Community Support
To access AMOR´s services, call the Support Line at 401-675-1414 – in Spanish or English. A member of AMOR Staff will answer your questions and connect you with us.
CASE ASSISTANCE
Immigration Case Assistance
- Check the immigration status of clients on USCIS website.
- Update client’s information (ICE, EOIR) address changes.
- Check client’s pending court appointments.
- Check status of asylum and work permit authorization.
- Provide private attorneys contact list information and schedule appointments.
- File a USPS claim (delivery tracking)
Driver’s License Assistance
- Fill out DMV applications, schedule appointments for clients to get a Drivers’ Privilege Permit, Drivers’ Privilege Card, and with renewals.
The Wyatt Detention Center
- Provide information on requirements and visiting hours at the Wyatt Detention Center.
- Connect detained individuals with bail funds when funds are available.
Health Assistance
- Assist pregnant clients with enrolment in maternity assistance programs and supplies for their babies.
- Assist clients with enrolment in WIC benefits.
- Assist clients with filling out and dropping off SNAP applications.
- Assist clients in filing out TDI (Temporary Disability Insurance) applications.
- Assist with scheduling physical and mental health appointments.
- Assist clients in applying for LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program).
- Provide information about food pantries available in the community.
- Assist with Medical Bill claims (apply for financial aid to Lifespan)
Tax & Debt Support
- Assist with IRS refund taxes tracking and claim letters.
- Assistance with identifying resources for debt consolidation.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Public Teach-ins & Presentations
- Driver’s Privilege Card information sessions
- Information sessions on new benefits for the undocumented community including health insurance for undocumented children and others.
- Worker’s Rights information sessions for undocumented folks
- Updates of important changes to the immigration policy in US
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Committee
- Every year a new cohort of community members come together to be resources with tools to stand in their own power.
- We offer political education and leadership training
- Members of the leadership committee support with community outreach, resource collection and community information sessions.
Mental Health
The Mental Health Team connects individuals and families with structurally-competent care. We provide:
- Referrals for individual therapy
- Referrals for psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for court purposes
- Advocacy for survivors of trauma resulting from state-sponsored violence
- Anti-oppression and structural-competency training
- Ongoing consultation opportunities
Transportation
The Transportation Team provides transportation services for people who need free and timely transportation to important meetings or locations, particularly people who have court dates or ICE check-ins or who need to visit family members in detention centers. We hope to expand the program soon to include emergency transport to those who need it.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE
AMOR is part of a community of individuals and organizations who organize to demand justice. We see our collective community voice as a resource to generate power. Our team of staff and volunteers gather together to organize against the Wyatt Detention Center and can be called upon to organize space in the community relating to specific cases. We also use our social media platform as a tool to organize our community and ask for individual support.