In the run up to World Refugee Day, IINE CEO Jeff Thielman was invited to appear on “The Exchange,” with two former refugees and radio host Laura Knoy to talk about the current state of refugee resettlement in New Hampshire. The Exchange is New Hampshire's only locally produced statewide call-in talk show. https://www.nhpr.org/post/exploring-nhs-refugee-program-manchester#stream/0 [...]
My colleagues sometimes refer to me as “Professor” Thielman because I require facts, data and a strategy debate before we adopt a policy at IINE. I take their ribbing, but I’m confident a fact-based approach to strategy is standard operating procedure for most organizations. Unfortunately, rigorous policy research isn’t the norm in the current [...]
For many years, Kerry lived in a diverse New York City neighborhood surrounded by people from different cultural backgrounds. So when she moved to Manchester, NH, she wasn’t used to being in a relatively small and more homogenous town. Kerry first heard about IINE when she attended a live performance of Suitcase Stories®, a [...]
When Jordan, a senior at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH, signed up for a “Winter Break Community Service” trip through the college’s Campus Ministry office, she said she was surprised to learn her service assignment was not in a far-flung region of the country. It wasn’t even in a different state. Her placement [...]
LOWELL - To mark 100 years of serving newcomers to Lowell, the International Institute of New England (IINE) will honor 100 Lowellians who have influenced, led, and been part of Lowell’s vibrant immigrant community. “Since our founding in 1918, the people of Lowell have been our partners in resettling, educating, and welcoming newcomers to [...]
Thank you for being part of an historic night. IINE's 37th Golden Door Award Gala honoring Dr. Rafael Reif, the president of MIT, was a success because of you. Nearly 700 people from all across the globe gathered Thursday evening in the ballroom at the InterContinental Hotel to celebrate the leadership of Dr. Reif and [...]
By Fabiano Latham My name is Fabiano Latham, I'm 41, I'm Brazilian, a journalist and writer, and I currently live in Boston MA. I was asked by IINE to write about my experience as a “night” student in the ESOL program. I can tell you that I discovered the IINE like by accident. I [...]
The admissions ceiling for refugees could be set by the President at 25,000 people for fiscal year 2019. This would be a cut of more than 40 percent from this year’s limit. What You Can Do: Call congressional offices directly. You can reach US representatives in DC by calling 202-225-3121, and US senators [...]
All three sites hosted public events to honor World Refugee Day on June 20. Photos from the four events that day are posted on the IINE Facebook page. Thank you for making this year's World Refugee Day a memorable occasion for our clients, volunteers, and supporters. BOSTON - In April volunteers from Life [...]
Nearly every client that IINE serves across our three sites is in need of trustworthy and affordable assistance in adjusting their legal status in the U.S. IINE’s Legal Immigration Forms Service (LIFS) offers low-cost, high-quality support for a range of legal forms services in demand in the immigrant community, such as status adjustment, work authorization [...]
