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.

Refugee Assistance Partners NJ Nonprofit

559 PARK AVE, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076-1705

Refugee Assistance Partners NJ Nonprofit is a nonprofit organization in Scotch Plains, New Jersey that serves immigrants and refugees.

A volunteer-run New Jersey nonprofit that helps resettled refugees from the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Central America achieve self-sufficiency through ESL tutoring, transportation, employment and housing search, financial literacy, benefits enrollment, interpretation, and basic-needs assistance.

Mission

Refugee Assistance Partners welcomes refugees and helps them attain self-sufficiency while safeguarding their dignity and uniqueness. The Organization promotes hospitality, does apartment set-ups and acclimates refugees to the community. It assists in limiting reliance on public benefits helps retain jobs, access good medical care, and assists in navigating US culture, economic systems, and other services.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Benefits enrollment: “Assist adult newcomer clients with completing applications for social services, public benefits, Medicaid, etc.”
  • Case management: “connect refugees with additional services, such as leads on housing, translation solutions, ESL, etc.”
  • Cultural programming: “we create opportunities for refugees to meet and celebrate with other members of their community through food, dance, song, and worship.”
  • Education / youth: “on functional English language acquisition and improvement, math and other school work”
  • Emergency / basic needs: “we donate food, clothing, gift cards, shoes and boots, furniture, household items, coats, baby supplies and gear, formula, hygiene items and more.”
  • Employment / job training: “Employment Search - Help identify employment options for newcomer client adults.”
  • ESL / English: “we are currently offering ESL tutoring for both adults and children”
  • Financial literacy: “We also provide financial literacy training and basic math skills support.”
  • Housing: “Housing Search - Help identify safe, clean, affordable housing options”
  • Interpretation / translation: “Interpreter/Translator - Ability to interpret (verbal) and/or translate (written), in person and/or by phone, for client families who have limited English proficiency.”
  • Transportation: “Transportation: we initially help with rides to appointments, classes, medical visits, etc.”

Languages

Services delivered in Pashto, Dari.

Website in English only.

Service area: Union County, NJ and nearby communities.

Contact

Founded 2017. IRS NTEE code R01. Revenue $100,000-499,999. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 82-1634333.

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).