Immigration Legal Assistance

Immigrant service agencies offer refugee resettlement, English language classes, referrals, and other services for noncitizens. Massachusetts agencies include:

Catholic Charities

Helps refugees and other immigrants with basic needs, legal advice, and counseling and training to become self-sufficient.

Services:

  •  Refugee Resettlement Program

  •  Legal counseling on immigration for low-income clients

  •  Walk-in immigration clinic

  •  English as a second language (ESL) classes

  •  Employment training and counseling

  •  Case management and counseling

  •  Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.  Interpreter and translation services

  •  Citizenship preparation

  •  Computer training

  •  Haitian multi-service center (Dorchester)

  •  Other immigrant services


Labouré Center

South Boston - 275 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127 | Phone: 617-464-8100

Greater Boston - 75 Kneeland St., Boston, MA 02125 | Phone: 617-451-7979

  •  Refugee Resettlement

  •  Community Interpreter Services

  •  Immigration Legal Services

  •  Refugee Employment Services

  •  Adult Education ESOL (South Boston location)

  • Refugee and Immigration Services (Greater Boston location)

Haitian Multi-Service Center

185 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, MA 02121
Phone: 617-506-6600 | Fax: 617-474-1009


Worcester County Refugee Resettlement Program

10 Hammond Street, Worcester, MA 01610
Phone: 508-798-0191 | Fax: 508-797-5659

International Institute of New England

Offers a wide range of services to refugees and other immigrants to help them become self-sufficient members of their communities. Services are free, except for certain legal and citizenship services which are offered at a reasonable fee. Services may vary by location.

Services:

  •  Refugee Resettlement Program

  •  Legal Services (walk-in immigration clinic; full legal representation for asylum seekers and low-income immigrants; application assistance)

  •  English language and literacy skills training

  •  Refugee Employment and Training Program

  •  Case management and counseling

  •  Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.

  •  Translations

  •  Homebuyer training

  •  Family reunification

  •  Other immigrant services

Boston Office:

One Milk St., Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-695-9990 | Fax: 617-695-9191 | Email

Lowell Office:

144 Merrimack St., Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 978-459-9031 | Fax: 978-459-0154 | Email

Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS)

Helps refugees become reunited with family members and transition into American life by offering social, educational, vocational, medical, and economic assistance.

Services:

  •  Refugee Resettlement Program

  •  Job training and counseling

  •  Citizenship preparation

  •  Information and referral services

  •  English language classes

  •  Social and recreational programs

  •  Youth programs

  •  Translations

  •  Special programs for elder refugees

Waltham office:

1430 Main St., Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-647-5327

Lynn offices:

298 Union St. Lynn, MA, 01901
Phone: 781-593-0100 | Fax: 781-599-3329

Framingham office:

475 Franklin St., Suite #101., Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 508-875-3100 | Fax: 508-875-4373

JFS New American Services

Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) provides vital social, health, and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives, and support people in need.

Western Massachusetts:

15 Lenox St., Springfield, MA 01108
Phone: 413-737-2601 | Fax: 413-737-0323

Ascentria Care Alliance

Provides resettlement and support services to help refugees and other immigrants become self-sufficient and productive citizens of the United States.

Services:

  •  Refugee Resettlement Program

  •  Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program

  •  Sponsorship

  •  Refugee Employment and Training Program

  •  Case management and counseling

  •  Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc.  Translations and legal assistance

  •  English language instruction

  •  Family reunification

  •  Other immigrant services

Worcester office:

11 Shattuck Street, Worcester, MA 01605
New American Services
Phone: 774.243.3100

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program
Phone: 774.243.3068 | Fax: 508.519.8310 ​

West Springfield office:

425 Union Street, West Springfield, MA 01809
New American Services
Phone: 413-562-6015

Waltham office:

230 Second Avenue, Suite 125, Waltham, MA 02451
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program
Phone: 781.373.9152 | Fax: 781.373.9157

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers

Description: provides a wide range of health and human services to Portuguese speakers and other residents of eastern Massachusetts.

Services:

  • Immigrant social services, including job and housing search, and benefits program assistance 

  • Elder services

  •  Youth services and family counseling

  •  Youth violence prevention

  •  Citizenship classes, naturalization support, and other immigration services

  •  English and Portuguese language instruction

  •  Computer skills and other education classes

  •  Domestic violence prevention and batterer intervention

  •  Housing counseling for homebuyers and renters

  •  Substance abuse prevention and treatment

  •  HIV/AIDS outreach, education, case management, and transportation

  •  Cape Verdean Women's Initiative for reproductive health

  •  Community Health Project (outreach, education, and screening for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, breast and cervical cancer)

Headquarters

1046 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-864-7600 | Fax: 617-864-7621

Allston

Cambridge St., Allston, MA, 02134
Phone: 617-787-0557 | Toll-free: 800-232-7725 569

Dorchester

Stoughton St., Dorchester, MA, 02125
Phone: 617-825-5897

Framingham

24 Union Ave., Suites 8 & 10, Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 508-872-2652 | Portuguese: 508-397-9051 | Spanish: 508-259-9889

Lowell

11 Mill St., Lowell, MA, 01852
Phone: 978-970-1250

Somerville

92 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-864-7600 (open by appointment only)

Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC)

Helps Somali women and children and other immigrants by providing resettlement and support services.

Services:

  •  Refugee Resettlement Program

  •  Case management and counseling

  •  Information and referrals for housing, food assistance, health care, etc., Translations, and legal assistance

  •  English language instruction

  •  Family reunification

  •  Domestic violence awareness  HIV/AIDS education

  •  Youth programs

  •  Other immigrant services

Jamaica Plain

31 Heath St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-8882 | Fax: 617-238-0064

Worcester

340 Main St., Suite #965, Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 508-756-7557 | Fax: 508-756-7708

Lynn

298 Union St., Lynn, MA 01901
Phone: 781-593-0100 | Fax: 781-599-3329

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Based on the 2018 census data, 67.3 million U.S. residents, both immigrants and native-born, speak a language other than English at home. It’s safe to say this number will likely continue to grow this year. Stats like this underscore the need for services that support language translation, including the ability to translate official and legal documents. For example, when dealing with immigration or the USCIS, one must translate a birth certificate among other important documents.

Lawrence

2 Mill St, Lawrence, MA 01840

Phone: (800) 375-5283