IRC Provides Legal Clinics in Partnership with Mennonite Central Committee

In June, the IRC provided two legal clinics for our immigrant neighbors. The first clinic was on June 11 at Agua de Vida church in Fontana, where our two legal representatives, Bree and Rosa, delivered a presentation about critical changes in immigration policy, and informed them of their rights, while Ivy, our client experience coordinator helped facilitate for clients to receive a one-on-one free legal consultation. Together with our volunteers, Sergio Fernandez (pro bono attorney) and Marina Sorace-Ferreyro (new IRC board member), we were able to assist 16 individuals with timely and relevant legal counsel.

On June 18, we partnered with our friends at Mennonite Central Committee at the Misión Cristiana Fe y Compasión church in Arleta. We provided 10 immigrant neighbors with one-on-one free legal consultations!

It is an integral part of the IRC's mission to provide educational workshops and free legal consultation clinics for communities that are underserved and have difficulty accessing legal services, especially in partnership with organizations that share our mission.

-Jonathan Fung, Director of Legal Services

If you would like to volunteer to assist with future clinics, please email Jonathan at jfung@ircsgv.org