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"Life's
most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing
for others?
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Volunteer
Program Mission Statement: Our mission is to use
the talents and resources of community members to strengthen
the delivery of quality services for the immigrant community
in Central Texas.
At
PAPA, we attribute our growth and success over the past decade
to the support and dedication of our staff and volunteers.
Our volunteers have included full and part-time individuals
from all walks of life. Our volunteers also help us advocate
for immigrant and refugee rights. Some of our volunteer opportunities
are listed below.
A
long time volunteer, Yun Cho, was just honored with the PAPA
- Volunteer of the Month Award. To read more
about her impact at PAPA and her experiences, click here.
For
more information on volunteering, please contact Brenna Troncoso. If you would like to volunteer with us, please download and
fill out the volunteer application and the volunteer contract
and email the completed copies to tBrenna Troncoso. To email Ms. Toncoso, click here.
We also have paid staff openings from time to time. We post
many of our positions on immigration and legal websites and
list-serves as well as this page. You may also call or write
to us. Available job opportunities are listed here.
Current
volunteers may download a time sheet here.
(Note:
You may also right click on either the application or the contract file
links above and choose “save target as” to download the
files to disk.)
Types
of Opportunities
***PLEASE
NOTE: All volunteers must be over 18 years of age, will be
subject to a criminal background check and must complete eight
hours of general office duties at the Political Asylum Project
of Austin before beginning a specific volunteer position.
Position
|
Purpose |
Responsibilities |
Time Commitment |
Clerical Assistant
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To provide support to office staff |
Data entry, filing, making copies, computer
projects |
1-4 hrs/wk |
| Document Translator |
To translate legal documents |
Translate confidential case documents,
including birth and marriage certificates |
1-4 hrs/wk |
| Outreach Assistant |
To provide outreach support |
Organize & facilitate outreach projects
by preparing and updating outreach materials |
5-10 hours/month |
| Human Rights Documenter |
To provide support to staff attorneys |
Research current country conditions to
substantiate a client's claim for immigration relief via
the internet or other means |
1-4 hrs/wk, or as needed |
| DERP Intake Specialist |
To provide support to DERP attorney |
Process inmate mail, call detention centers
to set up legal phone conference with inmates and collect
specific information from inmates |
2-4 hrs/wk |
| DERP Research Assistant |
To provide support to DERP attorney and
legal assistant |
Work closely with the attorney in building
a client's cases, research country conditions, collect
evidence of the client's assertions and assist the DERP
legal assistant in completing immigration forms. |
2-4 hrs/wk |
| DERP Legal Research Assistant |
To provide support to DERP attorney |
Collect client's criminal
records via phone and/or mail, research the conviction using the Texas
Penal Code and/or the Federal Code of Criminal Procedure to establish
the immigration consequences of that offense.
|
2-4 hrs/wk |
| Fundraising Assistant |
To provide support to board members and
the executive director |
Assist board members and other community
supporters to organize special events such as PAPA Domingo. |
Seasonal |
| Attorney |
To provide support to staff attorneys
by taking cases |
Represent clients before the District
Asylum Office, Immigration Court, Board of Immigration
Appeals and/or CIS. More information
for pro bono Attorneys... |
As needed |
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