INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC

BOSTON FIELD OFFICE: IINE'S BOSTON SITE HELPS UP TO 7,000 IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES EACH YEAR ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS; OBTAIN BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSEWARES, AND CLOTHING; LEARN ENGLISH; ENTER THE WORKFORCE; AND APPLY FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL BENEFITS. IINE WORKS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, CHURCH GROUPS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO SECURE IN-KIND GIFTS OF ITEMS IN SUPPORT OF NEW AND RESETTLED REFUGEES AND OTHER VULNERABLE IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS SUCH AS CHILD AND ADULT SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IINE STAFF OFFER EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION TO ENSURE CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HELP REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SUPPORT: WE ENROLL REFUGEES AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS WITH HUMANITARIAN STATUS IN PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS, REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE, AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS BASED ON ELIGIBILITY; CONNECT THEM WITH LOCAL RESOURCES; HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING; AND HELP REMOVE OTHER BARRIERS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND EMPLOYMENT. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING IINE'S BOSTON STAFF HELP EMPLOYABLE REFUGEES, ASYLEES AND OTHER IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS FIND DURABLE, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN ENTRY-LEVEL AND CAREER LADDERING POSITIONS. WE ASSESS EACH REFUGEE'S SKILLS AND INTERESTS, PROVIDE WORKFORCE ORIENTATION, PREPARE CLIENTS FOR INTERVIEWS, AND HELP PLACE THEM IN JOBS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT A NETWORK OF EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT JOB PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT. THE BOSTON SITE ALSO OFFERS GENERAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH AREA PARTNERS.ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IINE'S BOSTON PROGRAM OFFERS FIVE LEVELS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE VIRTUAL AND HYBRID INSTRUCTION: PRE-LITERACY, BEGINNER, LOW INTERMEDIATE, HIGH INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED, WITH A FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL PREPARATION AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, OUR PARTICIPANTS CAME TO THE U.S. WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, FROM LITTLE OR NO ENGLISH LITERACY TO THOSE WHO WERE ADVANCED AND SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR FLUENCY. ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OUR BOSTON OFFICE OVERSEES DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DEFINED AS SURVIVORS OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION TO OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF LABOR OR COMMERCIAL SEX ACT. OUR STAFF WORK TO CONNECT ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS TO BENEFITS, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT OR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, GUIDING THEM ON A PATH OF RESTORED DIGNITY AND HOPE. UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PROGRAM IINE OFFERS A REUNIFICATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR UNACCOMPANIED CENTRAL AMERICAN MINORS REUNITING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN NEW ENGLAND. WITH OVERSIGHT FROM THE BOSTON OFFICE, OUR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM SUPPORTS THE REUNIFICATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING IN THE U.S. THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE CLOSE TO 1,000 CHILDREN.LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES IINE'S LEGAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES BOSTON-AREA IMMIGRANTS WITH TRUSTWORTHY AND AFFORDABLE ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR IMMIGRATION RELIEF. LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT A RANGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION FORMS UNIQUE TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS STATUS ADJUSTMENT, WORK AUTHORIZATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND CITIZENSHIP. WE SERVE 1,500-2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR THREE-SITE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM EACH YEAR.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM BOSTON SITE VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PROGRAM AND CLIENT SUPPORT. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORT CULTURAL ORIENTATION CLASSES, PROVIDE ENGLISH TUTORING, LEAD SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, ORGANIZE SUPPLY DRIVES, HOST COMMUNITY DINNERS, AND MORE. IINE'S THREE-SITE RESETTLE TOGETHER COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TRAINS GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS TO BE PAIRED WITH A REFUGEE FAMILY AND SUPPORT THEIR RESETTLEMENT AND HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

LOWELL FIELD OFFICE: IINE'S LOWELL SITE HELPS UP TO 8,000 IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES EACH YEAR ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS; OBTAIN BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSEWARES, AND CLOTHING; LEARN ENGLISH; ENTER THE WORKFORCE; AND APPLY FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL BENEFITS. IINE WORKS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, CHURCH GROUPS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO SECURE IN-KIND GIFTS OF ITEMS IN SUPPORT OF NEW AND RESETTLED REFUGEES AND OTHER VULNERABLE, EXTREMELY LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS.CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IINE STAFF OFFER EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION TO ENSURE CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HELP REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SUPPORT: WE ENROLL REFUGEES AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS WITH HUMANITARIAN STATUS IN PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS, REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE, AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS BASED ON ELIGIBILITY; CONNECT THEM WITH LOCAL RESOURCES; HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING; AND HELP REMOVE OTHER BARRIERS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND EMPLOYMENT.EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING IINE STAFF HELP EMPLOYABLE REFUGEES, ASYLEES AND OTHER IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS FIND DURABLE, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THEIR ARRIVALS IN ENTRY-LEVEL AND CAREER LADDERING POSITIONS. WE ASSESS EACH REFUGEE'S SKILLS AND INTERESTS, PROVIDE WORKFORCE ORIENTATION, PREPARE CLIENTS FOR INTERVIEWS, AND HELP PLACE THEM IN JOBS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT A NETWORK OF EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT JOB PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT. IINE LOWELL ALSO OFFERS THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) FOR SUCCESS AND THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT (MA) FOR SUCCESS PROGRAMS THROUGH WHICH IINE PROVIDES CONTEXTUALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, SOFT-SKILLS TRAINING AND WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING TO THOSE SEEKING CERTIFICATION AND JOB PLACEMENT AS CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES OR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS RESPECTIVELY.ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IINE'S LOWELL SITE OFFERS FOUR LEVELS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE VIRTUAL AND HYBRID INSTRUCTION: BEGINNER, LOW INTERMEDIATE, HIGH INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED, WITH A FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL PREPARATION AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, OUR PARTICIPANTS CAME TO THE U.S. WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, FROM LITTLE OR NO ENGLISH LITERACY TO THOSE WHO WERE ADVANCED AND SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR FLUENCY.LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES IINE'S LEGAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES LOWELL-AREA IMMIGRANTS WITH TRUSTWORTHY AND AFFORDABLE ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR IMMIGRATION RELIEF. LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT A RANGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION FORMS UNIQUE TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS STATUS ADJUSTMENT, WORK AUTHORIZATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND CITIZENSHIP. WE SERVE 1,500-2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR THREE-SITE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM EACH YEAR.YOUTH PROGRAMMING OUR LOWELL YOUTH PROGRAM TEAM PAIRS REFUGEE YOUTH WITH COMMUNITY MENTORS TO SUPPORT LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION FOR COLLEGE, AND WORK EXPLORATION AND ENTRY. OTHER PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 13-25 INCLUDES SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS, TUTORING, AND ART AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND YOUTH GOAL SUPPORTS OUT-OF-SCHOOL IMMIGRANT YOUTH AGED 16-24 BY OFFERING EDUCATION, SOFT AND HARD SKILLS TRAINING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS SITE AND INTERNS AT IINE'S LOWELL PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PROGRAM AND CLIENT SUPPORT. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORT CULTURAL ORIENTATION CLASSES, PROVIDE ENGLISH TUTORING, LEAD SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, ORGANIZE SUPPLY DRIVES, DELIVER FOOD DONATIONS TO CLIENTS, HOST COMMUNITY DINNERS, AND MORE. IINE'S THREE-SITE RESETTLE TOGETHER COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TRAINS GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS TO BE PAIRED WITH A REFUGEE FAMILY AND SUPPORT THEIR RESETTLEMENT AND HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.