Illinois Coalition For Immigrant And Refugee Rights
Illinois Coalition For Immigrant And Refugee Rights
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Mission
Dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.
About
THE NEW AMERICANS INITIATIVE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. THE NAI PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST ILLINOIS LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND REFUGEES IN APPLYING FOR US CITIZENSHIP. THIS YEAR, AS A COLLABORATIVE OF FORTY SEVEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 26,738 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, WHICH REPRESENTS AN 11% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED IN COMPARISON TO FY18. IN FY19, ICIRR PARTNERS CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO 15,643 NAI ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 48% OF THOSE WHO WERE CONTACTED, PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION OR/AND APPLICATION PROCESSING ACTIVITIES. AND ALSO, APPLICATION PROCESSING PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO ASSIST 7,498 PEOPLE THROUGH THE NEW AMERICANS INITIATIVE, THIS REFLECTS AN 18% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 2,488 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION CLASSES IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND 57% COMPLETED THE COURSE. A CORE ELEMENT OF NAI IS TO PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS WHO NEED SUPPORT TO PASS THE LANGUAGE COMPONENT OF THE PROCESS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR A TOTAL OF 768 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES AND 31% OF THEM COMPLETED THE COURSE.
