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.

Somali American Social Service Association

Also known as SASSA.

1700 N BROADWAY SUITE 152A, ROCHESTER, MN 55906-3200

Somali American Social Service Association is a nonprofit organization in Rochester, Minnesota that serves immigrants and refugees.

SASSA serves the Somali immigrant community in Rochester/Olmsted County, MN, providing education, workforce and ESL training, small business and financial support, digital literacy, health education, youth and women's empowerment, housing advocacy, civic engagement, and cultural programming.

Mission

Somali American social service associations vision is to provide educational, recreational, cultural, health and lifelong learning opportunities for Somali community members in olmsted county, minnesota...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “Civic Engagement Encouraging voter participation, advocacy, and leadership in policy”
  • Case management: “Community Support Guidance and referrals for services.”
  • Civic engagement: “Civic Engagement Encouraging voter participation, advocacy, and leadership in policy to ensure every voice is heard in shaping our community.”
  • Cultural programming: “Cultural Preservation Celebrating Somali and immigrant traditions through events, storytelling, and cultural programs that honor heritage.”
  • Digital literacy: “Technology & Digital Literacy Classes and workshops to bridge the digital divide, empowering youth and adults with essential tech skills.”
  • Economic development: “Small Business Empowerment Training, financial literacy, and growth strategies.”
  • Education / youth: “After-school programs, parent engagement, and immigrant health advocacy.”
  • Employment / job training: “Workforce Development ESL, job training, and career pathways for immigrant families to build sustainable livelihoods.”
  • ESL / English: “Workforce Development ESL, job training, and career pathways for immigrant families to build sustainable livelihoods.”
  • Financial literacy: “Small Business Empowerment Training, financial literacy, and growth strategies.”
  • Health education: “Through culturally responsive programs—ranging from health education and youth mentorship to violence prevention and family support”

Languages

Services delivered in Somali.

Website in English only.

Communities served

Somali.

Service area: Olmsted County and across Minnesota.

Contact

Founded 2014. IRS NTEE code Q33. Revenue $100,000-499,999. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 46-1751962.

Other organizations in Rochester

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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).