Free Legal Clinic for Those Applying for Citizenship
Free Legal Clinic for Those Applying for Citizenship
Sponsored by Catholic Charities; One Justice; and Gavilan College
Seaside, California – A free legal clinic for individuals interested in applying for citizenship will be held on Friday, July 11, 2014, from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Gavilan College’s Hollister site, in the Briggs Building, located at 354 4th Street, Hollister, CA 95023. The clinic is sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey; One Justice’s Justice Bus® Project; and Gavilan College.
Attorneys will be available to assist individuals at any stage of the naturalization application process. English language assessments will be provided on-site and staff will also be screening for exceptions to the English language component of the naturalization exam. Information regarding financial assistance will be available.
To register, call: 415-834-0100 ext. 300. (See attached flyers in Spanish and English.)
To receive assistance at the workshop, participants must bring all of the following:
1. A copy of your green card (both sides).
2. 2 photos (U.S. Passport style).
3. List of all of your trips out of the United States including departure and return dates.
4. List of addresses and employment and/or schools for the past five years including start and end dates.
5. If you are currently married; spouse’s full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, alien number (A#), date and place of naturalization, and current address.
6. Information about all your prior marriages and about all of your current spouse’s prior marriages; including date of marriage, date the marriage ended, and how marriage ended.
7. If you have children, their full name as it appears on birth certificate, dates of birth, residency card A#, and address.
8. Documentation of all arrests and/or convictions, including reason for the arrest, date, place, and outcome/disposition. Bring ALL arrest and court documents, even if the charges were dropped. # # #
$20,000 Grant to Support Grief Counseling for Low-income Families
$20,000 Grant to Support Grief Counseling for Low-income Families
Seaside, California – Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey announced today [10/18/13] a grant award from Hospice Foundation in the amount of $20,000, to provide complex bereavement counseling for families and individuals in Monterey and San Benito counties who are dealing with grief and do not have
access to health insurance.
This service provides access to mental health counseling for those who need support, or are struggling with
issues stemming from the loss of a love one that require a professional to help work through the issues. The
funding from Hospice Foundation closes a previously identified service gap in the community for people who
require counseling connected to a past loss, but where significant time has elapsed since that loss. In these
situations, affordable grief support is practically non-existent for low-income families and individuals.
“Over the years, our partnership with Hospice Foundation has allowed us to reach out to those in our
community who are dealing with the profound loss of a loved one,” stated Maria Runciman, Director of
Mental Health Counseling for Catholic Charities. “The program’s particular focus is to provide quality,
compassionate and bilingual counseling services over an expanded period of time, whenever needed,”
explained Runciman.
Without financial assistance from the Hospice Foundation, grief counseling for individuals
suffering this type of loss would not be so readily available in Monterey and San Benito counties. Since its
inception in 1997, Hospice Foundation has granted over $20 million to local programs dedicated to
strengthening and improving palliative, hospice and other end-of-life services.