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Volunteer
Most of what a detained family needs doesn't require a law license. It requires someone showing up. Our volunteers are trained and supervised, and we'll teach you what you need to know.
Start the conversationFor attorneys
You don't need federal bar admission or immigration experience to make a real difference here. Powers of attorney, guardianship paperwork, and similar matters are desperately needed and squarely within what most attorneys already do. Even your ability to simply visit someone in detention is a significant help on its own. And we provide trained volunteers to handle the case logistics that don't require your license, so your time goes to legal judgment, filings, and the work only an attorney can do.
Where you'd like to do more but have competency concerns, training is available through organizations like the New Americans Initiative.
For everyone else
Attorneys willing to take this work are scarce in our region, which makes volunteers essential. Every task a volunteer handles is one that doesn't require a law license, and that directly expands how many families a single attorney can reach.
That work looks like: locating detained people, contacting and interpreting for families, recovering vehicles and personal property, accompanying families to court, helping navigate commissary access, gathering documents, and coordinating rides. Bilingual speakers are especially needed, but there's meaningful work here whatever you bring. No experience required, and all training is provided.
What we ask
Some roles are one-off, some are ongoing. Every volunteer is trained and works under supervision, and we hold confidentiality seriously. Families trust us with a lot at the worst moment of their lives.
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you'd like to do. We'll follow up directly.