Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI)

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For 25 years, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas empowers immigrants facing human rights abuses by providing legal and social services, promoting their right to life and liberty.

Our resilient clients include victims of violence, asylum seekers fleeing persecution, and women and children facing abuse and neglect from around the world. Guided by the vision of our founders, Serena Simmons Connelly and Elizabeth Healy, HRI remains committed to  advancing their mission: ensuring every client has the opportunity to transform their lives.

✨ None of this happens without you. When you give to HRI, you become part of that change—helping survivors of violence, persecution, and abuse transform their lives and reclaim their right to life and liberty. 

Thank you for your support!

Since HRI’s founding, we have helped thousands of immigrants become legal permanent residents and have provided over $10 million worth of financial assistance to our clients.  

More than 95% of the cases HRI takes on are successful—a testament to the expertise and commitment of our in-house legal team and volunteer attorneys. 

See how you can help change lives for the better!


We have a unique model where we connect, train, and support top regional lawyers—many from North Texas’ leading firms—who volunteer their time to take on our clients’ cases.

In the last year alone, this partnership provided more than $1.4 million in pro bono legal services to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Through this proven model, HRI has become the trusted legal and social services organization in North Texas.

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Mission

Human Rights Initiative of North Texas empowers immigrants facing human rights abuses by providing legal and social services, promoting their right to life and liberty.

Needs

The past year proved challenging for our clients as anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies continued to hinder their journey from persecution and abuse to safety and opportunity. Despite these obstacles, HRI's expert staff and volunteers stood alongside our clients, ensuring that they receive the immigration relief they deserve. We know that legal representation is the critical difference between returning to persecution and abuse and the possibility of safety and citizenship in the United States.

With your support, you ensure access to expert-level legal representation for some of the most vulnerable people in the immigration system. Stand with us as we speak up for human rights and advocate for a more humane immigration system.

Here's how your donation makes a difference:

--HRI legal teams continue to fight for just and compassionate outcomes for our clients despite the challenges of an immense backlog and anti-immigrant policies;

--Our Access Fund reduces barriers, underwriting employment authorization and other application fees, language services, and transportation to and from essential services.

Guided by the vision of our founders Serena Simmons Connelly and Elizabeth Healy, HRI remains committed to ensuring every client has the opportunity to transform their life and reclaim their right to life and liberty!

Join us and give your generous gift today!

Equity Statement

HRI fosters equity, celebrates diversity, and supports inclusion. We acknowledge diverse backgrounds and voices. Our visitors, volunteers, trustees, staff, and communities represented in the HRI family make us stronger. Each voice enables us to be better equipped to make positive impacts locally and nationally.

Please visit our website to learn more:

https://hrionline.org/hri-organizational-statement-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI)

Tax id (EIN)

75-2842602

Guidestar

Causes

Immigrants & Refugees

Operating Budget

$1,000,000 - $2,999,999

Counties Served

Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin

BIPOC Serving

Other, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American

BIPOC Leadership

Executive Director/CEO

Address

2914 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204

Phone

214-855-0520

Email

Development@hrionline.org

Website

http://www.HRIonline.org

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