RESOURCES & INFORMATION FOR DACAMENTED &

UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS & THEIR FAMILIES

Ricardo Nazario-Colón
Chief Diversity Officer
in collaboration with the Latino Appreciation Student Organization (LASO)
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs
521 HF Robinson Administration Building
1 University Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.3251
rnazariocolon@wcu.edu

Content organized by S. Caroline Duffy

Graduate Assistant
H.E.S.A. program

This document is not intended to be a comprehensive guide. Additionally, we do not

endorse the quality service or the particular agencies that provide these resources. This
document is intended to facilitate the process of identifying resources. We encourage
everyone to thoroughly examine and investigate all resources included or not included in
this guide.
CAMPUS
RESOURCES
Counseling and Psychological Services
(CAPS)
Provides FREE services that empowers
students to engage in and be successful in a
range of academic, social and cultural
endeavors through fostering psychological
wellness. CAPS has a strong commitment to
meeting the needs of our diverse students by
providing high quality, culturally sensitive
services. Strives to create a welcoming
environment for all people.
Website:
http://www.wcu.edu/experience/health-and-
wellness/caps/index.aspx
Address:​ 225 Bird Building
Cullowhee, NC 28723
TEL​ (828) 227-7469 ​|​ ​FAX​ ​(828) 227-7004
Office Hours:​ M - F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
After Hours Care:
● After hours and weekend ask for the
crisis clinician: (828) 227-8911
● Western NC 24 hour crisis line:
(888) 315-2880
● Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800)
273-8255
Dean of Students Office
Serves as a resource for all students with the
goal of cultivating a supportive campus
community for everyone. The office also
serves as a primary contact for parents and
families of WCU students.
Website:
http://www.wcu.edu/experience/dean-of-stu
dents/index.aspx
Contact: ​Dean Kevin Koett
Address: ​114 Scott East
Cullowhee, NC 28723
TEL ​(828) 828.227.7147
Email: ​kskoett@wcu.edu
Latino Appreciation Student
Organization (LASO)
Strive to promote awareness within and
outside the Latino community and cultivates
a campus wide awareness of different Latino
cultures by creating unity within the
Western Carolina community.
Contact:​ Jenifer Montoya Velazquez
Email:
jomontoyavelasquez1@catamount.wcu.edu
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STATE RESOURCES
ACLU of North Carolina
Affiliated with the national organization and
works to provide legal and educational
services around civil liberty issues.
Web:​ ​https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/
Address:​ PO Box 28004
Raleigh, NC 27611
TEL​ 919-834-3466 ​|​ ​FAX​ 866-511-1344
Email:​ ​contact@acluofnc.org​.
American Friends Service Committee
Office of the Carolinas
A Quaker organization that promotes lasting
peace with justice.
Web:
https://www.afsc.org/office/greensboro-nc
Address:​ 801 New Garden Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27410
Contact:​ Lori Fernald Khamala
Program Director
Office​ (336) 854-0633 ​|​ ​Cell​ (919)
491-0039
Email:​ ​LKhamala@afsc.org
Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate
A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
support program designed to improve the
achievement of students of color. BRMA
provides students with mentoring, advocacy,
tutoring, social and cultural enrichment,
college and career preparation, leadership
development, and college scholarships.
Web: ​http://blueribbonmentors.org/
Address: ​Chapel Hill High School
1709 High School Road
Chapel HIll, NC 27516
TEL ​(919) 918-2170
Center for Participatory Change
