Boston, MA. The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative, recognizes the positive contributions that immigrant and refugee communities make to our Commonwealth and to our society at large. Therefore we commemorate this day and highlight the importance of respecting the human rights of all immigrants, regardless of their immigration status. In December 2000, the U.N. General Assembly, taking
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative virtually celebrated our one year anniversary on May 6th. Thank you to all of our supporters and those of you who attended the event! If you missed our special anniversary event, you may view it below.
“The decision to eliminate the TPS program is ill conceived and immoral. We must remember that this impacts people who have been in this country 20 years or more, who have raised American children, bought homes, built businesses, and lead our churches. Many of them are our essential heroes who go out every day to work
The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative condemns the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement performing hysterectomies and other gynecological procedures at its detention center in Georgia. The right to reproduce is a human right and should never be taken away. Immigrant women should not have to lose their reproductive capacity simply because they are seeking a better life in
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative Hires Luiza Souza as Program Manager The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative is pleased to announce it has hired Luiza Souza to serve as program manager for the coalition of immigrant support organizations that came together at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic to provide emergency relief to immigrant communities across the Commonwealth. Souza
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative Adds Four Partners Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, Metrowest Worker Center, New North Citizens Council and Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center join 11 initial partner organizations to support immigrants The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative has expanded by adding four new partner organizations to the original 11 nonprofit immigrant support organizations that came together in
Covid-19 public health crisis prompted immediate response to support more than 20,000 vulnerable Massachusetts residents Boston MA (August 21, 2020) – At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, diverse and multicultural immigrant support organizations came together to provide direct emergency relief to Massachusetts’ most vulnerable residents – immigrant families. The Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative (originally named
$650K from Boston Resiliency Fund has already impacted the lives of over 20,000 immigrants BOSTON – Thursday, May 28, 2020 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced over $1,750,000 in funding for the Boston Immigrant COVID-19 Collaborative (BICC) to provide direct emergency relief to the immigrant community. The City of Boston assisted in initially creating