INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC
TWO BOYLSTON STREET NO 300, BOSTON, MA 021164737 iine.us

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SEE PART I, LINE 1.

TO HELP REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS SUCCEED THROUGH RESETTLEMENT, EDUCATION, CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND PATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP. IN FY2019, THE INSTITUTE WELCOME AND RESETTLED 252 NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND SERVED OVER 2,500 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND LEGAL PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE IS HEADQUARTERED IN BOSTON, MA, AND MAINTAINS FIELD OFFICES IN BOSTON, LOWELL, MA AND MANCHESTER, NH.

BOSTON FIELD OFFICE: IN FY2019, CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF HELPED SECURE HOUSING FOR GROUPS OF NEWLY ARRIVED INDIVIDUALS AND USED FEDERAL AND PRIVATE FUNDING TO HELP NEW ARRIVALS PURCHASE BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSEWARES, AND CLOTHING. IN ADDITION, LOCAL RESIDENTS, CHURCH GROUPS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED IN-KIND GIFTS OF ITEMS IN SUPPORT OF NEW ARRIVALS. CASE MANAGERS OFFERED EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION TO ENSURE REFUGEES AND ASYLEES WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES. WE ENROLLED REFUGEES IN PUBLIC BENEFITS AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, CONNECTED THEM WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, AND PROVIDED THEM WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND ORIENTATION. - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS - IINE-BOSTON STAFF HELPED EMPLOYABLE REFUGEES FIND DURABLE, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THEIR ARRIVALS. IN FY2019, WE ASSESSED EACH REFUGEE'S SKILLS, PROVIDED WORKFORCE ORIENTATION, PREPARED CLIENTS FOR INTERVIEWS, AND HELPED PLACE THEM IN JOBS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT A NETWORK OF EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT JOB PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT. THE BOSTON SITE IS ALSO HOME TO TWO INTENSIVE VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRANTS, AND IN FY19 IINE'S HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAM (HTP) PREPARED STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, AND THE HOSPITALITY AND HEALTHCARE TRAINING PROGRAM (HHTP) PREPARED STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HOSPITALITY AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. OUR SIX-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM CURRICULUMS PROVIDED FIVE MODULES: INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SKILLS TRAINING, ENGLISH FOR THE HOSPITALITY AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES, CUSTOMER SERVICES, WORK READINESS, AND COMPUTER LITERACY. THE HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED A TWO-WEEK JOB-SHADOWING MODULE, IN WHICH STUDENTS SHADOW EMPLOYEES AT ONE OF OUR PARTNER HOTELS, CIRCULATING THROUGH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ALIGNED WITH THEIR INTERESTS AND PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE. IN FY2019, WE ALSO LAUNCHED TWO NEW PROGRAMS: A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INCUMBENT WORKERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, AND A HOSPITALITY AND HEALTHCARE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM IN METRO NORTH. W GRADUATED 57 PARTICIPANTS FROM OUR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS INTO JOBS, AND SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 172 IMMIGRANTS. - ADULT BASIC EDUCATION - IINE BOSTON EXPANDED OUR SERVICES AND OFFERED FIVE LEVELS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: BEGINNER, LOW INTERMEDIATE, HIGH INTERMEDIATE, LOW ADVANCED, AND ADVANCED, WITH A FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL PREPARATION. REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, OUR PARTICIPANTS CAME TO THE US WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, FROM LITTLE OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH TO THOSE WHO WERE ADVANCED AND SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR FLUENCY. - LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES - LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2018, OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BOSTON-AREA IMMIGRANTS WITH TRUSTWORTHY AND AFFORDABLE ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR IMMIGRATION RELIED. LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORTED A RANGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION FORMS UNIQUE TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS STATUS ADJUSTMENT, WORK AUTHORIZATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS. IN 2019, WE SERVED 624 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM. - ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING - OUR BOSTON OFFICE OVERSEES DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DEFINED AS SURVIVORS OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION TO OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF LABOR OR COMMERCIAL SEX ACT. OUR STAFF WORKED TO CONNECT SURVIVORS TO BENEFITS, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT, GUIDING THEM ON A PATH OF RESTORED DIGNITY AND HOPE. - UNACCOMPANIED CENTRAL AMERICAN MINORS PROGRAM - IINE OFFERED A HOME STUDY AND POST-RELEASE SERVICES PROGRAM FOR UNACCOMPANIED CENTRAL AMERICAN MINORS. BASED IN THE BOSTON OFFICE, THE CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM SUPPORTED THE REUNIFICATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILDREN WITH FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING IN THE U.S. - VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - MORE THAN 250 VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS ENGAGED WITH IINE IN 2019. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORT CULTURAL ORIENTATION CLASSES, PROVIDE ENGLISH TUTORING, LEAD VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, ORGANIZE SUPPLY DRIVES, HOLD COMMUNITY DINNERS, AND MORE.

LOWELL FIELD OFFICE: IINE-LOWELL CASE MANAGERS SECURED HOUSING FOR REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL, AND USED FEDERAL AND PRIVATE FUNDING TO HELP NEW ARRIVALS PURCHASE BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSEWARES, AND CLOTHING. IN ADDITION, LOWELL-AREA RESIDENTS, CHURCH GROUPS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED IN-KIND GIFTS OF ITEMS THAT HELP NEW ARRIVALS. CASE MANAGERS OFFERED EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION TO ENSURE REFUGEES WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITY. STAFF ENROLLED REFUGEE FAMILIES IN PUBLIC BENEFITS AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, HELPED PLACE THEIR CHILDREN IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, CONNECTED THEM TO LOCAL RESOURCES, AND PROVIDED THEM WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND ORIENTATION. - EMPLOYMENT SERVICE - IINE'S LOWELL STAFF HELPED EMPLOYABLE REFUGEES FIND DURABLE, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL. OUR WORK INCLUDED ASSESSING EACH REFUGEE'S SKILLS, PREPARING THEM FOR INTERVIEWS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AREA EMPLOYERS, AND FOLLOWING UP TO SUPPORT RETENTION AFTER INITIAL JOB PLACEMENT. IN FY2019, IINE-LOWELL ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. THE 16-WEEK CNA FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION THAT INVOLVES IINE PROVIDING CONTEXTUALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, SOFT-SKILLS TRAINING AND WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING. - ADULT BASIC EDUCATION - IINE-LOWELL'S ESOL PROGRAM PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH THE LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO OBTAIN THEIR FIRST JOBS, ACQUIRE BETTER-PAYING POSITIONS, OR PERFORM THEIR CURRENT JOBS AT A HIGHER LEVEL. THE CLASSES HAD A DUAL FOCUS ON PROVIDING VOCATIONAL AND SOFT SKILLS AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH INSTRUCTION. - LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES - LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2018, OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BOSTON-AREA IMMIGRANTS WITH TRUSTWORTHY AND AFFORDABLE ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR IMMIGRATION RELIED. LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORTED A RANGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION FORMS UNIQUE TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS STATUS ADJUSTMENT, WORK AUTHORIZATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS. IN 2019, WE SERVED 624 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM. - VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - MORE THAN 75 VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS ENGAGED WITH IINE IN 2019. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORT CULTURAL ORIENTATION CLASSES, PROVIDE ENGLISH TUTORING, LEAD VARIOUS WORKSHOPS, ORGANIZE SUPPLY DRIVES, HOLD COMMUNITY DINNERS, AND MORE.

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