Knight Foundation

Informed & Engaged Communities

National Citizenship Collaboration

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Date Awarded
07/01/11
Amount
$2,345,000
Grant Period
07/01/11 to 06/30/14
Focus Area
Engaged Communities
Communities
Charlotte, Detroit, Long Beach, Miami, San Jose/Silicon Valley

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To support the creation of the National Citizenship Collaboration to test new program models, technology, collaboration and resources to enable more immigrants to become naturalized citizens in Detroit, Miami, San Jose, Long Beach and Charlotte

Project Team

Eric Cohen

Executive Director

ILRC'S Executive Director has been with the ILRC since 1988 and has extensive experience training attorneys, paralegals, community advocates, and organizers on a variety of immigration law, immigrants’ rights, and leadership development topics. Eric is a national expert on naturalization and citizenship law and is the primary author of the ILRC’s manual entitled, Naturalization and U.S. Citizenship: The Essential Legal Guide for Legal Practitioners. Eric has served as a liaison between community groups and CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) officials for the San Francisco Bay Area since 1994.