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Though the MIRA Coalition does not provide direct legal services/advice for immigrant families, we do work with many organizations that do.  Please see a list below of legal service providers and citizenship service providers to assist with immigration needs.

Legal Service Providers

Boston Area

 
Greater Boston Legal Services (Immigration Unit)
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-371-1234
GBLS Cambridge/ Somerville Office
60 Gore St., Suite 203, Cambridge, MA 02141
Voice: 617-603-2700 | TDD: 617-494-1757 | Fax: 617-494-8222

Community Legal Services
1 West Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-661-1010

Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigrant Services
51 Sleeper Street
• Boston, MA 02210 •617.482.5440                       Haitian TPS Assistance: 617-464-8004
Call in hours: Wed, Thurs 10am-12pm

Irish Immigration Center
100 Franklin Street, LL-1
Boston, MA 02110
Telephone: (617)542-7654 / Fax: (617)542-7655
Email: questions@iicenter.org
 
Centro Presente
17 Inner Belt Road, Somerville, MA, 02143
Phone: 617-629-4731, Fax: 617-629-2436
email: centro<at>cpresente<dot>org

East Boston Ecumenical Community Council
50 Meridian Street, Suite B1
East Boston, MA 02128
Tel: (617) 567-2750 Fax: (617) 569-5946
Email: ebecc.admin@verizon.net

International Institute of Boston
One Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: (617)695-9990
Fax: (617)695-9191
Email: beacon@iiboston.org

Mayor's Office of New Bostonians
1 City Hall Square, Room 803
Boston, MA 02201-2030
12-2pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month                                          617-635-2980
 
PAIR Project
254 Friend Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 
Tel: 617.742.9296 | Fax: 617.742.9385

Somali Development Center
203-205 Green Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-0700
Fax: 617-522-7484
E-mail: sdcboston@yahoo.com


Lowell Area

International Institute of Lowell
144 Merrimack Street, Suite 302
Lowell, MA 01852
978-459-9031
 

Central Massachusetts

Friendly House
36 Wall Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-4362

Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services
888 Worcester Street, Suite 160
Wellesley, MA 02482
Toll Free 877-500-8263 or 781-997-0800
508-754-1121

Catholic Charities of Worcester
10 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-798-0191
 
 
Southeastern Massachusetts
Catholic Social Services of Fall River
1600 Bay Street
PO Box M/So. Station
Fall River, MA 02724 
PHONE/FAX
T 508-674-4681
F 508-675-2224
EMAIL
gmatias@cssdioc.org
 
Southern Massachusetts Legal Assist. Corp
508-586-2110/800-244-8393
 
 
Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
Springfield: 413-781-7814
Northampton: 413-584-4034
Pittsfield: 413-499-1950
 
 

New Hampshire


International Institute of New Hampshire
315
Pine Street
Manchester, NH 03103
Tel: (603)647-1500
Fax: (603)669-5830
 

Rhode Island

International Institute of Rhode Island
645 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
401-461-5940 or email: information@iiri.org
MetroWest Legal Services
63 Fountain Street, Suite 304 Framingham, MA 01702 Tel: (508) 620-1830 ext. 234 Fax: (508) 620-2323

Citizenship for New Americans Provider Organizations

The following organizations receive funding through the Citizenship for New Americans Program to provide citizenship classes and assistance with N-400s and the naturalization process:

Boston:

**Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
885 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
617-635-5129

**Cape Verdeans Utd
492 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02199
617-442-6644

**Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
75 Kneeland St., Suite 204
Boston, MA 02111
617-357-0226 

Haitian-American Public Health Initiative
10 Fairway Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
617-298-8076

**International Institute of Boston
1 Milk St.
Boston, MA 02109
617-695-9990

Irish Immigration Center
59 Temple Place, Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02111
617-542-7654

Jewish Vocational Service
29 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-399-3203

**Kit Clark
1500 Dorchester Ave
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-825-5000

Vietnamese-American Civic Association, Inc.
1452 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-288-7344

Voice and Future Fund/SEIU
60 Canal Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
617-878-7483

Eastern Massachusetts:

**Bristol Elder Services
182 North Main Street
Fall River, MA 02720
508-675-2105

Centro Latino de Chelsea
257 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-884-3238

Immigrants' Assistance Center
58 Crapo Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-996-8113

Lawrence Family Development
32 West Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
978-689-9863

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
1046 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-864-7600

**New Americans Center
290 Union St.
Lynn, MA 01901
781-593-0100

Russian Community Association of Massachusetts
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01901
781-599-3329

Central/Western Massachusetts:

**Adult ESOL Plus
PO Box 4860
Framingham, MA 01704
508-626-4282

Berkshire Community Action Council
1531 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
617-445-4881

Catholic Charities of Worcester
10 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-860-2261

Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
475 Franklin Street
Framingham, MA 01702
508-875-3100

Lutheran Community Services - Worcester
30 Harvard Street
Worcester, MA 01608
508-754-1121

Lutheran Community Services - Springfield
593 Main Street
West Springfield, 01089
413-787-0725

**Spanish American Center
112 Spruce St.
Leominster, MA 01453
978-534-3145


**These organizations are not funded by Citizenship for New Americans but do provide citizenship services

Government Agencies

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
On March 1, 2003, service and benefit functions of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The USCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. These functions include:  adjudication of immigrant visa petitions; adjudication of naturalization petitions; adjudication of asylum and refugee applications; adjudications performed at the service centers, and all other adjudications performed by the INS.