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Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA)
Date posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Author: IRSA's Ms. Melanie Nezer

Albanian and other newcomers to America should take advantage of the important range of services offered by Immigration and Refugee Services (IRSA) which is the oldest and largest non-sectarian network of organizations serving immigrants, refugees, and other foreign-born people worldwide.

IRSA's national office, in Washington, DC, coordinates refugee resettlement and immigration programs, provides policy leadership, creates new programs, cultivates relations with other national organizations and agencies of the federal government, develops public information, and educates policy makers.

IRSA's 35 agencies, located in small cities as well as major metropolitan areas, provide a wide range of direct services and local advocacy in 124 sites throughout the USA.

Its network contains some of the nations' foremost immigration attorneys and paralegals,certified English-as-a-Second Language teachers, and licensed social workers.

Current IRSA Partner Agencies are located in Akron, OH (International Institute), Albany, NY (International Center of the Capital Region), Atlanta, GA (Bridging the Gap Project, Inc., Binghamton, NY (American Civic Association), Boston, MA (International Institute of Boston), Bowling Green, KY (Western Kentucky Refugee Mutual Assistance), Bridgeport, CT

(International Institute of Connecticut), Buffalo, NY (International Institute of Buffalo, New York), Chicago, IL (Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights), Cincinnati, OH (Travelers Aid International of Greater Cincinnati), Cleveland, OH (The International Services Center), Columbia, MD (Foreign-Born and Referral Network), Detroit, MI (International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit), Erie, PA (International Institute of Erie, Pennsylvania), Gary, IN (International Institute of Northwest Indiana), Honolulu, HI (Immigrant Center), Houston, TX (YMCA International Services), Jersey City, NJ (International Institute of New Jersey), Kansas City, MO (Don Bosco Nationalities Service Center), Lawrence, MA (International Institute of Lawrence), Los Angeles, CA (International Institute of Los Angeles), Lowell, MA (International Institute of Lowell), Miami, FL (Christian Community Service Agency), Milwaukee, WI (International Instutue of Wisconsin), New York City (Travelers Aid Services), Brooklyn, NY (Church Avenue Merchants Block Association), Oakland, CA (International Institute of East Bay), Philadelphia, PA (Nationalities Service Center), Providence, RI International Institute of Rhode Island), St. Louis, MO (International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis), St. Paul, MN ( International Institute of Minnesota), San Francisco, CA (International Institute of San Francisco), Twin Falls, ID (College of Southern Idaho Refugee Service Center), Field Office: Burlington, VT (Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program).

For more information about IRSA, please contact:

Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA)

1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
-- Tel: (202) 797-2105
-- Fax: (202) 797-2363
-- E-mail: irsa@irsa-uscr.org
-- Web Site: www.irsa-uscr.org