Immigrant-info.org’s Mission

To support a healthy and resilient community for everyone, through successful integration of immigrants, refugees and asylees into our society. We strive to create a collaborative space that celebrates diversity and facilitates connection, cooperation, and focus on our common goals.

It has been our privilege to develop and maintain Immigrantinfo.org for over two decades. We are really pleased to turn it over to Adrian, who values collaboration and appreciates the need to help vulnerable people to understand their rights and meet their basic needs. We will provide support through the transition. The site will undoubtedly evolve under Adrian as it did for us, but we are confident that the essential spirit of Immigrantinfo.org will continue.

Sincerely,   Ed and Franci Collins

Through numerous County investments, the Office of Immigrant Relations (OIR) has served as a leading resource that has helped local governments and other entities to understand the issues, needs, and contributions of immigrants. OIR has worked with local agencies on immigrant integration programs and to prepare hundreds of community members for civic engagement and cross-cultural understanding.  The mission of OIR is to:

• Provide ongoing analysis of local impacts to ensure effective planning in response to various policies and practices that affect immigrants
• Promote effective coordination of services to facilitate full inclusion of immigrants and entire immigrant communities
• Identify, promote, and apply best practices in immigrant integration
• Provide ongoing research and analysis of existing and emerging immigrant community needs
• Heighten community awareness of immigrant contributions
• Collaborate and support organizations working to improve the lives of immigrants

Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative

Formed in 1997 to address the needs of immigrants by providing information, referrals, and direct citizenship application services. Through general fund monies, Santa Clara County invests in immigration legal services with local accredited agencies in Santa Clara County to provide assistance with immigration legal issues.

These services are designed to help immigrants with immigration issues such as family visa petition, employment authorizations, removal of conditional status; assisting immigrants to obtain permanent residency under the Violence Against Women Act; helping victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking to obtain work authorization, permanent residency leading to path to citizenship, etc.

Currently Santa Clara County funds a number of agencies including:

• Asian Law Alliance (ALA)
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
• Center for Employment Training (CET)
• SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network)