Client Wellness is Community Wellness
Case Management Team
ImmDef’s Case Management Team provides non-legal holistic support to enable our clients to live with dignity while their immigration case is ongoing. Our client wellness initiative connects our clients with life-saving mental health services, emergency housing, transportation, Medi-Cal, school enrollment, food, clothing, life skills, and individualized post-release plans.
Going Beyond the Courtroom
Our Case Management Team provides support that extends beyond the courtroom. In 2020 and 2021, our legal teams completed 1,733 internal referrals of clients to our Case Managers. Thanks to this team, our clients feel supported as they integrate into their new community in the United States.
Our Client Services
Life Skills
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Information about opening a bank account
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Information about filling taxes in the United States
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Assistance applying for an ITIN
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Resume building
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Interview prep questions
Education
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School enrollment K-12 information
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Adult school enrollment
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College/ University information
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Vocational school information
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Back-to-School clothing
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Backpacks and school supplies
Mental Health
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Mental health education
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Mental health provider referrals
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Safety plans
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Mental health resources and support lines
Legal
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Tenant rights
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Psych evaluations
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RFE medical exams
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California identification card requests
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Paying bond
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CA DOJ and FBI fingerprinting locations
Medical
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Doctors appointments
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Mental health referrals including therapy and psychiatry
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Medi-Cal information
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Referrals for Medi-Cal application support
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Referrals to free-clinics or sliding care clinics
Transportation
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Emergency travel for asylum seekers entering from the Southern Border
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Travel arrangements for detained youth and adults upon release
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Local and national travel assistance