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1 ABCD Citywide Boston Hispanic Center Advocacy Massachusetts Agencia Alpha Legal Services 62 Northampton St, S(617) ext. Ascentria Care Alliance (Westfield) Legal Services 94 North Elm Street, (413) The goal of the Citywide Hispanic Center is to help low-income families and individuals in Boston s Hispanic/ Latino community to become self-sufficient. The BHC accomplishes this goal by providing a wide range of vital services consisting of community education, information and referrals, with a special focus on social services and advocacy. Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act ; We educate, provide social service and advocate for the inmigrant community in Boston. Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship Ascentria Care Alliance (Worcester) Legal Services 11 Shattuck Street, W(774) legalhelp@ascentria.org Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected, Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against ( Women )p Act (VAWA) gpetitions Asian American Civic Association Massachusetts aaca-boston.org economically disadvantaged individuals with education, occupational training, and social services enabling our clients to realize lasting economic self-sufficiency. AACA has taken a leadership role in workforce development, delivering high quality training that leads to promising careers. Our English classes continue to prepare newcomers for higher education and employment. Asian American Civic Association - Multi-Service Center Legal Services 87 Tyler St, 5th Floor(617) info@aaca-boston.org Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Familybased petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship Barbara Eisold, Ph.D. Asylum Evaluations and353 Central Park Wes(212) Asylum Evaluations Bellevue Program for Survivors of Torture, NYC Asylum Evaluations andmanhattan, NYC Berkshire Immigrant Center Legal Services 88 South St, Pittsfield(413) info@berkshireic.com Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Prot Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development Advocacy Massachusetts Catholic Charities of Boston - Refugee and Immigration Services Legal Services 275 W. Broadway, So(617) Catholic Charities of Worcester County - Refugee & Immigration Services Legal Services 10 Hammond Street, W(508) info@ccworc.org BCCRD, Inc., committed to immigrant and refugee advocacy, strives to establish and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugees and immigrants who have resettled in the wider Boston metropolitan area. We aim to support and empower refugees as they rebuild their lives in the United States of America and help them become able participants in all facets of American life. Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship

2 Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services Refugee Services Massachusetts Catholic Social Services of Fall River - Immigrant Law Education and Advocacy Project Legal Services 1600 Bay Street, Fall (508) g g ( ),, Boston, is dedicated to supporting refugee families, asylum seekers, immigrants, and migrants in the efforts to achieve economic, social, and civic self-sufficiency. We provide a wide array of services to newcomers from all over the world. RIS is comprised of three distinct but overlapping programs: Community Interpreter Services, Immigration Legal Services, and Refugee Resettlement. Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act Centro Presente Legal Services 12 Bennington Street,(857) pmontes@cpresente.org Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) City of Boston Community Resource Directory of community resources (see items below for complete list) City of Boston, Immigrant Advancement Advocacy 1 CITY HALL SQUA IMMIGRANTADVANCEMENT@BOSTON.GOV We C facilitate g full and equal participation in all p aspects p of life by immigrants in Boston. y g, College Bound Dorchester Education Services Massachusetts including at-risk youth, newly arrived immigrants and families struggling to provide educational support to their children. In each program, College Bound Dorchester provides educational services to the underserved and lays the foundation for future academic, economic and social success. By providing a continuum of services, College Bound Dorchester ensures that no student gets lost on their path to higher education and that all students have the tools to realize their goals. Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands - Immigration Resource Center Legal Services 372 North Street, Hya(508) cmickle@cacci.cc Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitio Community Economic Development Center Legal Services 1285 Acushnet Ave., (508) corinncedc@gmail.com Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), U visas Community Legal Aid (Springfield) Legal Services One Monarch Pl, Suit(508) evanscoyoc@cwjustice.org Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Community Legal Aid (Worcester) Legal Services 405 Main St, 4th Floo(508) Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Community Legal Services and Counseling Center Legal Services 1 West Street, Cambr (617) Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Craig L. Levine, Psy.D. Asylum Evaluations and582 Market Street, Su(415) Dana L. Sinopoli, PsyD, Licensed Direct support or Consultation to those providing support to individuals who hold immigrant or drdanasinopoli@gmail.com Psychologist Treatment 1601 Walnut Street # asylum seeking status and/or are survivors of torture Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Dominican Development Center Legal Services 42 Seaverns Ave, Bos(617) Dominicandevelopmentcenter@ Naturalization/Citizenship, Violence Against Women Act East Boston Ecumenical Community Council Legal Services 50 Meridian St, Suite (617) rpineda@ebecc.org Educational Development Group Education Services Massachusetts Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) The Educational Development Group, Inc. s mission is to prepare new immigrants for success by providing them with the language skills and cultural awareness needed to access educational and employment opportunities. To fulfill our mission, the cornerstone of our program is training in English communication, and reading and writing skills.

