2019-12-10T10:20:32-06:00 2018-12-31 952700123 LANCE SOLL & LUNGHARD LLP 203 N BREA BLVD SUITE 203 BREA CA 92821 990 2018-01-01 472910078 AL OTRO LADO ALOT 3232389935 4843 SLAUSON AVENUE MAYWOOD CA 90270 NORA PHILLIPS LEGAL DIRECTOR 3232389935 2019-11-26 1 KIMBERLY A MANNING CPA P01479364 7146720022 2019-11-26 99.48.27.97 2019-11-26 13:13:26 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 DCD350E81CCAFFDCCE13597B4C2DA845574A350F 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z NORA PHILLIPS 4843 SLAUSON AVENUE MAYWOOD CA 90270 2359781 0 X ALOTROLADO.ORG X 2015 CA THE ORGANIZATION IS A BI-NATIONAL, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIGENT DEPORTEES, MIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES IN TIJUANA, MEXICO. THE BULK OF OUR SERVICES ARE IMMIGRATION-RELATED. HOWEVER, THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE DIVERSE, SO WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH ATTORNEYS AND NON-LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN A RANGE OF AREAS SUCH AS FAMILY LAW, LABOR LAW, CRIMINAL LAW (PARTICULARLY POST-CONVICTION RELIEF), AND EMPLOYMENT LAW. WE ALSO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH ASPECTS OF REUNIFICATION IN MEXICO WHEN IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY U.S. AUTHORITIES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO LIVE WITH HIS OR HER PARENT IN MEXICO. WE WORK WITH NON-CUSTODIAL DEPORTED PARENTS TO ENSURE THEIR RIGHTS AS PARENTS ARE PROTECTED IN THE UNITED STATES FAMILY COURT SYSTEM. 4 2 6 30 0 0 61724 2359781 0 0 0 0 0 0 61724 2359781 0 0 0 0 13308 426047 0 0 0 46826 363311 60134 789358 1590 1570423 6352 1600469 0 23694 6352 1576775 X THE ORGANIZATION IS A BI-NATIONAL, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIGENT DEPORTEES, MIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES IN TIJUANA, MEXICO. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AND UPLIFT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AGAINST SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM. OUR COMPREHENSIVE CROSS BORDER PROGRAMMING AND LITIGATION WORK INTEGRATE TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES. WE ENGAGE VITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER IN TIJUANA AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AL OTRO LADO'S WORK IS CENTERED IN FIGHTING FOR ALL FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN TORN APART BY UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAWS. 0 0 560394 AL OTRO LADO'S STAFF IN THE UNITED STATES SERVES THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS: REFUGEES; SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING; SURVIVORS OF STATE-SPONSORED TORTURE; TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH; LGBTQIA COMMUNITY; HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS; INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES; INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES; FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS; INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS; AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS AT LAC+USC MEDICAL CENTER IN BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, WHERE WE ARE HOUSED WITH OVER 20 OTHER NON-PROFITS AT THE WELLNESS CENTER TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES.OUR UNDOCUMENTED/UNINSURED CLIENTS REFERRED FROM THE HOSPITAL OFTEN ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY OR HOMELESSNESS, NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FEEL OVERWHELMED BY THE MULTIPLE CRISES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES. WE WORK WITH WELLNESS CENTER NAVIGATORS TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH SEVERE HEALTH AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY IN THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. NAVIGATORS HELP CONNECT OUR CLIENTS WITH HEALTH COVERAGE, MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WELLNESS CENTER AND ASSIST OUR CLIENTS IN OBTAINING DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR LEGAL ANALYSIS AND REPRESENTATION. THE WELLNESS CENTER NAVIGATORS ALSO ASSIST AL OTRO LADO AND OUR CLIENTS WITH SCHEDULING AND COORDINATION BETWEEN DIVERSE SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING A SINGLE CLIENT.AL OTRO LADO WORKS CLOSELY WITH HOMELESS HEALTH CARE OF LOS ANGELES, PATH, ST. JOHN'S WELL CHILD AND FAMILY CENTER, AND THE REST OF THE SPA 4 TEAM TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND LEGAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL, AND HOUSING SERVICES TO THESE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WE WORK WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND HOUSING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN IDENTITY DOCUMENTS AND PROOF OF STATUS FOR IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE ALREADY LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP HOUSE SEVERAL FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. WE REQUEST AND RECEIVE FOIAS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS ON BEHALF OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AND INVITE THEM TO THE WELLNESS CENTER FOR CASE ANALYSIS SO THAT THEY MAY ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE THERE. AL OTRO LADO HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY MANY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY FOR LEGAL RELIEF, INCLUDING SIJS, U/T VISAS, FAMILY-BASED ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AND ASYLUM, BUT RELATIVELY FEW CDSS-FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THESE CHALLENGING CLIENTS TO PURSUE RELIEF. THIS FUNDING WILL ENABLE AL OTRO LADO TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THIS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATION. AL OTRO LADO RECEIVES REFERRALS FROM BOTH THE LA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND LOCAL HOMELESS/YOUTH SHELTERS (SUCH AS JOVENES OR CASA LIBRE) TO SERVE FORMER UCS AND FORMER DACA YOUTH WHO URGENTLY REQUIRE LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE. WE WORK WITH OUR NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC AGENCY PARTNERS TO CONNECT OUR CLIENTS TO HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER RESOURCES. AL OTRO LADO CONDUCTS TRAININGS ON IMMIGRATION LAW WITH PUBLIC AGENCY STAFF, INCLUDING DOCTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND NAVIGATORS, SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER IDENTIFY AND REFER CLIENTS IN NEED OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE. AL OTRO LADO HAS RECEIVED REFERRALS OF TRANSITION AGE YOUTH ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NEED OF SERVICES FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL DAY LABORER ORGANIZER'S NETWORK (NDLON) AND CASA YMCA, THE SHELTER FOR MIGRANT YOUTH IN TIJUANA. THESE YOUTH OFTEN HAVE PARENTS OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILLING TO RECEIVE THE YOUTH OUT OF IMMIGRATION CUSTODY. ONCE REFERRED, THE ASYLUM SEEKER UNDERGOES AN INTAKE SCREENING TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF THEIR ASYLUM CLAIM. THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED WITH LEGAL ORIENTATION WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS OF SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THEIR RIGHTS IN THAT PROCESS, INCLUDING THEIR RIGHTS WHILE IN DETENTION. APPLICANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN MATERIALS, WHICH EXPLAIN THESE LEGAL PROCESSES AND RIGHTS, AS WELL AS A PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT AL OTRO LADO ONCE THEY REACH DETENTION. AL OTRO LADO ALSO RECEIVES SELF-REFERRALS THROUGH DIRECT PHONE CONTACT FROM DETAINED TRANSITION AGE LGBTQIA ASYLUM SEEKERS. ONCE A SELF-REFERRAL IS RECEIVED, AN AL OTRO LADO ATTORNEY TRAVELS TO THE DETENTION FACILITY AND CONDUCTS AN INTAKE WITH THE DETAINED ASYLUM SEEKER TO REVIEW THEIR CASE AND DETERMINE FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.AL OTRO LADO STAFF REGULARLY PROVIDES REMOVAL DEFENSE TO LGBTQIA ASYLUM SEEKERS DETAINED IN OTAY MESA DETENTION FACILITY, INCLUDING REPRESENTATION AT THE CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW, REPRESENTATION AT BOND HEARINGS, AND REMOVAL DEFENSE IN THE CASE IN-CHIEF. THIS POPULATION FREQUENTLY LACKS FINANCIAL AND FAMILIAL SUPPORT, BOTH IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, AND IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO LGBTQIA ASYLUM SEEKERS' RELEASE FROM DETENTION. TO ACHIEVE RELEASE FROM DETENTION, AL OTRO LADO COLLABORATES WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY TO SECURE SPONSORSHIP, ROOM AND BOARD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION FOR COURT APPEARANCES, AND IN CERTAIN CASES, THE RAISING OF BOND BUNDS. AMONG AL OTRO LADO'S COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS ARE: THE HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE, LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER, THE ORANGE COUNTY IMMIGRANT YOUTH UNITED, S.A.F.I.R.E. (STUDENTS ADVOCATING FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EQUITY), LAS CRISANTEMAS, TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER, AND THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO.AL OTROL LADO RECEIVES REFERRALS OF DEPORTED VETERANS IN NEED OF SERVICES FROM THE DEPORTED VETERANS OF AMERICA AND HOSTS "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" LEGAL CLINICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION. AL OTRO LADO HAS SERVED DEPORTED VETERANS AT ITS OWN LEGAL CLINICS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, TYPICALLY HELD AT TIJUANA MIGRANT SHELTERS, AL OTRO LADO'S TIJUANA OFFICES, OR OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE CLINICS, AL OTRO LADO SUBMITS FOIA REQUESTS TO OBTAIN VETERANS' COMPLETE IMMIGRATION FILE AND ASSISTS VETERANS IN OBTAINING A COPY OF THEIR DISCHARGE PAPERWORK FROM THE MILITARY IF THEY NO LONGER HAVE A COPY. BECAUSE MANY DEPORTED VETERANS WERE REMOVED DUE TO A CRIMINAL CONVICTION, AL OTRO LADO ALSO ASSISTS DEPORTED VETERANS TO OBTAIN THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORTS, AND FILES RECORD REQUESTS WITH THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY AGENCIES IN WHICH THEY WERE CONVICTED. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INTAKE SCREENING, AL OTRO LADO PROVIDES DEPORTED VETERANS WITH INDIVIDUAL LEGAL CONSULTATIONS TO ASSESS WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF AND/OR IMMIGRATION RELIEF. AL OTRO LADO IS ONE OF THE ONLY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING PARENTS WHO WERE DEPORTED WITHOUT THEIR CHILDREN. SOME OF THE CHILDREN REMAIN IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY, AND SOME OF THE PARENTS WERE DEPORTED FROM CALIFORNIA. AL OTRO LADO HAS RECEIVED REFERRALS FOR THE MOST COMPLEX CASES OF PARENTS WHO WISH TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, THOSE WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS, AND THOSE WITH PRIOR IMMIGRATION HISTORY. AL OTRO LADO ATTORNEYS AND STAFF RECENTLY TRAVELED TO CENTRAL AMERICA TO MEET WITH DEPORTED PARENTS AND GATHER EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR PETITIONS TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES TO BE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PREPARE MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DIRECTORS REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.