RIAN IMMIGRANT CENTER INC

IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES: OUR ATTORNEYS PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE AND FULL CASE REPRESENTATIONS THAT HELP 2,200 LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED IMMIGRANTS ANNUALLY AS THEY GAIN CITIZENSHIP, LEGAL STATUS AND/OR WORK AUTHORIZATION AND REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES SO THEY CAN ESTABLISHPRODUCTIVE, STABLE LIVES, AND MOVE OUT OF PROVERTY.EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT SERVICES: OUR INSTRUCTORS EMPOWER IMMIGRANTS WORKING TO BUILD FINANCIALLY STABLE, PRODUCTIVE LIVES SO THEY MAY BREAK THEY CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. OUR ADULTEDUCATION SERVICES EMPOWER 100 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, AND INCLUDE ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL), TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES.RESOURCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES: OUR SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING FOR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS SUCH AS TRAUMA, STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND WE OFFER CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 300 INDIVIDUALS EVERY YEAR. WE OFFER FREE HEALTH CLINICS, AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO REDUCE STRESS.

LEARNING EXCHANGE PROGRAM:RIAN IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISA SPONSOR FOR THE J1 INTERN AND IWT VISAS, WHICH GIVE IRISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE U.S. FOR UP TO A YEAR. THE RIAN J1 TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THEAPPLICATION PROCESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THEIR VISA. EXCHANGE VISITORS WORK IN AN INTERNSHIP RELATED TO THEIR FIELD OF STUDY, GAINING INVALUABLE INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPING CRITICAL WORKPLACE SKILLS. OUR TEAM ASSISTS STUDENTS AND GRADUATES INOBTAINING THESE INTERNSHIPS WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR INTERNSHIP SEARCHING, GUIDE THEM THROUGH TAILORING RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS, AND MAKE DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH EMPLOYERS.BUILDING ON OUR IRISH ROOTS OF WELCOMING OTHERS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, AS BOSTON'S WELCOME CENTER FOR MORE THAN 4,100 IMMIGRANTS FROM OVER 126 COUNTRIES EACH YEAR WE SEEK TO BE PROACTIVE, RESPONSIVE AND INNOVATIVE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN NEW ENGLAND.