Case Management
Case Managers advise clients of their rights under current law, and guide them toward access to food, clothing, housing and health care.
Citizenship Support
Helping people navigate the path to legal citizenship is something we’ve been doing for over 40 years.
Workforce readiness
From word processing to resume drafting, our class offerings help new U.S. citizens build marketable skills.
Business & Community
The IAC is the go-to resource for business and community organizations that must stay current and compliant on complex and rapidly-changing immigration policy.
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OUR CASE MANAGERS ARE THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO.
Languages spoken by our Case Managers
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Citizenship application rate increase over the last 2 years
“As an organization, we hope to act as a beacon to our immigrant community; guiding them along their path to self-sufficiency and citizenship.”
LUCY OLIVEIRA
S.H.I.N.E Counselor and Elder Service Coordinator
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NEWS & EVENTS
Know Your Rights for Portuguese Elders
The South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc., in collaboration with the Immigrants' Assistance Center (IAC), hosted a Know Your Rights Portuguese Elder Forum. The keynote Speakers were the following: Natacha Salemme, Director of Money Manager Program at...
SouthCoast nonprofits pay big dividends
It takes a village, a region, and even the online community to help provide social services today. As government funding shrinks under increasingly tighter budgets, SouthCoast-based nonprofits are relying all the more on private donors, community foundations,...
‘A lot of questions’: SouthCoast groups hurry to help with DACA renewals
NEW BEDFORD — The Immigrants’ Assistance Center is set to host a DACA information and renewal session and two other community organizations are also available for renewal assistance. “We’re trying to get as many applications through as possible,” said Helena DaSilva...











