Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services (ALWAYS)

ALWAYS provides free legal and social services to trafficking survivors of all ages and people under 25 impacted by crime, homelessness, or foster care.

ALWAYS' main legal practice areas include family law, immigration law, and criminal history repair. Family law assistance includes help with orders of protection, divorces, legal decision-making and parenting time (custody), child support, etc. Affirmative immigration representation includes humanitarian visas like U-Visas, T-Visas, VAWAs, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and more. ALWAYS also supports clients by representing them in their lawful permanent residence (green card) applications, citizenship applications, and applications for employment authorization documents. The organization's criminal history repair practice includes advocacy around petitions to seal, petitions to expunge, and good cause exceptions for fingerprint clearance cards. ALWAYS' social worker helps with a variety of matters including connecting clients with other resources, assisting with appointments like those at the Social Security Administration, and notarizing documents.