East Bay Sanctuary Covenant

Refugee rights program (rrp). The program provides free and low-cost legal services for people escaping all forms of violence and persecution. Ebsc helps people apply for affirmative asylum and offers other legal services such as permanent residency, family petitions for asylees, deferred action for childhood arrivals ("daca"), temporary protected status ("tps"), special immigrant juvenile status, and naturalization. Ebsc maintains a regular docket of defensive immigration cases. Ebsc also assists clients in applying for their work permits, travel documents, and advance parole. Ebsc also provides support services for nonlegal needs, including applying for public benefits.

Community development and education program (cde). The program develops leadership and skills among immigrant community members through free classes and events related to health, rights, and other themes. The program provides warm referrals for mental health and other support services, cash assistance, arts workshops, and english as a second language ("esl") and citizenship classes. The program also faciliates community forums, rallies, press conferences, and legislative visits to build support for immigrant communities.

Haiti emergency relief fund (herf) - provided support to students at the university of the aristide foundation (unifa); supports a radio station with national coverage; and supports mobile schools, among other projects. This project has given employment to 102 high school and college graduates who serve as teachers and also helped build shelters in four refugee camps. Continuing to help 1,000+ victims of natural disasters, providing support for the confederation of haitian workers. Provides funds for micro-credit and other cooperative small business ventures, especially involving food production and processing of locally grown crops for local consumption.