What it means to be a HILSC ally
HILSC is only as strong as our allies: those other immigrant serving organizations that form our network.
HILSC is not a membership organization, so we do not collect dues from those in our network. Instead, we ask our allies to contribute their time, participation, and ideas. Our collaboration works with the contributions of our allied organizations, participation in working groups and joining our convenings. HILSC grants help catalyze our ally's efforts to help immigrant community members thrive. We also support each other by uplifting the successes of our efforts and celebrating the work the ecosystem does in social gatherings such as the end of year party.
Become an Ally!
To learn more about becoming part of the HILSC network, submit an inquiry form.
Connection with Legal Services
Through work and collaboration with social workers, many attorneys are beginning to understand the impact of trauma and social services needs on their clients and their legal cases. Immigration legal services is evolving to incorporate these ideas. HILSC, backed up by many years of scholarship on the topic, advocates for a holistic and integrated legal and social services model. Closer communication and coordination between immigration legal advocates and social services providers, including having social workers on staff at immigration legal service providers, is in the best interest of immigration clients and all those that work with them.
Our Programs
HILSC ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS THROUGH PRINCIPLED, VALUES-BASED COLLABORATION.
Help us fortify the ecosystem to assist immigrants
in greater Houston.
Support co-creating a vibrant and resilient ecosystem where all immigrants, migrants, and refugees belong.
Holistic Legal
Services Capacity
Augment the capacity of immigration legal services providers to take an interdisciplinary approach in serving Greater Houston's diverse and growing immigrant population
Equitable
Access to Services
Advocate for efficient and equitable access to holistic legal and social services for all immigrants
Amplified
Voices
Increase awareness and understanding of immigrant needs and perspectives by providing a platform to elevate their voices and those of organizations working with them
Catalyzed
Ecosystem
Foster and facilitate a collaborative ecosystem of legal and social service providers, funders, and elected officials to benefit immigrants in the Greater Houston region
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