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| Who We Are |
Ayuda provides legal and social services to foreign-born individuals in the DC metropolitan area in the areas of immigration, domestic violence, family law, and human trafficking. Immigration attorneys and paralegals provide advice and counsel, brief services, and representation, including before area immigration courts, in a broad range of family and humanitarian based immigration cases, including asylum, Violence Against Women Act petitions, and visa applications for survivors of violent crime, human trafficking, and child abuse & neglect. The Domestic Violence attorneys, paralegal, and social workers provide holistic legal and social services to battered immigrants, which include protection orders, divorce, child support, and custody disputes. Finally, Ayuda's social services department also operates a Spanish language support group for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and offers comprehensive case management to human trafficking cases. Ayuda does not handle criminal matters or represent individuals in immigration custody, with the exception of unaccompanied minors. There is a Notary Public on staff and photographs and fingerprints are taken for immigration purposes.
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 To contact this group, call (202) 387-4848 |
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| | Monday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Tuesday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Wednesday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Thursday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Friday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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To contact this group, visit its office at
6925B Willow Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012 |
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| | Tuesday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Wednesday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Thursday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| | Friday: | | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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Directions:
Take the Metro's Red Line to the Takoma station. After exiting the station, walk straight, past the 7-11 and towards the CVS. Ayuda is located at the bright blue door across Willow Street from the CVS.
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| Who We Serve |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
All State
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Languages Spoken French, Polish, Italian, Spanish
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Interpreters can be provided for: Additional languages available through Community Legal Interpreter Bank and Language Line. Interpreters are provided for all DC clients and matters, all human trafficking clients, and all VA domestic violence and sexual assault clients.
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Wheelchair Accessible Y
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Access for the deaf: Ayuda will arrange for ASL interpreter.
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Your family's income should be at or below 200.0% of the poverty level.
(Get more information about income guidelines.)
A prospective Ayuda client must meet the following criteria to qualify for services: is foreign-born, has experienced domestic violence (not necessarily physical abuse), sexual assault, or stalking, has a Civil Protection Order or family law matter related to a domestic violence/sexual assault/stalking situation which may be litigated in the D.C. Superior Court, resides in the District of Columbia, meets or comes very close to meeting 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
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Income requirements are evaluated on a case-by-case basis (note: husband or partner's income is not included).
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Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
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An immigrant
Experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking
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| Services We Offer |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Full Legal Representation
Brief Advice
Pro Se Legal Clinic
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types of services.)
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