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.

Selfreliance Association

2456 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60622-4630

Selfreliance Association is a nonprofit organization in Chicago, Illinois that serves immigrants and refugees.

Selfreliance Association serves newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants in the Chicago area with ESL classes, citizenship preparation, immigration legal consultations, job placement, benefits enrollment assistance, mental health support, and nutrition/know-your-rights education.

Mission

The association helps newly arrived immigrants adapt to life in the united states and to provide comprehensive services to new arrivals and those in need, as a one-stop independent resource center.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Benefits enrollment: “Our services cover a wide range of applications including: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)”
  • Case management: “as a one-stop independent resource center”
  • Citizenship: “Selfreliance Association offers comprehensive U.S. citizenship preparation classes, designed to guide and support individuals through the naturalization process.”
  • Civic engagement: “Selfreliance Association offers free seminars for newcomers to learn about the basic laws and rights that protect you in the USA.”
  • Employment / job training: “Selfreliance Association can help you create a resume, prepare you for your first interview, and secure a job.”
  • ESL / English: “English as a second language classes to improve language skills.”
  • Health education: “nutritional classes helping immigrants adapt for living a healthly lifestyle and eating a balanced diet”
  • Legal / immigration: “The free immigration lawyer consultations provide personalized legal guidance to your unique circumstances.”
  • Mental health: “The Selfreliance Association provides FREE psychological support to Ukrainians living in the USA who are going through the adaptation process.”

Languages

Services delivered in Ukrainian.

Website in more than one language.

Communities served

Ukrainian.

Service area: Chicago, IL.

Contact

Founded 2022. IRS NTEE code P84. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2024. EIN 84-2449334.

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