Legal servicesFree immigration legal help, close to home
Workshops for naturalization, DACA, U and T visas, VAWA and asylum screening with nonprofit providers and pro bono attorneys.
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CVIIC brings nonprofits, public agencies and private partners together so that immigrant families, and the organizations that serve them, can thrive across California’s Central Valley.
900,000+immigrants live in our region
1,000+free legal services workshops with partners since 2014
4 stars Charity Navigator rating
01Our philosophy
Coordinate.
Collaborate.
Empower.
Our work is guided by one conviction: the Central Valley’s needs are larger than any single agency. Through regional coordination and collaboration, partners share resources, reach rural and urban communities, and multiply their impact.
That collaboration serves two lasting aims.
Aim one
Empower immigrant families
Access to legal services, trusted information, skills and economic opportunity.
Aim two
Strengthen immigrant-serving organizations
Capacity building, shared tools and a regional network that lasts.
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Madera
Merced
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Tulare
02Our work
Legal services
Economic mobilityEntrepreneurship & digital literacy
Free Spanish-language courses in person in five counties, soon six, and on Zoom for all eight Valley counties. Hundreds of graduates since 2020.
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Civic participationPreparing the Valley for the 2030 Census
Building on CVIIC’s 2020 Census research and outreach so every resident is counted.
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Capacity buildingA regional network of partners
Nonprofits, public agencies, schools, libraries, media and law firms working as one.
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Community education & outreach
Hundreds of know-your-rights presentations every year.
CVIIC staff bring trusted information to schools, churches and community centers across the Valley: know your rights, citizenship, DACA and other relief, avoiding notario fraud, and where to find trusted nonprofit legal help.
03Regional Conference · August 2026
100+ partner agencies. One Valley-wide conversation.
Thank you to everyone who joined the August 2026 Regional Conference on Immigrant Integration, which brought together representatives of more than 100 partner agencies from throughout the Central Valley, with keynotes by Thomas A. Saenz of MALDEF and Dr. Manuel Pastor, and sessions on immigrant rights, economic mobility and the 2030 Census. Starting in 2026, CVIIC holds two regional conferences each year. The next one is scheduled for February 18, 2027; registration and panel proposals open in December 2026.
Opening session, August 2026 Regional Conference
04Our record
A decade of working together.
- 2013
A regional convening in Fresno sets immigration priorities for the Valley.
- 2014
Strategic plan completed; CVIIC launched February 26.
- 2019
CVIIC becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and files an amicus brief on the census citizenship question.
- 2020
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Program launched.
- 2024
10th anniversary and a published program study.
05Resource library
Directories, reports & research.
All 100+ documents →
DirectoryCentral Valley Immigration Legal Services Directory (English and Spanish)Sep 2025
StudyEmpowering Central Valley Latino Immigrants: the Immigrant Entrepreneurs ProgramJul 2024
PolicySan Joaquin Valley Immigration PrioritiesMar 2021
ResearchA Cascade Model: Latino immigrants and the 2020 Census undercountJan 2019
With gratitude to the funders who make our work possible
The James Irvine FoundationCalifornia Wellness FoundationCentral Valley Community FoundationRosenberg FoundationSan Francisco FoundationLatino Community FoundationThe California EndowmentSan Joaquin Valley Health FundGrantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and RefugeesWerner-Kohnstamm Family FundGoogleOpenAIJPMorgan ChaseFresno Unified School DistrictThe James Irvine FoundationCalifornia Wellness FoundationCentral Valley Community FoundationRosenberg FoundationSan Francisco FoundationLatino Community FoundationThe California EndowmentSan Joaquin Valley Health FundGrantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and RefugeesWerner-Kohnstamm Family FundGoogleOpenAIJPMorgan ChaseFresno Unified School District
WES Mariam Assefa Fund✱Immigrant Legal Resource Center✱California Immigrant Policy Center✱Build from Within Alliance✱Grove Foundation✱Campbell Foundation✱Education and Leadership Foundation✱Scale Fresno✱Sunlight Giving✱New Americans Campaign✱Saint Louis Community Foundation✱Ed Kissam✱Anonymous Donor✱WES Mariam Assefa Fund✱Immigrant Legal Resource Center✱California Immigrant Policy Center✱Build from Within Alliance✱Grove Foundation✱Campbell Foundation✱Education and Leadership Foundation✱Scale Fresno✱Sunlight Giving✱New Americans Campaign✱Saint Louis Community Foundation✱Ed Kissam✱Anonymous Donor✱
Every service is free. Help keep it that way.
CVIIC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 83-0682400. Donations may be tax deductible. General support and program-specific gifts are welcome.
07What people say
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