Our Path Forward
Resources for Immigrants and Refugees
Cambridge Public Library
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) – Conversation groups – Free and open to the public with no registration required. Schedule available on our website or in our events catalog.
Mango Languages – Learn English with video tutorials and quizzes 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world with your Cambridge Public Library card
TOEFL, TOEIC, and U.S. Citizenship – Online practice test and e-book resources accessible at any of our libraries or from home with your Cambridge Public Library card.
The Cambridge Public Library offers a substantial collection of ESOL books, CDs, and DVDs.
Select Print Resources:
- Civics and Citizenship Toolkit: a Collection of Educational Resources for Immigrants / U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U.S. Immigration Made Easy / Sheridan Chandler Co
- How to Get a Green Card: Legal Ways to Stay in the U.S.A. / Nolo
City of Cambridge
Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship
51 Inman St., 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4396
Cambridge Community Learning Center
5 Western Ave
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 349-6363
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Office for Refugees and Immigrants can connect you with important services.
Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants
600 Washington Street, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-7888
Useful publication (pdf): Asylum Seeker’s Guide to Health, Legal Services, & Life in Boston
Non-Profit Organizations
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
105 Chauncy Street, Suite 901
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 350-5480
4 Faneuil South Market Building
3rd floor, Suite 4025
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 694-5949
International Institute of New England (IINE)
Refugee settlement services, ESL courses, civic engagement, other training.
(617) 695-9990
Health
Legal
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income people residing in Greater Boston in the following areas of the law: elder, family, housing, health and disability, Medicare, housing, welfare and immigration.
Main Office
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114 Map
(617) 371-1234
(800) 323-3205 (toll-free)
(617) 371-1228 (TDD)
Cambridge/Somerville
60 Gore Street, Suite 203
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 603-2700
(617) 494-1757 (TDD)
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center (CLSACC) provides free civil legal aid and affordable psychological counseling to low-income people. CLSACC provides legal assistance in housing, immigration and family law, along with disability benefits. Offers various psychotherapy and support for refugees and immigrants.
One West Street
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 661-1010
Education
Educational Resources for Immigrants, Refugees, Asylees and other New Americans