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.

Mohawk Valley Somali Bantu Community Association

615 ELIZABETH ST, UTICA, NY 13501-2569

Mohawk Valley Somali Bantu Community Association is a nonprofit organization in Utica, New York that serves immigrants and refugees.

A Somali Bantu community association in Utica, NY helping refugee and immigrant families with newcomer orientation/navigation, interpretation, ESL and citizenship prep, youth programs, and job-readiness support.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “Orientation and one-on-one guidance that help newly arrived families navigate life in a new country.”
  • Citizenship: “citizenship-test preparation that build the skills families need to succeed in school and civic life”
  • Civic engagement: “Gatherings and civic engagement that keep families connected to one another and woven into the wider Utica community.”
  • Education / youth: “After-school activities, mentoring, and family support that help children adjust, stay engaged in school, and grow into confident young adults.”
  • Employment / job training: “Job-readiness help, connections to local employers and training, and guidance through benefits and paperwork on the road to independence.”
  • ESL / English: “English classes, citizenship preparation, and homework help that open doors to school and work.”
  • Interpretation / translation: “Maay Maay, Somali, and English language assistance for medical appointments, school meetings, benefits offices, and important documents.”

Languages

Services delivered in Somali, Maay Maay.

Website in English only.

Communities served

Somali Bantu, Somali.

Contact

Founded 2010. IRS NTEE code P20. Latest Form 990: 2022. EIN 27-0158992.

Other organizations in Utica

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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).