A Program Without Borders: Helping Immigrants

By: Sally Abrahms | Source: AARP.org | 2009-June-01

Helping Immigrants Work

To locate a program or organization that helps immigrants prepare for and find employment, call Goodwill at 1-800-741-0197, or go to their home page and type in your ZIP code. Catholic Charities also offers some immigrant employment services.

Jeanie Cronin knows what it’s like to feel like an outsider. At the age of 9, she came to the United States from Nicaragua. "I remember the struggles people from other countries had," she recalls. "There was the language barrier and the cultural differences."... Back to Article

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