A woman-led organization that is rooted in
education to collectively improve the
learning processes for communities to build
awareness and strengthen their abilities to
create change.
Web: ​https://www.cpcwnc.org/
Address:​ 610 Haywood Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
TEL​ (828) 232-2049
Email:​ ​info@cpcwnc.org
College Foundation of North Carolina
(CFNC)
A FREE service of the State of North
Carolina provided by Pathways (the N.C.
Department of Public Instruction, the N.C.
Community College System, the N.C.
Independent Colleges and Universities and
The University of North Carolina System),
the North Carolina State Education
Assistance Authority, and College
Foundation, Inc. CFNC promotes access to
North Carolina higher education and assists
students with education and career planning,
and applying and paying for college.
Web:​ ​https://www.cfnc.org/index.jsp
TEL​ (866) 866-CFNC(2362) (toll-free)
Office Hours:​ M-TH 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Communities in School of North Carolina
Part of the national ​Communities In Schools
network, this organization surrounds
students with a community of support,
empowering them to stay in school and
achieve in life.
Web:​ ​http://www.cisnc.org/
Address:​ 222 North Person Street
Suite 203
Raleigh, NC 27601
TEL​ (919) 832-2700 ​| ​FAX ​(919) 832-5436
Toll Free:​ (800) 849-8881
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El Cambio
A grassroots organization based in Yadkin
County dedicated and committed to the
establishment of an immigrant and
minorities’ rights movement in the state of
North Carolina that upholds the values of
education, justice, and equality for all
people.
Web:​ ​http://elcambio.webs.com/
Contact:​ Moises Serrano
moises.elcambio@gmail.com
El Centro Hispano
Works to strengthen the community, build
bridges and advocate for equity and
inclusion for Hispanics/Latinos in the
Triangle Area of North Carolina.
Web:​ ​https://www.elcentronc.org/
Address:​ 2000 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 26A
Durham, NC, 27707
TEL​ (919) 687-4635​ | FAX​ (919) 687-0401
Email: ​info@elcentronc.org
El Pueblo, Inc.
Supports NC Latinos to pursue a collective
advancement of social justice and political
power through civic engagement, leadership
development, community organizing and
partnerships with allies and policy-makers.
Address:​ 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 105,
Raleigh, NC 27604
TEL​ (919) 835-1525
Email:​ elpueblo@elpueblo.org
Juntos
To help Latino students achieve high school
graduation and attend higher education.
Web:​ ​http://juntosnc.com/about-juntos/
Address: ​NC State University
Campus Mail Box 7605
Raleigh, NC 27695
TEL​ (919) 515-9156
Latin American Coalition
A group of immigrants and allies advocating
for civic, economic, and cultural equity in
the North Carolina area.
Web: ​http://www.latinamericacoalition.org/
Address: ​4938 Central Ave. Suite 101
Charlotte, NC 28205
TEL ​(704) 531-3848 ​| FAX ​(704) 531-3850
Email: ​info@latinamericancoalition.org
North Carolina Adelante Education
Coalition
A group of organizations that focuses on the
issues affecting the education of Latino and
migrant students. They were leaders in the
creation of the ​Let’s Learn NC Campaign
for undocumented student access to higher
education.
Web: ​https://www.adelantenc.org/
North Carolina Congress of Latino
Organizations
A nonpartisan network of more than 70
grassroots organizations, including
non-profits, congregations, farmworker
groups, and sports associations who come
together to build relational power to ensure
the fair treatment of immigrants.
Address: ​4907 Garrett Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
TEL ​(919) 225-1673
Email: ​nccloorganizer@gmail.com
