Our Greatest Accomplishments
Just Neighbors partnered with local organizations to host ‘Ask An Attorney’ sessions, providing legal information and referrals to 942 immigrants. This 70% increase from last year reflects our commitment to meeting community needs and expanding access to legal resources for immigrant families.
Just Neighbors expanded the Children’s Program in 2025, which allowed us to help more vulnerable immigrant children than any other year. We increased the number of children served by nearly 30%—providing legal support and stability to 465 young clients.
Highlighting the gifts and the strengths of immigrants, the Just Neighbors community advocated for immigrants’ rights on the local, state, and federal level to make our communities more equitable and just for all, no matter their immigration status.
In 2025, Just Neighbors expanded our reach by growing our Maryland team and opening a permanently staffed office in Winchester, Virginia—strengthening our ability to serve more refugees, asylees, and immigrant families across both urban and rural communities.
The Immigrants We Serve and Their Stories
In 2025, we served 2,662 individuals - Each person and their family has a unique immigration journey, and we are proud to have assisted them along the way through our legal services.
Top 10 Countries
of Origin
El Salvador
Honduras
Mexico
Guatemala
Afghanistan
Cuba
Bolivia
Peru
Cameroon
Jamaica
TYPES OF HUMANITARIAN CASES
By focusing on humanitarian cases, Just Neighbors staff attorneys and volunteers serve the community's most vulnerable immigrants. Our clients are:
- Refugees and asylees
- Survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes
- DREAMers (immigrants brought to the U.S. as children)
- Those issued Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to armed conflict or natural disasters in their homelands
- Families seeking general advice about their status
- Trafficking victims
- Unaccompanied Minors
MARYLAND
19% live in Maryland
VIRGINIA
44% live in Northern Virginia
36% live in Rural Virginia
WASHINGTON D.C.
1% live in Washington D.C.
Success at Just Neighbors Means Success for Immigrants
Click on each photo to learn more about the stories of some of the people who took their immigration journeys with Just Neighbors in 2025.
WHAT DO JUST NEIGHBORS CLIENTS SAY?
We can spend all day telling you about Just Neighbors and how we think we're positively impacting our clients. Instead, see what they have to say about their own experiences.
Everything that you all do helps the community, please continue doing this for us. Immigrants need people like you to help us. All of the people treated me with dignity and never made me feel bad for not having documents when I arrived at Just Neighbors.
One day I was praying and asked God to help me to get my work permit, but God granted me the ability to become a citizen of this beautiful country the USA. My life has completely changed thanks to God and Just Neighbors.
Thanks to them I have my papers, and I no longer live in fear. Thanks to Just Neighbors for the work they did. My life is more peaceful now.
From the moment I reached out to them for assistance, I was met with professionalism, compassion, and expertise that truly set them apart. The staff were not only knowledgeable about the complexities of immigration laws and processes, but they took the time to explain everything to me in a clear and concise manner. Their dedication to providing accurate information and guidance was evident in every interaction I had with them.
We Love Our Volunteers!
Without our volunteers, Just Neighbors would not be able to serve as many immigrant families as we do every year. In fact, they helped to extend our budget by more than 35%! The incredible generosity of our team of 225 volunteers helps to answer every single request for assistance we receive to make sure every single person leaves Just Neighbors with more resources than before. Without them, we would not have the same impact. We cannot thank them enough for their time! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!
How This is Made Possible
We truly wouldn't be able to serve as many immigrants and their families without generous donors, foundations, faith communities, businesses, and government support. Thank you for your continued support!
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED IN 2025
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS
100WomenStrong
Abell Foundation
Accotink UUC
ACACIA Center for Justice
ACT for Alexandria
Alexandria Fund for Human Services
Alexandria Rotary Foundation
Annandale UWF
Annandale Christian Community for Action, Inc (ACCA)
Arlington Community Foundation
Arlington Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development
Baltimore - Washington Conference of the UMC
Baltimore County
Braddock Street UMC
Centreville UWF
Chevy Chase United Women in Faith
Clare and Don's Beach Shack
Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge
Community Foundation of The Northern Shenandoah Valley
Crossroads UMC
Daniels Run Peace Church
Embrace Waynesboro Community Center
Equal Justice America INC
Fairfax County
Fairlington UMC
Fairlington UMM
Fairlington UWF
Faith Lutheran Church
Faith UMC
Fauquier Free Clinic
First Christian Church
Foundry United Methodist Church
Free Clinic of Culpeper
Friendship United Women in Faith
George Mason University
Giesecke+Devrient
Goldseker Foundation
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Greater N.J. Annual Conference
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Haymarket Church
Herb Block Foundation
Hughes UMC
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Immigration Law & Justice Network
INOVA Health System
Jewish Community Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Kathleen & Eddie Hearts of Love Fund
Kelly Strategies
Kind Humans 4 Democracy
Kiwanis Club of Alexandria
LaCire, LLC
Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Foundation Inc
Leesburg UMC
Loudoun County
Maryland Bar Foundation
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Manor Memorial United Methodist Women
Mason Hirst Foundation
Meyer Foundation
Mission Central
Montgomery County
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Mount Olivet Foundation
Mount Olivet UMC
Northern Piedmont Community Foundation
Northern Fairfax Region Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
NOVA District Conference of the UMC
NOVA Hebrew Congregation
NOVA Catholic Community
PATH Foundation
Potomac Health Foundation
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rita Susswein Gottesman Fund
Rock Spring Congregational UCC
Rosendin Foundation
Rotary Club of Alexandria
Shenandoah River District of the UMC
Shrewsbury Foundation
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
St. Barnabas & St. Susanna Coptic Orthodox Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. John Neumann Church
St. Mark Catholic Church
St. Mary of Sorrows
St. Matthew's UMC
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
STRADA Education Network
The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area
The CO3 Fund
The Kresge Foundation
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Titmus Foundation
Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville
United Christian Parish of Reston
United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
Valley Health
Vera Institute of Justice
Virginia Department of Justice
Virginia Department of Social Services
Virginia United Methodist Foundation
Walker Chapel
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg United Methodist Church
The Team
At the heart of Just Neighbors is a team of fourteen board members, eleven attorneys, seven administrators, two DOJ Partially Accredited Representatives, two Legal Fellows, two Program Associates, and one case manager. This team has moved mountains for countless families, changing Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia for the better one immigration case at a time. We are endlessly grateful for each person's hard work, dedication, and compassion. Thank you for being a part of Just Neighbors!
