Social Workers in the Newton Social Services Division are available to help ALL residents of Newton, regardless of immigration status or language. Please call 617-796-1420 and request to speak with Social Services. Let us know your preferred language and we will utilize an interpretation service to call you back.

Below are resources specifically for residents who are not citizens of the United States.

 

CASE MANAGEMENT

Newton Social Services Division | 617-796-1420

2024 FREE Immigration Consultations (by telephone) | Call 617-635-2980 to register in advance.
More information available through the City of Boston's Immigrant Advancement Office.

 

PUBLIC BENEFITS

• Benefits for Afghan Humanitarian Parolees
• Benefits for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees
• Benefits for Cuban/Haitian Entrants
• Benefits & Services Available for Asylee’s Through HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)

 

HEALTHCARE

Boston Medical Center, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center | 617-638-8000

Click HERE for a list of other FREE healthcare clinics and guides to accessing care.

 

DRIVER'S LICENSE

Starting July 2023, eligible residents in Massachusetts can obtain a Standard (Class D or M) driver's license, regardless of immigration status, under the Work and Family Mobility Act. Please find more information HERE.

*Newton City Hall is not a location for certified translations of documents.

 

ENGLISH CLASSES

• ProGente Connections: For Portuguese-speaking residents.
• Project Literacy: At the Watertown Library, multiple languages.
• Newton Free Library: Free events for English Learners.

 

FUNDING      

• MassUndocuFund.org
• Call Newton Social Services at 617-796-1420 to apply to local grants.

 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

• Protections for Immigrant Communities (resource hub created by Attorney General's Office)

• Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition | 617-350-5480

• American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts | 617-482-3170

• National Immigration Law Center | 213-639-3900

• Mass Advocates for Children, Immigrant & Latinx Families

 

LEGAL SUPPORT

Private AILA Immigration lawyer: ailalawyer.com

Low-income in Boston (pro bono/low cost): RIAN Immigrant Center | 617-542-7654 ext. 82

Low-income outside Boston in MA: masslrf.org

Low-income outside MA: immigrationlawhelp.org