by Kristin Batstone | May 29, 2020 | IAC In The News
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor MARION – When Marion resident Christine Wood learned that she would be getting a $1,200 stimulus payment from the IRS, she immediately felt compelled to put it to good use. So, she donated the entire check to the Salvation Army...
by Kristin Batstone | May 4, 2020 | IAC In The News
By Aimee Chiavaroli — Posted Apr 27, 2020 at 6:50 PM $15K grant from Sen. Mark Montigny’s Children’s Equality and Empowerment Fund will allow remote learning NEW BEDFORD — Helena DaSilva Hughes, executive director of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center, remembers...
by Kristin Batstone | May 4, 2020 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor — Posted Apr 16, 2020 at 3:43 PM NEW BEDFORD – The lack of technology at home has been a big challenge for some local immigrant families with school aged children, says Helena Hughes, the executive director of the...
by Kristin Batstone | Aug 30, 2019 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal / Posted Aug 16, 2019 at 3:26 PM The Immigrants’ Assistance Center will soon be moving to a larger and more efficient space to help its continued growth, announced its executive director at the center’s summer fundraiser held Aug. 8 at...
by Kristin Batstone | Mar 31, 2019 | IAC In The News, Uncategorized
By Lurdes C. da Silva / O Jornal editor Posted Mar 29, 2019 at 11:28 AM NEW BEDFORD — Poor English language proficiency and lack of computer and technical skills are often the main obstacles for immigrants to reach their full professional potential in this country....
