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.

Portuguese Organization for Social Services and Opportunities

Also known as POSSO.

1115 E SANTA CLARA ST STE A, SAN JOSE, CA 95116-2261

Portuguese Organization for Social Services and Opportunities is a nonprofit organization in San Jose, California that serves immigrants and refugees.

POSSO serves the Portuguese immigrant community in San José—especially seniors—with a senior nutrition/meals program, food distribution, health screenings, case management, transportation, translation, ESL/citizenship/Portuguese classes, immigration and benefits assistance, voter registration, and cultural social activities.

Mission

Provide a senior lunch program, food distribution, health screening, information and referral, transportation and translation assistance, immigration services and social activities to community members...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Benefits enrollment: “ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS”
  • Case management: “POSSO provides case management for people with serious problems or who have difficulty negotiating the complex health and human services system”
  • Citizenship: “assistance in applying for naturalization and adjustment of status”
  • Civic engagement: “POSSO offers ongoing voter registration and holds voter education sessions before elections to promote civic involvement.”
  • Cultural programming: “Great food and music on September 19 at POSSO starting 4 p.m. Dance with Gilberto Amaral.”
  • ESL / English: “ESL, CITIZENSHIP, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CLASSES”
  • Food assistance: “POSSO is a Second Harvest Food Bank distribution center.”
  • Health / medical: “Blood Pressure and Medical Screening is one of our most-utilized programs.”
  • Interpretation / translation: “An essential part of this program is language interpretation and translation.”
  • Legal / immigration
  • Transportation: “TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE”
  • Heritage language: “ESL, CITIZENSHIP, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CLASSES”

Languages

Services delivered in Portuguese.

Website in English only.

Communities served

Portuguese.

Service area: San José, CA.

Contact

Founded 1976. IRS NTEE code P81Z. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2022. EIN 51-0187655.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

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