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Massachusetts Immigrant Service Agencies
Immigrant service agencies offer refugee resettlement, English language classes, referrals, and other services for noncitizens. Massachusetts agencies include:
NOTE: Glossary words are highlighted. Click on any glossary word to see its definition.
Catholic Charities
Description: helps refugees and other immigrants with basic needs, legal advice, and counseling and training to become self-sufficient.
Services:
- Refugee Resettlement Program
- Legal counseling on immigration for low-income clients
- Walk-in immigration clinic
- English as a second language (ESL) classes
- Employment training and counseling
- Case management and counseling
- Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.
- Interpreter and translation services
- Citizenship preparation
- Computer training
- Haitian multi-service center (Dorchester)
- Other immigrant services
Massachusetts locations: Greater Boston, Worcester
Contact Information:
- Catholic Charities of Greater Boston
75 Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-451-7979
Fax: 617-629-5768
Web site: Refugee and Immigration Services
- Catholic Charities Haitian Multi-Service Center
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
Phone: 617-506-6600
Fax: 617-474-1009
Web site: Haitian Multi-Service Center
- Catholic Charities of Worcester County
Refugee Resettlement Program
10 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Phone: 508-798-0191
Fax: 508-797-5659
Web site: Catholic Charities - Worcester County
International Institute
Description: offers a wide range of services to refugees and other immigrants to help them become self-sufficient members of their communities. Services are free, except for certain legal and citizenship services which are offered at a reasonable fee. Services may vary by location.
Services:
- Refugee Resettlement Program
- Legal Services (walk-in immigration clinic; full legal representation for asylum seekers and low-income immigrants; application assistance)
- English language and literacy skills training
- Refugee Employment and Training Program
- Case management and counseling
- Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.
- Translations
- Homebuyer training
- Family reunification
- Other immigrant services
Massachusetts locations: Boston, Lawrence, Lowell
Contact Information:
- International Institute of Boston
One Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-695-9990
Fax: 617-695-9191
Web site: International Institute of Boston
- International Institute of Greater Lawrence
125 Aimsbury Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: 978-687-0981
- International Institute of Lowell
144 Merrimack Street, Suite 202
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 978-459-9031
Fax: 978-459-0154
Web site: International Institute of Lowell
Jewish Family Service
Description: helps refugees become reunited with family members and transition into American life by offering social, educational, vocational, medical, and economic assistance.
Services:
- Refugee Resettlement Program
- Job training and counseling
- Citizenship preparation
- Information and referral services
- English language classes
- Social and recreational programs
- Youth programs
- Translations
- Special programs for elder refugees
Massachusetts locations: Newton, Lynn, Framingham, Springfield
Contact Information:
- Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS)
1430 Main St.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-647-5327
Contact online: Contact us
Web site: JF&CS New American Services
- Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS)
298 Union St.
Lynn, MA 01901
Phone: 781-593-0100
Fax: 781-599-3329
Contact online: Contact us
Web site: JF&CS New American Services
- Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS)
475 Franklin St., Suite #101.
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 508-875-3100
Fax: 508-875-4373
Web site: JFS New American Services
- Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts (JFS)
15 Lenox St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Phone: 413-737-2601
Fax: 413-737-0323
Web site: New Americans Program
Lutheran Social Services of New England (LSSNE)
Description: provides resettlement and support services to help refugees and other immigrants become self-sufficient and productive citizens of the United States.
Services:
- Refugee Resettlement Program
- Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program
- Sponsorship
- Refugee Employment and Training Program
- Case management and counseling
- Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.
- Translations and legal assistance
- English language instruction
- Family reunification
- Other immigrant services
Massachusetts locations: Worcester, West Springfield
Contact Information:
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
Description: provides a wide range of health and human services to Portuguese speakers and other residents of eastern Massachusetts.
Services:
- Immigrant social services, including job and housing search, and benefit program assistance
- Elder services
- Youth services and family counseling
- Youth violence prevention
- Citizenship classes, naturalization support, and other immigration services
- English and Portuguese language instruction
- Computer skills and other education classes
- Domestic violence prevention and batterer intervention
- Housing counseling for homebuyers and renters
- Substance abuse prevention and treatment
- HIV/AIDS outreach, education, case management, and transportation
- Cape Verdean Women's Initiative for reproductive health
- Community Health Project (outreach, education, and screening for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, breast and cervical cancer)
Massachusetts locations: Cambridge, Somerville, Allston, Dorchester, Lowell and Framingham
Contact Information:
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Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)
1046 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-864-7600
Fax: 617-864-7621
Web site: MAPS Home
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Allston: 617-787-0557, toll-free: 800-232-7725
569 Cambridge St., Allston, MA, 02134
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Dorchester: 617- 825-5897
1 Stoughton St., Dorchester, MA, 02125
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Framingham: 508-397-9051 (Portuguese); 508-259-9889 (Spanish)
129 Concord St., Suite 23, Framingham, MA 01702
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Lowell: 978-970-1250
11 Mill St., Lowell, MA, 01852
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Somerville: 617-864-7600
92 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC)
Description: helps Somali women and children and other immigrants by providing resettlement and support services.
Services:
- Refugee Resettlement Program
- Case management and counseling
- Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.
- Translations and legal assistance
- English language instruction
- Family reunification
- Domestic violence awareness
- HIV/AIDS education
- Youth programs
- Other immigrant services
Massachusetts locations: Jamaica Plain, Worcester, Lynn
Contact Information:
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Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC)
31 Heath Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-8882
Fax: 617-238-0064
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Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC)
340 Main Street, Suite #965
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 508-756-7557
Fax: 508-756-7708
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Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC)
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01901
Phone: 781-593-0100
Fax: 781-599-3329
Community organizations
Description: other Massachusetts agencies offering services for noncitizens
Services: Call the agency for information
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Asian American Civic Association
87 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-426-9492
Fax: 617-482-2316
TTY: 617-426-9157
Focus: Boston's Asian immigrants and immigrants from other parts of the world
Web site: Asian American Civic Association
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Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD)
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: 781-593-0100 x20
Fax: 781-593-3329
Focus: Refugees from Bosnia and other parts of former Yugoslavia living in greater Boston
Web site: Bosnian Community Center
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Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell
120 Cross Street
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-454-6200
Focus: Cambodian Americans and other minorities and economically disadvantaged residents of Lowell
Web site: Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
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City of Chelsea Refugee Services Program
194 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-889-0745
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East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC)
50 Meridian Street, Suite B1
East Boston, MA 02128
Phone: 617-567-2750
Fax: 617-569-5946
Focus: East Boston's Spanish-speaking immigrants
Web site: EBECC - East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Immigration Assistance
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Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association (ECMAA)
552 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 202
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-492-4232
Fax: 617-492-7685
Web site: ECMAA
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Russian Community Association of Massachusetts (RCAM)
215 Harvard Ave.
Allston, MA 02134
Phone: 617-731-7789
Focus: Russian-speaking and other immigrant groups living in Massachusetts
Web site: RCAM
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Somali Development Center (SDC)
203-205 Green Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-0700
Fax: 617-522-6300
Focus: Somali and other African immigrants living in New England
Web site: Somali Development Center - Boston
SDC - Chelsea
267 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-884-3238 x225
SDC - Springfield
130 Maple Street, Suite 243
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-739-9860
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Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope
27 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508-831-7455
Fax: 508-831-1104
Focus: Refugees living in the Worcester area
Web site: Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope
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Vietnamese-American Civic Association
1452 Dorchester Avenue, 3rd Floor
One Fields Corner
Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: 617-288-7344
Fax: 617-288-4860
TTY: 617-288-4443
Focus: Vietnamese population of greater Boston
Web site: Vietnamese-American Civic Association
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