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Throughout its history, the United States has had a vibrant civil society with many immigrant community based groups, organizations, voluntary associations, and aid societies. An immigrant aid society (or an immigrant organization) is an organization formed by individuals, who are members of a particular ethnic\national origin group, for the purpose of providing social services primarily to immigrants from their ethnic\national group. Immigrant aid societies deliver social services, provide programs aimed at assisting in the adaptation and incorporation of immigrants, give a sense of support and continuity to lives impacted by migration events, help immigrants reestablish their social contacts and networks, advocate on behalf of the group, and generally help immigrants navigate their new social environments.

Purpose of study

The purpose of the study is to continue to document and analyze the work of immigrant community based organizations (CBOs).

We are also collaborating with colleagues from the University of Notre Dame\University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) on a detailed analysis of immigrant organizations in Chicago and Los Angeles.

As part of our work we have prepared an inventory and database of immigrant groups, organizations, and service providers in New York City.

Over the next few months, we will carry out both phone and on-site surveys to examine basic characteristics and the work of immigrant groups, organizations and service providers throughout New York City.

Some of the areas and issues we are studying include:

1. The mission and history of the organizations
2. Types of programs, activities, and services provided
3. Characteristics of staff
4. Sources, levels, and uses of resources
5. Relationships to other CBOs
6. Relations to other community stakeholders
7. Characteristics of the clients and communities served
8. Organizational and other connections to countries of origin
9. Use of internet and other information technologies in the organizations
10. Main Organizational level opportunities and challenges

Research Team

Dr. Héctor Cordero-Guzmán, Principal Investigator
Baruch College—City University of New York
(646) 312-4440

Victoria Quiroz-Becerra, Project Director
(646) 312-3742

Wendy García, Research Assistant                           (646) 312-4450

Migi Lee, Research Assistant                                   (646) 312-4451

Tracy Chimelis, Research Assistant                      (646) 312-4452

Antonio Ribeiro, Research Assistant                   (646) 312-4479

Jessica Conzo, Research Assistant                (646) 312-4480

Maciel Gutierrez, Research Assistant                     (646) 312-4479

Project e-mail: migorgs@baruch.cuny.edu

Project fax: (646) 312-4173 or (646) 312-4441

Mailing Address:

New York Immigrant Organizations Project
Baruch College\CUNY
Box B4-280
New York, NY 10010

Physical Address:

Baruch College
One Bernard Baruch Way
55 Lexington Avenue (between 24th and 25th street)