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.

Mercy Center (Asbury Park)

1106 MAIN ST, ASBURY PARK, NJ 07712-5925

Mercy Center (Asbury Park) is a nonprofit organization in Asbury Park, New Jersey that serves immigrants and refugees.

A Sisters of Mercy-founded human-services organization in Asbury Park, NJ serving low-income families—especially women and children—with a food pantry, emergency basic-needs assistance, family and youth counseling, tax preparation, a girls' middle school, and victim advocacy.

Mission

MERCY CENTER, FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY, PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EMPOWER, ENRICH, AND EDUCATE PEOPLE FACING SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN. MERCY CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED PERSONS. MERCY CENTER'S FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO STABILIZE FAMILIES. SISTERS ACADEMY OF NEW JERSEY, AN INDEPENDENT MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, IS A PROGRAM OF MERCY CENTER.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “Mercy Center's culturally specific, wrap-around services are free and many are also available in Spanish, Creole, and Arabic.”
  • Domestic violence services: “Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Counselor”
  • Education / youth: “SISTERS ACADEMY OF NEW JERSEY, AN INDEPENDENT MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, IS A PROGRAM OF MERCY CENTER.”
  • Emergency / basic needs: “By addressing crucial needs such as food, personal care items, clothing, and temporary assistance with household utility bills, our Emergency Services helps families maintain a stable living situation.”
  • Financial literacy: “Tax Preparation”
  • Food assistance: “MERCY CENTER'S FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED.”
  • Legal / immigration
  • Mental health: “Mercy Center offers individual and family counseling and various programs designed to preserve families.”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic.

Website in English only.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider

Contact

Founded 1986. IRS NTEE code P200. Revenue $7,955,067. Latest Form 990: 2022. EIN 22-2664472.

All organizations in New Jersey

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).