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
New Bedford elderly group publishes ‘Poems of our Lives’
Click here to purchase your copy of 'Poems of our Lives' This article originally appeared in OJornal on December 17th, 2015 and can be found here NEW BEDFORD — A group of Portuguese elders have found in poetry a vehicle to improve their cognitive skills, express their...
Immigrants’ Assistance Center hosts naturalization ceremony for 30 in New Bedford
By Carol Kozma NEW BEDFORD — Cassio Raggi, a 26-year-old Brazil native who lives in Easton, might have become a citizen Friday but he says he has felt American for far longer. “I’ve been here for close to 10 years and it has become my home,” he said after the...
Immigrants’ Assistance Center receives recognition from Immigration Services
By Lurdes C. da Silva NEW BEDFORD — In its 40-plus years of existence, the Immigrants’ Assistance Center has collected many recognitions, but few, if any, are as important as the one it just received from the Depart-ment of Homeland Security. U.S. Citizenship and...
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