Carlos’s Story: An Unaccompanied Youth Builds a New Life in the U.S.
Carlos was fifteen years old when he left Honduras on his own. Fleeing violence and seeking a better education, and med…
Safeena: An Afghan Refugee Finds Welcome and Opportunity in Lowell
Safeena came to Lowell, MA as a refugee from Afghanistan in 2017, with her husband, two young children, and another bab…
Brenda’s Story: Helping Young Immigrants Discover Their Potential
Brenda, now 24, came to the U.S. from El Salvador when she was just eight years old. Her family initially settled in Al…
Memory Lane Calling – IINE Client Comes Full Circle
By Sherry Spaulding, Education and Youth Program Manager I received a very special phone call today. It was Samuel Jord…
Welcome to America. You Are Now in Lockdown. – IINE Resettles Refugee Family
This message comes from Rahmatullah Aka, IINE’s Community Services Manager in Boston. He shared this story as part of o…
She Was an Asylee With COVID-19 and Needed Help
This message comes from Sabyne Denaud, IINE’s Community Services Manager in Lowell. She shared this story as part of ou…
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…
Three Generations Now Thriving in Nashua: Kanyere and Frediana
Kanyere and her mother, Frediana, fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004 and lived in the Kyaka II refugee c…
Seeing Success in the Crisis: How IINE Clients Are a Source of Inspiration
By Emma Tobin Seven weeks ago, the IINE community in Lowell faced an enormous challenge: the families we serve were dis…
The Third Narrative About Immigrants: Why We Need Them as Much as They Need Us
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore…
Having Won a Visa Lottery, This ESOL Student Strives to Succeed
by Mariah Dennis, Volunteer and Contributing Writer Many people live in hope of winning a lottery, but Boston ESOL stud…
A “Happily Ever After” For One International Couple
It was love at first click for Andrea and Kurt, when they met online in 2014. But, there was one problem with this twen…
