Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs

We operate and fund programs that help immigrants. We also help the City meet the Language Access Ordinance.

Census 2020

Learn what San Francisco is doing to make sure everyone is counted in the census.
Immigrant Rights Commission

Be informed, get engaged, and speak out.
Language access

Learn more about the San Francisco Language Access Ordinance.
In this page:

    Services

    Immigration help

    Get immigration legal help

    Find free or low-cost immigration legal services in your own language.

    Report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco

    Call the Rapid Response hotline at 415-200-1548.

    Get help paying for an immigration application

    Get a loan to help with your immigration application fee.

    Go to a citizenship application workshop

    Attend a San Francisco Pathways to Citizenship Initiative workshop to get free help with your citizenship application.

    Fellowships and jobs

    Apply to become a DreamSF fellow

    The DreamSF Fellowship is a paid leadership and civic engagement program for immigrant youth. Apply in spring each year.

    Apply to become a Community Ambassador

    The Community Ambassadors Program (CAP) is a community safety and neighborhood engagement job training program.

    Apply to host a DreamSF fellow

    Non-profit organizations in San Francisco can apply to host a DreamSF fellow.

    Language rights

    Report a City department for not providing translation or interpretation

    File a Language Access Ordinance complaint if you could not get adequate language services in your native language.

    Community safety

    Get a safety escort to walk with you

    Call 311 to get a Community Ambassador to walk you home or to an appointment, weekdays in some neighborhoods.

    Language Access

    The annual Language Access Ordinance (LAO) report is now live! Learn more about how City departments meet San Francisco's language access requirements that better serve all residents.

    Read the report
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    News

    Youth artist open call competition

    San Francisco kicks off the 2020 Census with LGBTQ communities

    Updates to Public Charge

    Events

    February
    14
    Let's count SF

    Friday, February 14

    February
    22
    Lunar New Year Celebration

    Saturday, February 22

    March
    14
    Free large citizenship application workshop

    Saturday, March 14

    Resources

    Know your rights around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

    What to do if you are stopped by an ICE agent in public or at your home.

    Sanctuary City

    Learn more about San Francisco's Sanctuary City Ordinance.

    Language access and rights

    Learn about how the City meets the needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) San Franciscans.

    Community Ambassadors Program

    Safe, informed, and inclusive communities.

    SF Pathways to Citizenship

    Providing free, high quality citizenship services to San Francisco.

    DreamSF

    The DreamSF fellowship is a paid leadership and civic engagement program for immigrant youth.

    Immigrant Support

    Find free or low-cost immigration legal services in your own language.

    Grants

    OCEIA funds community organizations to work with immigrants, language access and civic engagement.

    About

    The Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA) is a policy, compliance, direct services and grantmaking office. OCEIA’s mission is to promote inclusive policies and foster immigrant assistance programs that lead to full civic, economic and linguistic integration. OCEIA seeks a safe, engaged and inclusive San Francisco where everyone can contribute and thrive.

    Public Bodies

    Social Media

    Contact

    50 Van Ness Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94102

    Phone
    OCEIA

    415-581-2360

    Request public records

    Email civic.engagement@sfgov.org to submit a request.