Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Center for Southeast Asians

270 ELMWOOD AVE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02907-1524

Center for Southeast Asians is a nonprofit organization in Providence, Rhode Island that serves immigrants and refugees.

CSEA serves Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants (and other low-income ethnic communities) in Providence, RI with case management, ESL, citizenship assistance, interpretation/translation, benefits enrollment, food and housing aid, job and small-business support, victim/DV services, health education, and advocacy.

Mission

Family harmony and community well-being that employs a family support model that works in collaboration with existing community-based services and systems. Services range from crisis intervention to support with basic needs and social welfare. Working to bridge linguistic and cultural barriers, empowers and enables families to stabilize and achieve success. Csea has worked to bridge the language, cultural and socio-economic barriers between sea refugees and immigrants and mainstream society.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “CSEA is engaged in advocacy and research to affect system change and inform public policy development”
  • Benefits enrollment: “Help in applying for SNAP benefits, Medicaid, utility assistance, and other income-based assistance”
  • Case management: “CASE MANAGEMENT: PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, FOCUSING ON CRISIS INTERVENTION, GOAL ORIENTATION, ETC.”
  • Citizenship: “HELP TO FILL OUT/SUBMIT CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS, AND SUPPORT AT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE”
  • Cultural programming: “Recreational activities and cultural activities such as sewing, cooking, music, art”
  • Domestic violence services: “CSEA has been addressing the unique needs of victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence for more than thirty years.”
  • Economic development: “Community Services & Small Business Support for the Southeast Asian Community”
  • Emergency / basic needs: “ELDERS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC NEEDS ON A WALK-IN BASIS”
  • Employment / job training: “job training and adult literacy programs”
  • ESL / English: “ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS FOR BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCE”
  • Financial literacy: “Financial counseling and planning for post-retirement needs”
  • Food assistance: “CSEA's Food Pantry provides emergency food assistance to individuals and families”
  • Health education: “ELDERLY MEAL SITE PROVIDES HOT MEALS, SOCIAL NETWORKING, AND HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION”
  • Housing: “TRANSITIONAL HOUSING- RENT RELIEF”
  • Interpretation / translation: “INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE BANK - A FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES”

Languages

Services delivered in Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese.

Website offers an automatic translation widget only.

Communities served

Southeast Asian.

Service area: Providence, Rhode Island.

Federal recognition and registries

  • Listed as an IRS free tax preparation site

Contact

Founded 1988. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 22-2914654.

Other organizations in Providence

All organizations in Providence | All organizations in Rhode Island

Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).