North Carolina Council of Churches
Enables denominations, congregations, and
people of faith to individually and
collectively impact the state of NC on issues
such as immigration and farmworkers,
economic justice and development, human
well-being, equality, compassion and peace.
Web: ​https://www.ncchurches.org/
Address:​ 27 Horne St.
Raleigh, NC 27607
TEL​ (919) 828-6501
Email:​ ​info@ncchurches.org
Partners: ​p. 10
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North Carolina DREAM Team North Carolina Society of Hispanic
A group of undocumented youth and allies Professionals
fighting for the rights of the undocumented Supports and promotes the education of
immigrant community in North Carolina. Hispanic students.
Web: ​https://www.ncdreamteam.org Web:​ ​http://thencshp.org/
Facebook: Address: 8450 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 209
https://www.facebook.com/nc.dreamteam Cary, NC 27513
TEL​ (919) 467-8424 ​| FAX​ (919) 469-1785
North Carolina Migrant Education Email:​ ​mailbox@TheNCSHP.org
Program (NCMEP)
To help migrant students and youth meet Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF)
high academic challenges by overcoming SAF works with farmworkers, students, and
the obstacles created by frequent moves, advocates in the Southeast and nationwide to
educational disruption, cultural and create a more just agricultural system.
language differences, and health-related Web: ​http://saf-unite.org/
problems. Address: ​1317 W Pettigrew Street
Web: ​http://www.ncpublicschools.org/mep/ Durham, NC 27705
Address: ​North Carolina Department of TEL​ (919) 660-3652 ​|​ ​FAX ​(919) 681-7600
Public Instruction Email:​ us at ​admin@saf-unite.org
Education Building
301 N. Wilmington Street StudentU
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825 A college-access organization that helps
TEL (919) 807-3300 | FAX (919) 807-3445 students develop the academic skills and
Migrant Education Hotline: ​1 (800) personal well-being necessary to succeed in
234-8848 college and beyond.
Email: ​information@dpi.nc.gov Web: ​http://studentudurham.org/home
Address: ​3116 Academy Rd.
North Carolina Religious Coalition for Durham, NC 27707
Justice for Immigrants TEL​ (919) 267-3958
An interfaith effort that works to change the
rhetoric surrounding the immigration debate.
Web:
http://www.welcometheimmigrant.org/
Contact:​ Jennie Bell, Organizer
jennie@ncchurches.org
North Carolina Scholar Latino Initiative
(NC Sli)
Seeks to create pathways to educational,
professional, and civic engagement
opportunities for a new generation of Latinx
leaders in North Carolina.
Web: ​http://ncsli.unc.edu/
Address: ​The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
301 Pittsboro Street | Suite 3000
Office 3013 | Campus Box 5145
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-5145
TEL​ (919) 962 6313 tel
Email:​ sli@unc.edu
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Student United for Immigrant Equality We Are NC
(SUIE) An alliance of organizations and individuals
UNC student organization aimed at working to shift the debate on immigration
empowering, informing and creating active in North Carolina.
discussion and awareness of issues facing Email:​ ​We.Are.NC.online@gmail.com
immigrants in the United States today.
Advocates for immigrant issues, such as the
protection of basic human rights and
advocacy for equality, through the
promotion of the ideals and equality for all
people regardless of national origin or
documentation status.
Web: ​http://suieunc.web.unc.edu/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UNCSUIE/
Address: ​C/O The Campus Y, 108A E
Cameron Avenue, YMCS
Building, UNC-Chapel Hill, CB
#5115
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5115
Email: ​campusy.suie@gmail.co​m

