What we’re all about
We create opportunities for refugees and immigrants to succeed through resettlement, education, career advancement and pathways to citizenship.
Our Vision
Refugees and immigrants are able to realize their dreams and contribute
to New England’s growth and prosperity.
Persistence pays off for Hospitality Training Program graduate
When Adolfo Gomes first arrived in the U.S., he spoke little English and worked entry-level jobs in restaurant kitchens. Anyone who has met him will tell you that being in the back of the house isn’t the natural place for Adolfo’s outgoing personality, nor the best use of his degree in advertising from a university in Brazil. He’s a “People Person." A few years after Adolfo arrived, he enrolled in IINE’s Hospitality Training Program. [...]
Advocating for eligible immigrants who are one step away from Citizenship
As an organization that has welcomed immigrants to the U.S. since 1918, the International Institute of New England has been on the front lines of immigration policy and advocacy for more than a century. In recent days, we have contacted federal legislators from Massachusetts and New Hampshire to call attention to policies recently enacted by the Trump Administration that have resulted in, either by design or by opportunity, a stealth strategy to disenfranchise thousands [...]