3 Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Freedom Hill Community Church Legal Services 77 Kennedy Dr, Mald(781) Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Ghislaine Boulanger, PhD Crisis Intervention/ Deb242 West 101 Street, (212) Crisis intervention; Debriefing Greater Boston Citizenship Initiative Legal services Massachusetts gbcinitiative.org Greater Boston Legal Services - Immigration Unit (Boston) Legal Services 197 Friend St, Boston(617) Greenleaf Integrative Strategies, Siddharth Ashvin Shah, M.D., drshah@greenleaf-is.com M.P.H. Leadership and Conflict Resolution/ Helping (202) Harbor Communities Overcoming Violence Legal Services P.O. Box , Ch (617) Harvard University Law School - Immigration and Refugee Clinic Legal Services 6 Everett St, Suite 310(617) hirc@law.harvard.edu GBCI is a collaborative created by the Fish Family Foundation. Our mission is to educate immigrants about the benefits of citizenship, and to help eligible, legal permanent residents overcome barriers to naturalization. We are in partnership with several immigrant, communitybased, and direct service organizations in the Greater Boston area. These organizations are wellestablished and respected pillars in their communities. GBCI harnesses the established networks, trust, and resources that these organizations have built over decades of direct service. Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Vicarious trauma, burnout, trauma-informed design Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act Healthright Human Rights Clinic (Affiliated with Derner Institute, Adelphi University/Michael O'Laughlin) Asylum Evaluations and Support Immigrant & Refugee Health Program, Boston Medical Center Medical Services One Boston Medical C fmeg@bu.edu Immigrant and Refugee Health Programs (IRHP) Massachusetts General Hospital Medical Services organization dedicated to helping the refugee and asylee population in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Institute works to resettle, educate, and advocate for clients who have come to International Institute of Boston Refugee Services/Advo Massachusetts the US. Irish Immigration Center Advocacy/Legal Servic 100 Franklin St, LL-1(617) The Irish Immigration Center, founded in 1989, is a multi-service immigrant center providing services to immigrants from all over the world in an inclusive environment. Over the years, the IIC developed into a multi-service center, offering advice and support on legal, employment, housing, substance abuse, social services and health care issues/disparities. Jason Berman, PhD, Licensed Psychologist Human Trafficking Hillcrest Rd, S Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy John Jay College of Criminal Justice Help for Students on College Campuses undocumented college students Judith Bram Murphy, Ph.D. Treatment 274 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016judybram@aol.com Kelly Chang, MD, Director, Dept of Psychiatry; Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taoyuan Branch Treatment 100, Sec 3, Cheng-Ku kellychang2713@gmail.com

4 Ken Pope Asylum Evaluations andonline resource s < F%2Fbit.ly%2FKenPopeResourcesforTortureVi ctims&i=1&d=2ure4k- 1RxuTX3p3AQu1MA&e=Dr.A%40Pobox.com &a=zj6rmva6qzgjquvt58-jgq; Kids in Need of Defense (Boston) Legal Services c/o Nutter McClennen(617) mhowe@supportkind.org Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas LGBT Center Asylum Evaluations andmanhattan, NYC Liliana R. Tarba, Ph.D., C.Psych., Centre for MindBody Health Treatment 250 Eglinton Ave We dr.liliana_tarba@yahoo.com Lisa Lyons, Ph.D. Treatment 124 West 79th Street Luma Boston Legal Services 198 Ferry St, Everett, (617) lumaboston@yahoo.com Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) Legal Services/advocac 105 Chauncy Street, S(617) citizenship@miracoalition.org Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization/Citizenship Maureen McGarty,Ph.D. Asylum Evaluations and489 North Milledge Ave. St B, Athens, GA 3mmcgartyphd@gmail.com Maurine Kelber Kelly, Ph.D., P.A. Treatment Yeatman Terra mkkelly530@gmail.com psychologist, psychoanalyst Full service Immigration Law Firm. We handle ALL types of immigration cases: Family and Employment-based residency ("Green Cards"), Asylum, TPS, Naturalization (Citizenship), Merino Law Offices Legal Services Massachusetts Deportation Defense. MetroWest Legal Services Legal Services 63 Fountain St, Suite (508) Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center Treatment Massachusetts MGH Chelsea is a designated Refugee Health Assessment site. We provide comprehensive primary, specialty, mental health care, social services and concrete resources for all patients of MGH Chelsea - including new immigrants and refugees. We have many languages and special programs on site to help refugees and new immigrants to get the health care that they need on an ongoing basis. Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), NACARA, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Northeast Legal Aid, Inc. (Lawrence) Legal Services Union Crossing, 50 Is(978) Northeast Legal Aid, Inc. (Lowell) Legal Services 35 John Street, Suite 3(978) Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization Northeast Legal Aid, Inc. (Lynn) Legal Services 181 Union Street, Sui(978) Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), NACARA, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act Partnerships for Trauma Recovery Treatment San Francisco, Bay Area psychological and psychosocial care for refugees, asylees and asylum seekers Physicians for Human Rights Asylum Evaluations and Support Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project Legal Services 98 North Washington(617) acaranda@pairproject.org Pomegranate Connection Helping the Helper (Vicarious Trauma) Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act Information on Program design, implementation, materials and consultation to those helping to do more re gender based violence prevention and intervention programs

