Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs

Census 2020

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

Help for immigrants during coronavirus

Immigration updates and financial resources for immigrants during the coronavirus outbreak.

Immigrant Rights Commission

Be informed, get engaged, and speak out.

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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 to get emergency legal help for someone detained by ICE.

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.

Do the census!

The 2020 Census is still happening—and San Francisco need is counting on your participation! When you do the census, we all get our fair share of resources for the next 10 years.

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News

SF celebrates nearly 10,000 new citizens, urges immigrants to naturalize now

September 11, 2020

All residents should participate in Census, despite memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants

July 23, 2020

Sunday Streets partners with SF Counts to kick off 2020 Census

March 3, 2020

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Events

September

San Francisco Census Grantee and Complete Count Committee Meeting

Friday, September 18

Get Counted, SF! Civic Center

Thursday, September 24

Get Counted, Chinatown!

Friday, September 25

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Resources

Help for immigrants during coronavirus

Immigration updates and financial resources for immigrants during the coronavirus outbreak.

Grants

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

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.

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

Immigrant Rights Commission

Contact

50 Van Ness Ave

San Francisco, CA 94102

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Phone

OCEIA

415-581-2360

Request public records

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