Southeast Immigrant Rights Network

SEIRN's mission is to lift up the voice and
leadership of immigrant communities in the
Southeast at the regional and national levels.
Promotes collaborations and exchanges
between members, as well as political
education and collective action to build just
and inclusive communities.
Web: ​http://seirn.squarespace.com/
Contact: ​Emilio Vicente
emilio@seirn.org
(919) 200-8239

Wake County Public Schools

Provide a relevant and engaging education
that will graduate students who are
collaborative, creative, effective
communicators and critical thinkers.
Web: ​http://www.wcpss.net/Page/3948
Address: Centro de Matrícula
Internacional
5625 Dillard Drive
Cary, NC 27518
TEL (919) 533-7169 | FAX (919) 431-7462
Email: ​cie@wcpss.net
Languages: ​English and Spanish

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NATIONAL
RESOURCE
Center for Community Change
Supports low-income individuals, especially
those of color, to change their communities
and public policies for the better. Areas of
focus include jobs and wages, immigration,
retirement security, affordable housing,
racial justice and barriers to employment for
formerly incarcerated individuals.
Web:​ ​https://www.communitychange.org/
Address: ​1536 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
TEL ​(202) 339-9300
Email: ​info@communitychange.org
Center for Online Education
College help for undocumented students.
Web:​ ​http://www.onlinecolleges.net/
Address:​ PO Box 52755
Houston, TX 77052
TEL:​ (202) 367-9383
Email:​ ​contact@onlinecolleges.net
Empowered in the Struggle (YES!)
YES! is a multicultural social justice
organization that fights for immigrant,
student, and workers rights. YES is the
youth arm of Voces de la Frontera.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/YESstudents/
TEL:​ (414) 218-3331
Fair Immigration Reform Movement
(FIRM)
A national coalition of grassroots
organizations fighting for immigrant rights
at the local, state, and federal level.
Website:​ ​https://fairimmigration.org/
Contact:​ Sulma Arias
sarias@communitychange.org
Phone: (202) 339-9300
National Day Labor Organizing Network
(NDLON)
Works to unify and strengthen its member
organizations to be more strategic and
effective in their efforts to develop
leadership,​ ​site mobilize, and organize day
laborers in order to protect and expand their
civil, labor and human rights. NDLON
fosters safer, more humane environments for
day laborers, both men and women, to earn a
living, contribute to society, and integrate
into the community.
Address: ​1419 V St. NW,​ ​check​ Suite 305
Washington DC 20009
TEL ​(202) 332-2871
Email: ​sgsarmiento@ndlon.org
National Domestic Worker Alliance
(NDWA)
Works for the respect, recognition, and
inclusion in labor protections for domestic
workers.
Web:
https://www.domesticworkers.org/take-actio
n
National Korean American Service and
Education Consortium
Organizes Korean and Asian Americans to
achieve social, racial, and economic justice.
Web: ​http://nakasec.org/
Email: ​nakasec@nakasec.org
National Network for Immigrant &
Refugee Rights
Works to defend and expand the rights of all
immigrants and refugees, regardless of
immigration status.
Web: ​http://www.nnirr.org/drupal/
Address: ​310 8th Street, Suite 310
Oakland, CA 94607
TEL ​(510) 465-1984 ​|​ ​FAX​ ​(510) 465-1885
Email:​ ​nnirrinfo@nnirr.org
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OneAmerica
Advances the fundamental principles of
democracy and justice at the local, state and
national levels by building power within
immigrant communities in collaboration
with key allies.
Web: ​http://weareoneamerica.org/
Address:​ 1225 S. Weller Street, Suite 430
Seattle, WA 98144
TEL ​(206) 723-2203​ | FAX ​(206) 826-0423
Email: ​info@weareoneamerica.org

Teach for America

To grow and strengthen the movement for
educational equity and excellence.
Web: ​https://www.teachforamerica.org/
Locations: ​Multiple
TEL:

UnidosUS (National Council of La Raza)

Serves the Hispanic community through
research, policy analysis, state and national
advocacy efforts, as well as through
program work in communities nationwide.
Partnered with affiliates across the country
to serve millions of Latinos in the areas of
civic engagement, civil rights and
immigration, education, workforce and the
economy, health, and housing.
Website: ​https://www.unidosus.org/
Address: ​1126 16th Street, NW, Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20036
TEL ​(202) 785-1670​ | FAX ​(202) 776-1792

Voces de la Frontera and Youth (YES!)

A membership-based community
organization led by low-wage workers,
immigrants and youth whose mission is to
protect and expand civil rights and workers’
rights through leadership development,
community organizing and empowerment.
Web: ​http://vdlf.org/
Address:​ 1027 S. 5th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
TEL​ (414) 643-1620 | ​FAX​ (414) 643-1621

