Cultural Orientation: Helping Refugees and Immigrants Adapt to the U.S. While Maintaining Their Identity
In the 1920s, immigration services in the U.S. largely focused on assimilation. The prevailing view was that newcomers…
How A Weekly Soccer Game Helps Immigrants Advance Towards Their Career Goals
Needing A Substitution IINE Career Navigators Gordon Parris and Luqman Alkhaneqeeni were facing an unexpected challenge…
ESOL Students Write Poetry on Memory, Hope, and Home
IINE offers adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes for immigrants with a broad range of experienc…
“I Started Living When I Came Here”: A Senegalese Refugee Finds Freedom in Boston
Pride, For the First Time In the summer of 2024, Ousmane participated in his first-ever Pride Parade. Wearing a t-shirt…
Meet Our 2025 Interns
Every spring, summer, and fall brings a new group of bright, passionate interns to our team. In this post, hear from fo…
How Live Music Is Bringing Communities Together to Support Refugees and Immigrants
When community members tell us they want to bring their friends and neighbors together to support IINE’s work for refug…
“I Always Want to Give Back”: Suraj Budathoki’s Journey from a Refugee Camp to the NH Statehouse
In November of 2024, Suraj Budathoki was elected to represent Hillsborough County District 40 in the New Hampshire Stat…
Shared Goals: How Refugees and Immigrants Bond Through Soccer
It’s the most popular sport in the world. You can play it in a schoolyard, a gym, a park, or even a refugee camp. You d…
“The Most Lovely People”: A Volunteer Group’s Experience Supporting a Refugee Family from Nigeria
Tani and her six children were among the last refugees to arrive safely in Boston just before the indefinite suspension…
Prudence’s Story: How a Refugee and Humanitarian Found Life-Saving Support in the U.S.
A father of four, Prudence has dedicated his life to working for human rights and against government corruption. After…
Massachusetts Resettlement Agencies Applaud Legislative Leadership for $5 Million Investment in Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
BOSTON – June 9, 2025 – The eight resettlement agencies operating throughout the Commonwealth applaud the Massachusetts…
International Institute of New England Raises a Record Setting $3.5M at Golden Door Award Gala Celebrating Organization’s Centennial
100th anniversary of Boston headquarters features distinguished performances, history walk, and uplifting stories of im…
