Capacity Grants for CBOs (Office of Immigrant Affairs)

Capacity Grants for CBOs (Office of Immigrant Affairs) is sponsored by County of Los Angeles, Office of Immigrant Affairs. This initiative provides grants to immigrant-focused Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in Los Angeles County.

Our Programs - For Organizations - Office of Immigrant Affairs Schedule an appointment with Office of Immigrant Affairs LA County Supports 31 CBOs Working to Expand Legal and Case Management Services for Immigrant Communities RepresentLA – Due Process RepresentLA is a legal defense program that provides legal help to immigrants in Los Angeles County Mobile Immigration Program Helping immigrants in LA County facing or at risk of homelessness get the legal and case support they need to build/rebuild/stabilize.

Immigrant communities account for one third of the residents in the County of Los Angeles. Their cultural and economic contributions vibrantly illuminate neighborhoods and make up the social fabric across the County of Los Angeles.

Making up nearly half of the workforce in the County, immigrant communities were hit the hardest in during the COVID-19 pandemic; in 2022, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act , the Office of Immigrant Affairs, launched The Capacity Strengthening Grants for Immigrant-focused CBOS Initiative. In its first year, the Initiative awarded, $1.

5 million in grants to a cohort of 10 immigrant-focused CBOs focused on helping immigrants and their families recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through various capacity building projects. Learn about the first cohort here . In its second year, the Initiative awarded, $3.

15 million in grants to a cohort of 21 community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide case management services to support successful legal outcomes for immigrants.

The Initiative adopted new objectives to fill gaps in services for immigrant communities following the COVID-19 pandemic including increased trauma-informed case management training, public benefits and safety net program navigation and legal representation to ensure access to vital services through the grantees for immigrant communities disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about the second cohort here .

Free Legal Services for Immigrants RepresentLA The private-public partnership served over 2,000 immigrants in its pilot years until 2021. Since launching in 2022, RepresentLA provides due process and a fighting chance for LA County’s most vulnerable residents. Free legal services are available to Los Angeles County residents through the RepresentLA Program.

The legal team provides help over the phone and in-person and helps with many types of cases such as: Migrants in immigration Court/ In removal proceedings Migrants in immigration detention Migrant that has/ may have experience labor trafficking or workplace exploitation Migrant that is a U.S. armed services veteran Migrants with a disability (e.g. deafness, blindness, etc.) Migrants that may be a victim of immigration services fraud and/or unauthorized practice of law Migrants under 21 years old who have experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment by a parent (SIJS) Legal services are free to LA County residents under the 250% federal poverty line.

For more information, contact the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs at (800) 593-8222 Monday – Friday from 8:30 a. m. – 4:30 a.

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org/ Mobile Immigration Program (MIP) The Mobile Immigration Program “MIP” formed as an investment in the well-being of immigrants at risk of or experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. MIP offers trauma-informed case management and immigration legal services to help immigrant individuals and families build/rebuild/stabilize while navigating immigration court proceedings, and affirmative immigration legal services.

Amanecer Los Angeles : Case management and referral coordination Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project (EIRP): Immigration legal services, KYR presentations, consultations, and application assistance Asian American Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSoCal): Immigration legal services, KYR presentations, consultations, and application assistance 1.

Complete the referral form below Español – Form – Programa Móvil de Inmigración English – Form – Mobile Immigration Program 2. Request Training: Immigration 101 Provider or Community KYR Request Form Where Can Referrals be Submitted? As a provider, (social worker, case manager, promotora, MD, outreach worker, etc.) you may submit referral for immigration legal services using the MIP – Amanecer CCS Online Referrals Portal .

The online portal offers an English and Spanish form option (screenshot below). The provider case management and legal services referral form will take about ten (10) minutes to complete and will require some key demographic information. Please secure client consent before completing the submitting the referral for legal services and ensure to advise them to expect a call from the MIP team for further assistance.

What Happens After a Referral is Submitted? After a referral is received, the referral will be reviewed and assigned to a case manager. The client will be contacted by one of our case managers within 24-48 hours to screen for service eligibility.

If a client is eligible for services under the program, the case manager will proceed with scheduling an intake appointment and notifying the referring party of the referral outcome. Note: Due to current staffing and the volume of referrals coming in, we may experience slight delays in screening and immediate intake availability; however, we will do our best to connect clients to services ASAP.

Our team is expanding within one to four weeks as of July 2025. Where Can I Direct General Questions Regarding the Mobile Immigration Program? You may direct questions to the MIP Team via email at: mip@amanecerla.

org .