NEW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC

NAAM PROUDLY SERVED OVER 2,000 REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS DURING 2025. OUR CORE SERVICES INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, OUTREACH SERVICES, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AMONGST VARIOUS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED. THESE SERVICES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ACCOMPLISHING NAAM'S MISSION TO SUPPORT NEW AMERICANS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS INTEGRATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN THRIVE, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND FULLY EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM.EMPLOYMENT SERVICES HELPS REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BUILD THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY. DURING THE YEAR, THIS WORK INCLUDED EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, JOB READINESS SUPPORT, JOB DEVELOPMENT, VOCATIONAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION THROUGH OUR ESL SCHOOL, AND PRACTICAL JOB TRAININGS SUCH AS DIGITAL LITERACY, CULINARY TRAINING, AND OTHER WORKFORCE PREPARATION ACTIVITIES. NAAM ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND CONNECT PARTICIPANTS TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY.YOUTH SERVICES, THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL, SUMMER, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING, NAAM SUPPORTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, MENTORSHIP, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THESE SERVICES HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF RESSETLEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT.CASE MANAGEMENT, THROUGH THIS WORK, NAAM PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS AS THEY NAVIGATED HOUSING, BENEFITS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, HEALTH CARE, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. CASE MANAGEMENT HELPS CLIENTS ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS, OVERCOME BARRIERS, AND BUILD STABILITY AS THEY WORK TOWARD SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES.