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.

Southern Center for Equity Advancement and Immigrant Refuge

TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401

Southern Center for Equity Advancement and Immigrant Refuge is a nonprofit organization in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that serves immigrants and refugees.

A DOJ-recognized organization in Tuscaloosa, AL serving immigrants broadly with low-cost USCIS immigration legal services, citizenship and naturalization prep, ESL and civics classes, academic test prep, and employment/professional development opportunities.

Mission

Advance the causes of and support immigrant communities and other marginalized groups through access to legal assistance, educational programs, and employment resources.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Citizenship: “prepares immigrants or green card holders for the citizenship and naturalization process”
  • Education / youth: “offers preparation for standardized tests, such as American College Testing ("ACT") and Advanced Placement ("AP") courses, to non-native English speakers”
  • Employment / job training: “regularly provides volunteer and internship opportunities to advance career and professional development to various community members”
  • ESL / English: “English as a Second Language (ESL) and civics lessons to assist immigrants or green card holders with the citizenship test”
  • Family reunification: “Petition for Alien Relatives”
  • Legal / immigration: “provides low-cost comprehensive immigration legal services before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) matters through the organization's DOJ accredited representatives”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish.

Website in more than one language.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider

Contact

Founded 2024. IRS NTEE code P20. Revenue $10,000-24,999. Latest Form 990: 2025. EIN 93-4498509.

Other organizations in Tuscaloosa

All organizations in Alabama

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).