Organizations Filed Purposes:
SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE IS CALIFORNIA'S LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPASSIONATE, FULL-SCOPE DEPORTATION DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME NON-CITIZENS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WE BOLDLY PROVIDE POST-CONVICTION RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MINOR CRIMINAL RECORDS PREVENT THEM FROM REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS. SJC ALSO HANDLES COMPLEX APPEALS AND FEDERAL CIVIL RIHTS LITIGATION AND RELATED MATTERS. SJC PRIMARILY WORKS WITH REFUGEES AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS FROM LATIN AMERICA.
SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE IS CALIFORNIA'S LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPASSIONATE, FULL-SCOPE DEPORTATION DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME NON-CITIZENS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. WE BOLDLY PROVIDE POST-CONVICTION RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE
SJC'S REMOVAL DEFENSE INITIATIVE IS ONE OF THE FEW FULL-SCOPE REMOVAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. IT PROVIDES REMOVAL DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES FOR ALL LOW-INCOME NON-CITIZENS IN THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL VALLEY WHO HAVE SOME FORM OF VIABLE RELIEF AVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES STAFF ATTORNEYS TO SCREENS ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES, BOTH IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION AND OUT FOR POTENTIAL RELIEF, BOND OPPORTUNITIES, DEFENSES TO DEPORTATION, AND THEN PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY FULL-SCOPE DEFENSE FROM START TO FINISH. STAFF ATTORNEYS AT SJC HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE REMOVAL CASELOADS, ATTEND IMMIGRATION HEARINGS AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS ARE CHARGED WITH WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ATTORNEYS AND CLIENTS TO WORK-UP CASES. SJC'S REMOVAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ALSO VALUES COMPASSIONATE REPRESENTATION WHICH SEEKS TO INCLUDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICE REFERRALS, CLINIC PROVISION OF BENEFITS, AND REGULAR REFERRAL TO MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FOR EVALUATION AND ONGOING THERAPY. IN 2019, SJC PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 1,200 INDIVIDUALS AND REPRESENTED 600 FAMILIES AT NO COST IN THEIR IMMIGRATION MATTERS WHILE CLOSING OVER 200 LEGAL CASES TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Emily Abraham | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 80 | $90,000 |
| Gautam Jagannath | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 80 | $90,000 |
| Taylor Lonigro | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Caroline Buck | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Meron Wendwesen | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Angie Wooton | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Patricia Montoya | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Rosa Gomez | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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