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
Help Us Make a Difference
Help a young person get the resources they need for a bright future.
NEWS & EVENTS
Marion woman donates her $1,200 stimulus check to the Salvation Army and Immigrants’ Assistance Center
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor MARION – When Marion resident Christine Wood learned that she would be getting a $1,200 stimulus payment from the IRS, she immediately felt compelled to put it to good use. So, she donated the entire check to the Salvation Army...
Bridging the coronavirus divide: Immigrants’ Assistance Center to provide Chromebooks, supplies to ELL students
By Aimee Chiavaroli -- Posted Apr 27, 2020 at 6:50 PM $15K grant from Sen. Mark Montigny’s Children’s Equality and Empowerment Fund will allow remote learning NEW BEDFORD — Helena DaSilva Hughes, executive director of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center, remembers well...
Montigny delivers $15K grant to the IAC for underpriviledged kids
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor --- Posted Apr 16, 2020 at 3:43 PM NEW BEDFORD – The lack of technology at home has been a big challenge for some local immigrant families with school aged children, says Helena Hughes, the executive director of the Immigrants’...
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