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 Youth and Family Development Center

Also known as SOMFAM.

2400 PARK AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404-3713

Somali Youth and Family Development Center is a nonprofit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota that serves immigrants and refugees.

SOMFAM serves Somali and East African immigrant families in the Twin Cities through youth mentoring, academic tutoring, women's and men's support groups, health-and-wellness education, workforce and business/entrepreneurship training, and resource navigation.

Mission

At the Somali youth and family development center (SOMFAM) we are building a stronger Somali community by helping people of all ages learn how to live healthy and successful lives.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “The Resource Center Focus: A vital hub for connections to legal aid, immigration attorneys, childcare, and emergency county resources.”
  • Cultural programming: “Culturally sensitive yoga and cooking workshops focused on nutritious, traditional Somali meals and physical well-being.”
  • Economic development: “immigrant entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Twin Cities what they need to build something lasting.”
  • Education / youth: “Academic Support & Tutoring Seasonal After School Program | MON - THUR (3:00pm - 5:00pm)”
  • Employment / job training: “Job Readiness Training | 1st SAT every month (1:00PM - 4:00PM) Focus: Resume building, "Dress for Success" workshops, and interview coaching”
  • Financial literacy: “Family Self-Sufficiency & Life Skills Focus: Practical training in budgeting, saving, building credit, and navigating the complexities of modern parenting.”
  • Health education: “Health & Wellness Focus: Culturally sensitive yoga and cooking workshops focused on nutritious, traditional Somali meals and physical well-being.”

Website in English only.

Communities served

Somali.

Service area: Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota.

Contact

Founded 2010. IRS NTEE code R22. Revenue $100,000-499,999. Latest Form 990: 2024. EIN 26-4646941.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

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