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LEGAL
RESOURCES
Directory of National Immigration Legal
Services (NC)
Web:
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonp
rofit/legaldirectory/search?state=NC
immi
Helps immigrants in the U.S. understand
their legal options. The online screening
tool, legal information, and referrals to
nonprofit legal services organizations are
always FREE to use.
Web:​ ​https://www.immi.org/home/index
Email:​ ​info@immi.org
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
(ILRC)
A national nonprofit resource center that
provides immigration legal trainings,
technical assistance, and educational
materials, and engages in advocacy and
immigrant civic engagement to advance
immigrant rights.
Web:​ ​https://www.ilrc.org/
TEL​ (415) 255-9499 ​| ​FAX​ (415) 255-9792
North Carolina Justice Center
Provides free legal advice and representation
to low-income immigrants, supports NC
immigration organizations, and plans
workshops on immigration issues.
Web:​ ​http://ncjustice.org/
DACA Intake Line:​ (1-888-251-2776)
Contact: ​Juan Calderon
Immigration Attorney
Office Hours:​ Wednesday 2:00PM-5:00
PM
Language:​ English & Spanish
Pisgah Legal Services
Pisgah Legal Services seeks to pursue
justice by providing legal assistance and
advocacy to help low-income people in
Western North Carolina meet their basic
needs and improve their lives.
Web:​ ​http://www.pisgahlegal.org/
Address:​ PO Box 2276
Asheville, NC 28802
TEL​ (800) 489-6144 ​|​ ​FAX​ (828) 252-8927
Office Hours:​ M-F 8:30 AM -5:00 PM
The American Immigration Lawyers
Association
The only legal association in the United
States for immigration attorneys. More than
14,000 immigration lawyers are members of
AILA.
Web: ​http://www.ailalawyer.com/
The Catholic Immigration Network
Promotes the dignity and protects the rights
of immigrants in partnership with a
dedicated network of Catholic and
community legal immigration programs.
Web: ​https://cliniclegal.org/directory
The Legal Directory of Immigrant
Advocates Network
A collaborative effort of leading immigrants'
rights organizations designed to increase
access to justice for immigrants and
strengthen the capacity of organizations
serving them. IAN promotes more effective
and efficient communication, collaboration,
and services among immigration advocates
and organizations by providing free, easily
accessible and comprehensive online
resources and tools.
Web:
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonp
rofit/legaldirectory/
The National Employment Law Center
(NELP)
Fights for policies to create good jobs,
expand access to work, and strengthen
protections and support for low-wage
workers and the unemployed.
Web:​ ​http://www.nelp.org/
TEL​ (212) 285-3025 | ​FAX​ (212)
285-3044
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The National Immigration Law Center

(NILC)
One of the leading organizations in the U.S.
exclusively dedicated to defending and
advancing the rights of immigrants with low
income.
Web:​ ​https://www.nilc.org/
Email: ​reply@nilc.org

Reform Immigration for America (RIFA)

Brings together individuals and grassroots
organizations with the mission to build
widespread support for workable, humane,
comprehensive immigration reform.
Email:
info@reformimmigrationforamerica.org

United We Dream
Organize and advocate for the dignity and
fair treatment of immigrant youth and
families, regardless of immigration status.
Web: ​https://unitedwedream.org/
Email:​ ​info@unitedwedream.org

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DACA RENEWAL
CLINICS
Latin American Coalition (FREE)

● MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS

(9 AM – 12 PM)
o No appointment required
● FRIDAYS (9 AM – 5:00 PM)
o Appointment required
● Must bring the following:
o $495 money order
o 2 passport-style photos
o Current work permit
o Prior DACA Applications
● Financial Assistance available at a
per need basis

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 ● InSight Fund of Triangle Community
Foundation – Raleigh
NC Council of ● Lumen Communities – Carrboro
● Milford Hills United Methodist
Churches’ Covenant Church – Salisbury
● New Garden Friends Meeting –
Partners Greensboro
● Parkway United Church of Christ –
Winston-Salem
● Chapel Hill Friends Meeting
● Pilgrim United Church of Christ –
● Church Women United in North
Durham
Carolina
● Resource Center for Women and
● Church Women United in
Ministry in the South, Inc. – Durham
Raleigh/Wake County
● River Front Development Group
● Circle of Mercy – Asheville
● Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church
● Congregational United Church of
– Charlotte
Christ – Greensboro
● Shallotte Presbyterian Church
● Covenant Community Church –
● St. Paul’s Episcopal Church –
Raleigh
Greenville
● Deep River Friends Meeting – High
● St. Therese Catholic Church –
Point
Wrightsville Beach
● Dunn-Lillington District of the
● Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting
Eastern NC Episcopal District,
– Black Mountain
AMEZ Church — Spring Lake
● Ten Thousand Villages – Raleigh
● Elon Community Church United
● Umstead Park United Church of
Church of Christ
Christ – Raleigh
● First Baptist Church – Fayetteville
● United Church of Chapel Hill
● First Christian Church –Greensboro
● Virlina District, Church of the
● First Congregational United Church
Brethren – Roanoke
of Christ – Asheville
● West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
● Glenn School Road Baptist Church –
● Western North Carolina Conference,
Durham
United Methodist Women
● Guilford Park Presbyterian Church –
● Westminster Presbyterian Church –
Greensboro
Durham
● Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
● Wilmington Friends Meeting
● Hillsborough United Church of
Christ
● Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church – Raleigh
● Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church – Durham

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