Mission: to promote the integration of Somali immigrants, refugees and American-born children as contributing, responsible participants in a healthy and inclusive society.

Offers directly or gives referrals for:

• Job Assistance
• Interpreting and translation (permits, written tests and correspondence)
• Referral for counseling services
• Youth activities
• Assistance with citizenship documents
• Walk in assistance
• Annual Summer programs
• Conflict mediation and resolution
• Immigration
• Housing Issues
• Transportation

For youth, offers gender-specific sports, a Somali teen center where they offer cultural education, language education (Somali and English), and tutoring and homework help (adult-to -outh and peer-to-peer, and older-to-younger student.)

Seeks volunteers.

Connections:

University of Southern Maine
Maine State Interpreters