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.

Sacred Heart Center

Also known as Sacred Heart Community Center.

1400 PERRY ST, RICHMOND, VA 23224-2058

Sacred Heart Center is a nonprofit organization in Richmond, Virginia that serves immigrants and refugees.

Sacred Heart Center serves Latino families in Richmond, VA with adult education (ESL, GED, citizenship, literacy), youth academic and cultural programs, immigration legal services, and wraparound basic-needs support including food, housing assistance, and free tax preparation.

Mission

Shc's work manifests through: A continuum of educational opportunities for adults, innovative programs for youth and children, & strategic partnerships to meet community needs...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “Family support services connecting more than 800 individuals to critical resources.”
  • Citizenship: “CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, GED PREPARATION IN SPANISH, CITIZENSHIP”
  • Cultural programming: “a traditional dance program, SACRED HEART FOLKLORICO”
  • Education / youth: “A SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 18 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS OLD, AS WELL AS A SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 4 TO 12 YEARS OLD”
  • ESL / English: “ESL | English as a Second Language Program”
  • Financial literacy: “Free tax preparation for 452 families”
  • Food assistance: “Emergency food assistance for 5,006 people”
  • Housing: “OFFERED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD HOUSING COSTS AND EVICTION PREVENTION”
  • Legal / immigration: “OUR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish.

Website offers an automatic translation widget only.

Communities served

Hispanic/Latino.

Service area: Richmond, Virginia and central Virginia.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider

Contact

Founded 1990. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 54-1590419.

Other organizations in Richmond

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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).