5 Post-Deportation Human Rights Project (Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice) Legal Services 885 Centre Street, Bo(617) Consular Processing, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, U visas Project Citizen Legal Services 4 Faneuil Hall, South (617) info@projectcitizenship.org Naturalization/Citizenship PSYSR Asylum Evaluations and Support hts/projects/asylum/resources/php Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center, Boston Treatment 31 Heath St., 3rd Floo(617) iac@riacboston.org Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center, Lynn Treatment 20 Wheeler St. Suite. 401, Lynn, MA, 01902iac@riacboston.org Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center, Worcester Treatment 340 Main St. Suite 80(508) iac@riacboston.org Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center, Children's Hospital Treatment Boston Children's Ho Robert P. Galligan, Ph.D., Licensed Flatiron: 22 East 21st robertpgalligan@mac.com Clinical Psychologist Treatment bono services with refugees Robert Prince, Ph.D., ABPP, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Treatment Steven Knoblauch, Ph.D. Helping the Helper (Vic26 W 9th St #3b, New(212) sknoblauch.phd@gmail.com Training workshops/consultation/support for providers exposed to vicarious retraumatization Suffolk Law School - Immigration Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Removal hearings, Special Law Clinic Legal Services 120 Tremont St, Fl 1, (617) Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) The Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights Treatment/Legal Servic Massachusetts The Immigrant Learning Center Advocacy The Immigrant Learn (781) United Neighbors of Firchburg, Inc. Legal Services 18 Fairmount Street, F(978) info@cleghorncenter.org University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth - Immigration Law Legal Services 333 Faunce Corner R (508) cdesirey@umassd.edu Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. Treatment 1280 Massachusetts A tummalan@bc.edu Victim Rights Law Center Legal Services 115 Broad St, 3rd Flo(617) ext. 19legalhelp@victimrights.org Our Mission is to provide holistic health care coordinated with social services and legal aid for asylum seekers, refugees, survivors of torture, and their families. We also train professionals to serve this population, conduct research to understand and implement best-practices, and promote health and human rights, locally and globally, to improve the quality of life for survivors of torture and their communities. provide free English classes to immigrant and refugee adults in Eastern Massachusetts, educate the public on the ways that immigrants are assets to America, and support research that demonstrates the economic and social benefits of immigration Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act

6 Women Encouraging Empowerment Inc Treatment/Advocacy Massachusetts Wright Institute Sanctuary Program Asylum Evaluations and Support YARP (Yeshiva Asylum and Refugee Project) 1165 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY William Salton, Ph. D and Carl Auerbach, Ph. D Asylum and Legal Supp du; Diane Fremont Treatment 7 Patchin Place Diane Fremont Psychotherapy; Consultation New York, NY Women Encouraging Empowerment, Inc 'WEE' advances the rights of immigrant and refugee women and their families through organizing, leadership development and service delivery. Our vision is the social and economic success of immigrant women based on leadership development and collective empowerment The Yeshiva Asylum and Refugee Project is a combined venture of the Cardozo Law School and the Ferkauf Graduate school of psychology. Both schools are part of Yeshiva University. We work together to prepare legal and psychological affidavits for people who are seeking political asylum as well as helping them through the legal process. We also offer psychotherapy for asylum seekers at the Parnes Clinic, which is Ferkauf's training clinic. If additional services are needed, we will also provide referrals.

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