

Schedule and Roles Needed Each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

• 8:30am – 1pm – Two Hospitality Volunteers
• 9am – 1pm – Five Application Assistants
• Noon – 4:30pm – Two Hospitality Volunteers
• Noon – 4:30pm – Five Pro Bono Attorneys (Trained via MIRC)

Throughout 2022, we are operating clinics in Holland and Grand Rapids locations. The buttons below lead to LIA’s VolunteerHub pages, where you’ll be asked to create an account and begin the training and onboarding process.

Hospitality: greet clients as they arrive onsite at clinic locations, provide refreshments, explain the purpose of the clinic and what clients can expect, assist with collecting vital documents

Application Assistants prepare the first four pages of the Asylum Application, Form I-589, and several related documents during a four-hour appointment, scheduled in advance, and taking place in person from 9am-1pm, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Duties will also include organizing case files and vital documents, while interviewing clients to ensure that all information is accurate and up to date. Communication between clients and Application Assistants will be made possible by telephone interpretation. This is the ideal role for volunteers with previous trauma-practice and social work experience.

Interested volunteers are invited to create an account, review the open shifts, sign up, and begin the training and orientation.

Thank you for joining us to build a more welcoming, empathic, and equitable community.

Sarah E. Yore-Van Oosterhout, Esq. 
Founder & Managing Attorney at Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates