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Thank you for your interest in volunteering at a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) workshop! TPS gives eligible immigrants safety and protection from dangerous or unstable conditions in their home countries and authorization to work in the United States. Our workshops help newcomers to our country on their path to self-reliance and independence. We cannot do this work without you! We have a number of roles and time slots available for each clinic. Please see the full list below.
Please note, some opportunities are appropriate for ages 14+, while Nonattorney Application Prep, and Interpreters require volunteers to be 18+
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Shifts (11)
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpreters - Bilingual Spanish/English | 8:15am (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | This position requires a comfortable fluency in both Spanish and English. No court or legal interpretation certification is required or necessary, but you should be comfortable discussing legal topics or at least using resources to find legal vocabulary as necessary. Interpreters are crucial to connecting community legal services needs to... | 20/30 | Over |
| Nonattorney Application Prep (18+ only) | 8:30am (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | Supports attorney with form filling, copying documents, filling out paperwork, filling out forms on computer This position is fluid, depending on the supervision/collaboration style of the attorney volunteer at your table. You may be asked to take notes, fill in forms, make copies or print evidence, or other miscellaneous tasks.... | 7/30 | Over |
| Runner (Shift 1) | 8:30am (MT) | 11:30am (MT) | Acts as runner between workshop stations – transporting documents, information, copies, etc. This volunteer position is fluid, depending on how many runners have signed up for the shift or day. You may be assigned between two stations, or you may be moving between all stations. Two main functions of the... | 2/4 | Over |
| Printing and Copying (Shift 1) | 9:00am (MT) | 1:00pm (MT) | Makes copies of documents for application prep, prints evidence for clients and volunteers in main room prints reviewed applications, makes copies of final application packets. This volunteer position is exactly as it is described. As a Printing and Copying volunteer, you will be printing and copying evidence, documents, and applications... | 1/3 | Over |
| Runner (Shift 2) | 11:00am (MT) | 2:00pm (MT) | Acts as runner between workshop stations – transporting documents, information, copies, etc. This volunteer position is fluid, depending on how many runners have signed up for the shift or day. You may be assigned between two stations, or you may be moving between all stations. Two main functions of the... | 3/4 | Over |
| Quality Control Volunteer (Afternoon Only) | 12:30pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | As a Quality Control volunteer, you will be providing the last check on applications prepared at our workshop to ensure that they are ready to be filed. The substance of these applications has already been reviewed by immigration attorney experts – your role is to conduct one last superficial review... | 1/4 | Over |
| Next Steps Volunteer | 1:00pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | This is a great role for volunteers who are conversationally fluent in another language but don’t feel able to interpret legally complex concepts. Your job will be to explain “Next Steps” to applicants at the end of the day. No legal training is necessary or required; you will refer to... | 3/3 | Over |
| Nonattorney Application Prep (AFTERNOON ONLY) | 1:00pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | Supports attorney with form filling, copying documents, filling out paperwork, filling out forms on computer This position is fluid, depending on the supervision/collaboration style of the attorney volunteer at your table. You may be asked to take notes, fill in forms, make copies or print evidence, or other miscellaneous tasks.... | 2/5 | Over |
| Printing and Copying (Shift 2) | 1:00pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | This volunteer position is exactly as it is described. As a Printing and Copying volunteer, you will be printing and copying evidence, documents, and applications for 50+ applicants throughout the day. No legal expertise or training is needed, but you should have the basic technology skills to use a computer,... | 3/3 | Over |
| Runner (Shift 3) | 1:30pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | Acts as runner between workshop stations – transporting documents, information, copies, etc. This volunteer position is fluid, depending on how many runners have signed up for the shift or day. You may be assigned between two stations, or you may be moving between all stations. Two main functions of the... | 4/4 | Over |
| Clean Up Volunteer (Afternoon Shift) | 2:30pm (MT) | 5:00pm (MT) | This is probably the least glamorous but most helpful volunteer position. Beginning in the afternoon, as a cleanup volunteer, you will be helping us clean the room and pack up and organize all of our supplies so that we can leave the building on time. Our location generously donates the... | 3/4 | Over |
