FUNDING SOURCES
The IAC relies entirely on donations from many generous businesses, individuals, and foundations including:
The Azorean Government
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Bristol County District Attorney
Carney Family Charitable Foundation
Coastline Elderly Services, Inc.
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts – specifically the James Arnold Fund, the Polaroid Foundation, the Henry H. Crapo Foundation Fund, and the Emergency Response Fund
New Bedford Society of Friends (Quakers)
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Senator Montigny Children’s Equality and Empowerment Fund
William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
The United Way of Greater New Bedford
“We try to be the voice of those who are vulnerable in order to help them overcome their challenges and become active members of our society.”
LIZ LOZADA
At-risk Youth Case Manager
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Pandemic, RMV Regulations Force 24 year-old Mini-Bus Business to Close
By Kiernan Dunlop, Standard-Times
NEW BEDFORD — At the beginning of March, business was so good for Anna Rodriques that she and her husband considered buying a new house. Now Rodriques doesn’t know how she’s going to pay her bills and finds herself going to food pantries to help make ends meet.
Newly Naturalized Citizens Vote in New Bedford Despite Confusion from Federal Agency
By Kiernan Dunlop, Standard-Times
NEW BEDFORD — Not even confusion over the location of his polling place could dampen Adilson Cabral’s excitement on Tuesday.
Cabral, who came to the United States over 18 years ago from Cabo Verde, was voting in his first U.S. election after becoming a naturalized citizen in September.
Our Case Managers
Our case managers are multi-lingual, speaking five languages, and multicultural, able to fully understand the subtleties of culturally-based dreams and fears.