Commonpoint
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Employment
- Immigrants & Refugees
- Race & Ethnicity
Location
58-20 Little Neck ParkwayLittle Neck, New York, NY 11362 United StatesWebsite:
https://www.commonpoint.org/
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Commonpoint is a community centric nonprofit, serving diverse audiences through every chapter of life, across the five boroughs and beyond. We offer a rich range of services through our vast network of professionals, social workers, and volunteers, giving people the tools and resources to connect and grow.
Description
Commonpoint Queens provides initial resettlement, case management, social adjustment, ENL classes and tutoring, employment counseling, job placement, career and other vocational training services to refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, and Special Immigrant Visa holders (SIVs: click here more information) in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island. As an affiliate of the sole Jewish refugee resettlement agency, Commonpoint Queens is proud to implement HIAS’ mission of welcoming the stranger and protecting the refugee regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity.