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.

Chhaya Community Development

37-43 77TH STREET 2ND FLOOR, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372-6629

Chhaya Community Development is a nonprofit organization in New York, New York that serves immigrants and refugees.

Chhaya CDC serves low-to-moderate-income South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrant communities in NYC with housing counseling and tenant/homeowner advocacy, financial counseling, free tax prep, small-business support, immigration referrals, and civic engagement and policy advocacy.

Mission

Chhaya community development corporation chhaya was founded in 2000 incorporated in 2001 to advocate for the housing needs of New York citys South Asian origin communities.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “CHHAYA ORGANIZES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY”
  • Civic engagement: “CIVIC ENGAGEMENT We support our community in making their voices heard and shaping their futures.”
  • Economic development: “Small Business Program—We work to promote and preserve the immigrant-owned and immigrant-serving South Asian and Indo-Caribbean businesses.”
  • Financial literacy: “Financial Education Workshops—We offer workshops to build personal financial knowledge on topics ranging from credit to budgeting to financial products.”
  • Housing: “First-time Homebuyer Program—Purchasing a home is typically the biggest investment a family makes.”
  • Legal / immigration: “Free legal help from an experienced attorney or accredited representative for cases including: citizenship, Green Card applications and renewals, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status...”

Languages

Services delivered in Hindi.

Website in English only.

Communities served

South Asian, Indo Caribbean.

Service area: New York City.

Federal recognition and registries

  • HUD-approved housing counselling agency

Contact

Founded 2001. IRS NTEE code I80. Revenue $5M-9.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 11-3580935.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

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