Get Help For My Client – AsylumConnect

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For Your Client.

USE ASYLUMCONNECT TO FIND VERIFIED RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR LGBTQ+ CLIENTS

ARE YOU A LAWYER OR OTHER DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER WORKING WITH LGBTQ+ ASYLUM SEEKERS OR OTHER LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN NEED?

Launched in 2016 in the United States by a gay asylum seeker and trans American at the University of Pennsylvania, the “AsylumConnect Catalog” is the world’s first web and mobile resource platform designed for individuals fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Use our free resource website and mobile app to gather verified affirming referrals for your LGBTQ+ clients, which address an array of essential needs including: medical, mental health, housing, transportation, translation, educational and employment services. We want to make sure you are taking full advantage of all the tools we offer to help you easily identify safe resources to share with clients.

Our users looking for referrals for a client (or someone else in need) include:

Immigration attorneys
Corporate attorneys working on pro bono LGBTQ+ asylum/immigration cases
Law students working on pro bono LGBTQ+ asylum/immigration cases
Case managers and social workers
Resettlement agencies
Healthcare providers
Government agencies
LGBTQ+ centers and other nonprofits
Volunteer-run grassroots groups
Friends and family members of LGBTQ+ people in need

FIND REFERRALS ON DESKTOP

FIND REFERRALS ON MOBILE

HOW DO I ADD MY ORGANIZATION TO ASYLUMCONNECT?

Don’t see your law firm, organization or agency listed in our catalog? First, visit the free AsylumConnect platform to register for a free service provider user account (click on “Sign Up” at the top right-hand corner of the screen). Once you are registered, fill out our quick “Suggest New Resource” form (United States, Canada or Mexico) to add your organization to the AsylumConnect resource catalog.

See this blog post for more information.

HOW ARE SERVICE PROVIDERS VERIFIED PRIOR TO BEING LISTED ON YOUR SITE?

Every direct service provider listed on AsylumConnect is vetted by our trained volunteers to be welcoming to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and other LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution.

Our trained volunteers employ a rigorous tailored verification process for all direct service providers listed on AsylumConnect. Our verification process asks three core questions:

Is the direct service provider active and legitimate?

Is the direct service provider LGBTQ+ affirming?

Is the direct service provider accessible to asylum seekers and the undocumented community?

A provider must be all three of these things before it is listed on AsylumConnect. Our team answers these questions by researching and often directly communicating with each provider. We repeat our vetting process for every provider listed on AsylumConnect at least once every 6 months.

Please see the “Our Vetting Process” page for more information.

MY CLIENT (OR THE PERSON I AM ASSISTING) IDENTIFIES AS LGBTQ+ BUT THEY ARE NOT SEEKING ASYLUM. CAN ASYLUMCONNECT STILL HELP THEM TO CONNECT WITH LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING SUPPORT?

Yes! Our work is focused on queer and trans people fleeing persecution. In addition to LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum, you can also use our free resource website and mobile app to help clients (or someone you know) who is part of a related LGBTQ+ population(s), including: resettled refugees, undocumented immigrants, those under other forms of immigration relief (SIJS, DACA TPS, T Visa), and homeless or isolated youth.

Learn more about how numerous members of the LGBTQ+ community can use AsylumConnect on our blog: