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 Cultural Center (Portland)

PORTLAND, OR 97206

Somali Cultural Center (Portland) is a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon that serves immigrants and refugees.

Somali Oregon Service Center serves Somali, immigrant, and refugee communities in Oregon with case management, food distribution, housing and employment assistance, ESL, translation, youth and women's programs, education, and advocacy.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “SOSC also works to ensure that immigrant and refugee voices are represented in local decision-making, policy discussions, and community planning.”
  • Case management: “helping them understand their rights, access services, communicate with agencies, and navigate systems”
  • Civic engagement: “Civic Engagement”
  • Cultural programming: “Cultural integration”
  • Education / youth: “Youth activities and education Youth leadership programs Tutoring Mentorship and guidance”
  • Employment / job training: “Job training”
  • ESL / English: “ESL classes”
  • Food assistance: “we provide bi-monthly food distributions, helping connect the community with nutritious meals”
  • Health education: “Health and wellness education”
  • Housing: “Housing assistance”
  • Interpretation / translation: “Translation and interpretation”

Languages

Services delivered in Somali.

Website in English only.

Communities served

Somali.

Contact

Founded 2020. IRS NTEE code A60. Latest Form 990: 2025. EIN 85-1956855.

Other organizations in Portland

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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).