REFERRAL LIST

OF

CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION CLASSES AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES IN QUEENS

SPRING 2009

Prepared by
The New Americans Program
Queens Library

89-11 Merrick Blvd.

Jamaica, NY 11432

May 2009

For assistance with immigration questions,

call:

The New York Immigration Hotline

1-800-566-7636

Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system.
 Citizenship Preparation Classes and Immigration Services in Queens - Spring 2009
AREA DESCRIPTION AGENCY / PROGRAM SITE PHONE
ELIGIBILITY / COST

AGENCIES OFFERING CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION CLASSES IN QUEENS

Astoria FREE Federation of Italian-American Organizations in 29-21 21 Ave. 718-204-2444

Queens Astoria, NY 11105
Cambria Materials and classes in English Haitian Americans United for Progress (H.A.U.P) 221-05 Linden Blvd. 718-527-3776
and Haitian Creole Cambria Heights, NY 11411
Heights
Registration fee: $35
FREE
Corona FREE Dominico-American Society of Queens 40-27 97 Street 718-457-5395
Corona, NY 11368
Elmhurst Green Card and Social Security Card required Concerned Citizens of Queens 40-06 Warren Street, Basement 718-478-1600
ESL/Civics Classes for Citizenship Elmhurst, NY 11373
FREE

Elmhurst Members only (Age 60 or +) Elmhurst-Jackson Heights Senior Center 75-01 Broadway, 3rd Floor 718-478-7171
FREE Elmhurst, NY 11373
Flushing Charge for materials: $50 Asian Americans For Equality 133-04 39 Ave. 718-961-0888
FREE Flushing, NY 11354
Flushing FREE Flushing Jewish Community Council 43-43 Bowne Street 718-463-0434
Flushing, NY 11355
(Call for other locations)
Flushing Age 60 or + Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New 35-56 159 Street 718-353-2253
FREE York, Inc. Flushing, NY 11356
(Call for other locations)
Flushing Members only (Age 60 or +) Nan Shan Senior Center 133-12 41 Ave. 718-358-3030
FREE Flushing, NY 11354
Flushing Members only (Age 60 or +) Self Help Prince Street Senior Center 36-12 Prince Street, Basement 718-961-4550
Classes offered in English and Chinese Flushing, NY 11354
FREE; donation accepted
Jackson FREE Queens Community House/ Jackson Heights Office 74-09 37th Avenue, Room 421 718-898-7461
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Heights
Maspeth FREE Polonians Organized to Minister to Our Community 60-17 56th Drive 718-326-9098
Charge for materials Maspeth, NY 11378 Call for information
Sunnyside FREE Sunnyside Community Services 43-31 39 Street 718-784-6173
Sunnyside, NY 11104
Woodside $150 American Immigrants 51-07 43rd Avenue 718-426-0226
Woodside, NY 11377

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AREA DESCRIPTION AGENCY / PROGRAM SITE PHONE
ELIGIBILITY / COST

Woodside FREE Emerald Isle Immigration Center 59-26 Woodside Avenue 718-478-5502
Woodside, NY 11377
Woodside Donation: $25 Latin American Integration Center 49-06 Skillman Avenue 718-565-8500
Woodside, NY 11377
AGENCIES OFFERING IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW OR SLIDING SCALE FEES

New York Languages spoken: Albanian, Arabic, French, The New York Immigration Hotline 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. 1-800-566-7636
Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Multi-lingual, full-service information resource for Monday through Friday
State
Macedonian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbo- New York's immigrant community
(phone only)
croatian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu (Catholic Charities)
FREE consultation

Astoria Language spoken: Italian Federation of Italian-American Organizations in 29-21 21 Ave. 718-204-2444
FREE consultation Queens Astoria, NY 11105
Astoria Languages spoken: Arabic, Filipino, Greek, Hindi, Immigration Advocacy Services 24-40 Steinway Street 718-956-8218
Italian, Nepali, Spanish and Urdu Astoria, NY 11103
FREE consultation
Bayside Languages spoken: Chinese and Spanish Queensboro Community College -- Center for 222-05 56 Ave. 718-631-6611
FREE consultation (must be Queens Immigration Bayside, NY 11364
residents or CUNY staff and students)

Cambria Languages spoken: Haitian Creole and French Haitian Americans United for Progress (H.A.U.P) 221-05 Linden Blvd. 718-527-3776
FREE consultation Cambria Heights, NY 11411
Heights
Corona Language spoken: Spanish Dominico-American Society of Queens 40-27 97 Street 718-457-5395
FREE consultation Corona, NY 11368
Elmhurst Language spoken: Spanish Concerned Citizens of Queens 40-06 Warren Street, Basement 718-478-1600
Consultation fee: varies Elmhurst, NY 11373
Flushing Languages spoken: Cantonese and Mandarin Asian Americans For Equality 133-04 39 Ave. 718-961-0888
FREE consultation Flushing, NY 11354

Flushing Languages spoken: Chinese, Korean and Spanish CUNY Flushing Immigration Center -- CUNY 39-07 Prince Street, Suite 2B 718-640-9223
FREE consultation (must call to make Citizenship and Immigration Project Flushing, NY 11354
appointment)

Flushing Language spoken: Korean Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New 35-56 159 Street 718-353-2253
York, Inc. Flushing, NY 11356
Flushing Languages spoken: Cantonese and Mandarin Self Help Prince Street Senior Center 36-12 Prince Street, Basement 718-961-4550
FREE consultation; donation accepted Flushing, NY 11354

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AREA DESCRIPTION AGENCY / PROGRAM SITE PHONE
ELIGIBILITY / COST

Jackson Languages spoken: Bengali, Hindi and Spanish Queens Community House/ Jackson Heights Office 74-09 37th Avenue, Room 421 718-898-7461
Offered by Legal Aid Society Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Heights
FREE consultation

Jackson Language spoken: Spanish Safe Horizon -- Immigration Law Project 74-09 37th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Rm 308 718-899-1233
Free consultation Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Heights
Maspeth Language spoken: Polish Polonians Organized to Minister to Our Community 60-17 56th Drive 718-326-9098
FREE consultation; donation accepted Maspeth, NY 11378 Call for information
Richmond Consultation fee: $20 Liberty Center for Immigrants, Inc. 125-09 Jamaica Ave. 718-847-3757
Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Hill
Woodside Languages spoken: Italian, Portuguese and American Immigrants 51-07 43rd Avenue 718-426-0226
Spanish Woodside, NY 11377
FREE consultation
Woodside Language spoken: Spanish Emerald Isle Immigration Center 59-26 Woodside Avenue 718-478-5502
FREE; donation accepted Woodside, NY 11377
By appointment only
Woodside Language spoken: Spanish Latin American Integration Center 49-06 Skillman Avenue 718-565-8500
FREE consultation Woodside, NY 11377
By appointment only

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