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Newton High Schooler Suraj Chaudhry Donates Winter Coats and Warm Words
November 29, 2023
Dear Ahmed, Zuhra, and Meetra, Welcome to Boston! My name is Suraj Chaudhry. I am a 16-year-old at Newton South Hig…

Employee Profile: Meet Julian, Case Specialist
August 7, 2023
Julian joined the International Institute of New England earlier this year as a Case Specialist. Driven by a desire to…

Major League Opportunity for Refugees at Fenway Park
July 13, 2023
Getting a call from the Red Sox to come on down to Fenway Park is the dream of many a New Englander. Even though he was…

Volunteer Spotlight: Phoebe Park Finds a Connection That Transcends Language Barriers
June 28, 2023
In our Volunteer Spotlight series, we catch up with cherished IINE volunteers to hear more about their passion and expe…

IINE Celebrates World Refugee Day 2023
June 23, 2023
The United Nations General Assembly established the first World Refugee Day on June 20, 2000. The international holiday…
Job skills training at IINE: Building new careers with MNPAP
April 27, 2022
Job skills training programs at IINE are designed to empower newly arrived refugees to achieve independence and stabili…
Refugee Agencies Praise MA Legislature for Approving $12 Million in Aid for Over a Thousand Afghan Arrivals
December 9, 2021
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Welcoming our first Afghan evacuee family to Greater Boston
October 25, 2021
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Congratulations to Our Graduating Class: Healthcare & Hospitality Training Program
August 20, 2020
The International Institute of New England’s Healthcare & Hospitality Training Program (HHTP) is a nine-week course…
Welcome to America. You Are Now in Lockdown. – IINE Resettles Refugee Family
August 14, 2020
This message comes from Rahmatullah Aka, IINE’s Community Services Manager in Boston. He shared this story as part of o…
Persistence Pays Off for Hospitality Training Program Graduate
May 26, 2020
When Adolfo Gomes first arrived in the U.S., he spoke little English and worked entry-level jobs in restaurant kitchens…
Suitcase Stories® featured at Institute of Contemporary Art
October 22, 2019
Ten Powerful Immigrant Accounts Shared Through Suitcase Stories® Programming Presented in Conjunction with the ICA Exhi…