Useful Resources for Immigrant Women

Organizations, Services, Programs, and Products


Tree Street Youth

Tree Street Youth Center supports the youth of Lewiston-Auburn through academics, the arts, and athletics while providing a safe space that encourages healthy physical, social, emotional, and academic development while building unity across lines of difference.

Tree Street Youth

144 Howe Street
Suite 205
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 207-577-6386

Intercultural Community Center (ICC)

The Intercultural Community Center supports and improves the lives of immigrants by providing health, social and educational opportunities.

Intercultural Community Center

36 Patrick Street
Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone: 207-854-9700
Email: iccmaine@gmail.com

New Mainers Resource Center

The New Mainers Resource Center (NMRC) is a program within Portland Adult Education established to help new Mainers enter the US workforce.

New Mainers Resource Center

Portland Adult Education
14 Locust St.
Portland, ME 04101
Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator
Email: suttos@portlandschools.org
Phone: 207-874-8155
Fax: 207-773-0151

United Somali Women of Maine

Somali, Swahili, French, and Arabic interpreters and translation; referral resource center, skills development, job assistance, cultural presentations, community resource workshops for refugees, comprehensive outreach services, advocacy, cultural brokering, post resettlement services, school liaison.

United Somali Women of Maine

265 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 207-753-0061
Email: fhussein@uswofmaine.org

Intercultural Community Center (ICC)

The Intercultural Community Center supports and improves the lives of immigrants by providing health, social and educational opportunities.

Intercultural Community Center

36 Patrick Street
Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone: 207-854-9700
Email: iccmaine@gmail.com

Community Financial Literacy

Community Financial Literacy (CFL) works to empower immigrant and refugee communities in Maine by teaching them financial skills for a better future.

Community Financial Literacy

309 Cumberland Avenue
Suite 205
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-797-7890
Email: cfl@cflmaine.org

CEI "StartSmart"

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. StartSmart is a free business development program that helps immigrants start or grow a business. Interpreters are available.

StartSmart - CEI

Phone: 207-775-1984
Email: startsmart@ceimaine.org

New Ventures Maine

New Ventures Maine helps people all over Maine venture in new directions by offering tuition-free programs for career, business, and financial education. Ten locations serving 16 counties. Training online and in person.

New Venture Maine

Phone: 207-621-3440
Email: info@newventuresmaine.org

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)

The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project provides free and low-cost immigration information and legal assistance to low-income Maine residents. ILAP helps Maine's immigrants keep their families together, gain protection from persecution and domestic violence, attain residency and work authorization, and become proud U.S. citizens.

I L A P

309 Cumberland Avenue
Suite 201
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-780-1593

Refugee and Human Rights Clinic

The Refugee and Human Rights Clinic is at the University of Maine School of Law, and is part of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. In the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, student attorneys assist low-income immigrants through a broad range of cases and projects. The course provides direct legal representation and advocacy to immigrants and refugees seeking political asylum and similar protections under federal law, while training future attorneys on how to best serve the legal needs of immigrants.

Refugee and Human Rights Clinic

University of Maine School of Law
246 Deering Ave, Room 520
Portland, ME 04102
Phone: 207-228-8709
Email: clac.info@maine.edu

Justice for Women Lectures

The Justice for Women Lecture Series brings a distinguished speaker to Maine annually to present a public lecture and to contribute to a global conversation about justice for women and girls in the developing world. Maine Law serves as a catalyst for justice and learning well beyond the walls of the academy, and the Justice for Women Lecture Series is notable in combining an outstanding public lecture with deep community involvement.

The Justice for Women Lecture Series

University of Maine School of Law
246 Deering Ave, Room 520
Portland, ME 04102
Phone: 207.780.4355
Email: mainelaw@maine.edu

Catholic Charities Maine - Refugee and Immigrant Services

Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services encourages and supports refugees through the process of becoming responsible, self-reliant members of our community.

Catholic Charities Maine Refugee and Immigration Services

Portland Office

80 Sherman Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-871-7437

Lewiston Office

27 Pine Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 207-344-6651

Hope Gateway Church - Hope Acts

Hope Acts provides transitional housing; coordinates a clinic offering legal assistance for those applying for asylum; offers assistance in learning English; and organizes and leads educational and cultural events to raise awareness, strengthen relationships, invite support, and celebrate the culture of people from around the world.

Hope Acts - Immigrant Support

509 Forest Avenue & 185 High Street
Portland ME
Phone: 207-899-2435
Contact: Cait Vaughan, Program Coordinator, Immigrant Support
Email: cait@hopeacts.org