Volunteer Appreciation Week 2022
Arani Flores Diaz
Americorps Public Ally & Remote Workshop Legal Assistant
"I remember feeling grateful for how NMILC's services impacted my mom's life. Now I'm an AmeriCorps Public Ally with the remote workshop team. Knowing that I'm helping individuals and their families achieve legal status while helping my own immigrant community reach their goals is super important to me.”
Stefany Bencomo
Americorps Public Ally & Remote Workshop Legal Assistant
“Volunteering with NMILC is important to me because It gives me the opportunity to be part of a positive change in a person's life and contribute to helping my immigrant community.”
Elliot Edeburn
Jesuit Volunteer Corps & Legal Assistant
“I choose to volunteer with NMILC because I believe that immigrant communities deserve access to high-quality legal services and holistic advocacy. I feel lucky to work in a position where I'm able to support this organizational and personal value on a daily basis.”
Stephanie Lawyer
DOJ Accredited Volunteer
“Volunteering at NMILC and working with the immigrant community here in New Mexico have been such positive experiences for me. This work matters!”
Ruby Rodriguez
Translation Volunteer & Administrative Logistics Volunteer
"Volunteering is important to me because it's enjoyable to help a cause close to my heart. I alone can't enact the changes I want to see in the world, but being some small help to a team of dedicated advocates like the NMILC is empowering in its own way."
Jennifer Campos
Translation Volunteer & Administrative Logistics Volunteer
“Volunteering with NMILC is so important to me. As part of a family of immigrants, I know how difficult and overwhelming it can be to navigate immigration processes. Because of my family’s experience, I’m inspired to help others in whatever way I can at NMILC.”
Renee Wolters
DOJ Accredited Volunteer
“It has been a privilege and honor to be able to do this work. The NMILC team has spent much time and effort in training me to become a DOJ Accredited Representative; having that title now gives me more capability to be useful to the organization. I have learned so much in this volunteer work over the years, and am so grateful to the team at NMILC for your patience and confidence in me!”
Donna Roxey
Communications Volunteer
"I started volunteering with NMILC when I learned about its dedicated and expert staff and pro bono attorneys, and volunteers provide enormously invaluable and hard-to-get services to the immigrant community. I'm happy to assist NMILC's communications and development work with my editing experience."
Jordan Ganley
Jesuit Volunteer Corps & Legal Assistant
"I want to live in a society where people are truly treated equally. Working with the immigrant community through NMILC brings us closer to the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity, which is why I choose to be a part of that work."
Aurora Arreola
Translation Volunteer & Administrative Logistics Volunteer
“What motivates me to volunteer at NMILC is knowing that I can be a small part in making the legal experience a sigh of relief instead of a stressful event for immigrants in the community.”