Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PENNSYLVANIA IMMIGRATION RESOURCE CENTER (PIRC) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE. PIRC PROTECTS DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO IMMIGRANTS - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.SEEKING TO OBTAIN OR PROTECT THEIR LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES.
JUSTICE FOR VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS BY PROTECTING THEIR LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THROUGH ITS LEGAL ORIENTATION PROGRAM (LOP), PIRC DELIVERS GROUP LEGAL ORIENTATIONS TO IMMIGRANTS DETAINED AT THE YORK COUNTY PRISON AND THE BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTIAL CENTER WHO ARE FACING REMOVAL FROM THE UNTIED STATES. PIRC EDUCATES ATTENDEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION LEGAL OPTIONS, AND THE IMMIGRATION COURT PROCESS. THROUGH LOP, PIRC ALSO PROVIDES PRO SE WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATIONS AND REFERRAL FOR PRO BONO REPRESENTATION. MORE THAN 80% OF DETAINED IMMIGRANTS LACK LEGAL REPRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION COURT. THE LOP SEEKS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO EVALUATE THEIR CASE AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES BEFORE THE COURT, AS APPROPRIATE. THE LOP IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF PIRC'S ACCESS TO JUSTICE MISSION. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.IN 2020 THE LOP RECORDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: GENERAL ORIENTATIONS (GROUP EVENTS) AND PRO SE WORKSHOPS (GROUP EVENTS) ASSISTED 566 CLIENTS. NOTE, THE NUMBER IS WAY DOWN DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATIONS ASSISTED 558 CLIENTS. INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATIONS REFLECT SEPARATE INTAKES/CONSULTS AT YORK AND BERKS; EXPLAINING TO DETAINED PERSONS THEIR OPRIONS AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS W/O REPRESENTATION.
PIRC'S COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS PROJECT (ISP) PROVIDES IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT IMMIGRANTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ISP IS THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THESE FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN THE REGION THAT UTILIZES A UNIQUE MOBILE LAW OFFICE MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS IN RURAL AREAS. PIRC PARTNERS WITH 36 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT DIRECT SERVICE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA TO COORDINATE THE PROVISION OF VICTIM SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, PIRC'S COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDES NATURALIZATION SERVICES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.COMMUNITY SERVICE NUMBERS FOR 2020 ARE AS FOLLOWS: NEW CASES OPENED: 161 (SERVICES RANGED FROM REFERRAL, ADVICE ONLY, BRIEF SERVICES, AND DIRECT REPRESENTATION). FURTHER, PIRC WAS ABLE TO CLOSE A TOTAL OF 44 CASES IN CALENDAR 2020. FORTY-EIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM CASES OPENED IN 2020 INVOLVED CLIENTS FROM CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES.
THROUGH PIRC'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN DETENTION PROGRAM, PIRC PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION AND PRO SE ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT IMMIGRANTS HELD IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION AT THE YORK COUNTY PRISON AND THE BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTIAL CENTER. PIRC PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO THE MOST VULNERABLE INCLUDING VICTIMS OF CRIME, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS, AND THE ILLITERATE. DURING 2020, PIRC ATTORNEYS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DIRECT REPRESENTATION AND PRO SE ASSISTANCE: CONTIUNED ON SCHEDULE O.DIRECT REPRESENTATION: 31 (SEPARATE IMMIGRATION LEGAL MATTERS WHERE ENTRY OF APPEARANCE WAS FILED, INCLUDING BEFORE IMMIGRATION COURT, BIA, CIRCUIT COURTS, ICE, USCIS REGARDLESS OF FUNDING SOURCE)PRO SE ASSISTANCE: 38 (ASSISTANCE TO UNREPRESENTED INDIVIDUAL DETAINEES SUCH AS LEGAL/COUNTRY CONDITIONS RESEARCH, EVIDENCE GATHERING, FILLING OUT FORMS/APPLICATIONS, ETC.)
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 |
|---|
| Andrew Baranoski | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $75,010 |
| Dr Kimberly Mahaffy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Chamberlin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gabriela Dehart | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| George Stoltzfus | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leanne M Miller Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Mahon Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Stowell | SECRETARY (UNTIL 8/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Marily Neuburger | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Angus Love Esq | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Clasina Houtman Esq | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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