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.

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center

24 PREBLE ST STE 300, PORTLAND, ME 04101-4923

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center is a nonprofit organization in Portland, Maine that serves immigrants and refugees.

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center serves immigrants in Maine through immigrant business/entrepreneurship support, English language education, a women's economic-integration program, civic engagement and voter registration, and case management.

Mission

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center serves as a hub of collaboration that strengthens the immigrant community through language acquisition, economic integration and civic engagement...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “the former participants remain connected to their in-house case manager”
  • Citizenship
  • Civic engagement: “Knocked on over 400 doors during the 2023 election cycle to register citizens to vote.”
  • Cultural programming: “The Immigrant Welcome Center is hosting a reception at the library with African snacks, music and dancing on Friday, April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.”
  • Digital literacy: “provided instruction on financial literacy, HR perspectives, boundary-setting, digital literacy, resume and cover letter writing”
  • Economic development: “We leverage local and regional experts and economic development initiatives to facilitate technical support, mentoring, access to capital and know-how for immigrant-led businesses.”
  • Employment / job training: “mock interviews and a job fair to practice these valuable networking and job-seeking skills in a supportive environment”
  • ESL / English: “Assist iEnglish learners in understanding academic language, content, instructions, and expectations, under the direction of an ESL teacher.”
  • Financial literacy: “CI is hosting Webex Master Calendar Hearings, writing resumes, voter registration drives, and financial wellness classes.”
  • Refugee resettlement (R&P)

Website in English only.

Service area: Greater Portland, Maine.

Federal recognition and registries

  • ORR refugee resettlement funding
  • ORR unaccompanied children program
  • USCIS citizenship program grant

Contact

Founded 2017. IRS NTEE code P84. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 82-2844735.

Other organizations in Portland

All organizations in Portland | All organizations in Maine

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).