Immigrant Social Services

Program Overview

Founded in 1972, Immigrant Social Services, Inc. (ISS) has served multiple generations of immigrant families as a first stop in making a new life in the U.S. Working extensively with the community's immigrant children and their parents/caregivers, many of whom are limited English proficient households, ISS offers programs and services that provide the tools to better equip them to navigate the challenges of adapting to a new country and a rapidly changing world.

Upcoming program for adults:

We Speak NYC

In partnership with NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, ISS will offer offers free interactive English conversation classes using MOIA's award-winning educational TV series, We Speak NYC (WSNYC). WSNYC classes help in learning everyday English while informing about New York City services.

Each cycle consists of 7 weekly 2-hr sessions. The next cycle begins on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 10:30am at 96 Baxter Street, 13/F, NY, NY 10013. Please contact us to sign up!