IMMIGRANT HOPE SANTA BARBARA CA INC
EIN 46-3416009 · Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)
What they do
Immigration Applications and ServicesConsultations and ScreeningsFamily VisasNaturalizationDACA RenewalsGreen Card RenewalsViolence Against Women Act (VAWA)U-Visas for Crime Victims R1 - Religious Worker VisasFamily Emergency Preparedness Plans to Prepare Family If Deported or DetainedCommunity and Organizations Presentation On Immigration Law and Changes to The LawEducation Classes: Drivers License Study CourseA Eight Week Training Course is Being Offered to Study The Drivers License Handbook to Prepare Undocumented Immigrants to Apply for Drivers License.English ClassesWe Offer Free English Classes Taught By Our Staff and Volunteers. The Purpose of These Classes is to Prepare Non English Speakers for Their Citizenship Test. We Have Interns From Westmont College That Major In Spanish Who Help Teach The Classes. Students Will Take An Evaluation Test to See What Level of English Class They Should Be Placed In. Our Staff and Interns Will Then Work With The Students to Ensure They Get T
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Board and leadership roster (8)
ALEX RIVEROCHAIR
ANDREW MARKSECRETARY
DIANE MARTINEZDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH CASTILLOTREASURER
HANNAH RAELFUNDRSG. CHAIR
HILARY PEATTIEDIRECTOR
ROGER CIFUENTESDIRECTOR
SARAH DOUGLASDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 935 SAN ANDRES, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
- County
- Santa Barbara
- In care of
- Karla Can
- Primary officer
- Karla Can, Executive Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- TAX AND BUSINESS SERVICES
- NTEE classification
- Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)
- IRS tax category
- Ethnic & Immigrant Centers
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2016