Our mission statement: Building community with uprooted people to serve the common good.

RIM works with refugees, asylum seekers, and asylees as they adjust to life in the United States.

Description:
Core Values of RIM:

• Our work is community building.
• We work in an interfaith/ecumenical setting in a manner which avoids proselytizing and encourages each person in the practice of his own faith.
• RIM's programs foster a durable self-sufficiency.
• RIM offers support and ongoing training so the experience is enriching and skill-building for all participants.
• RIM bridges work for ethnic organizations.
• RIM affirms multicultural sharing in communities.
• RIM considers spirituality to be important in the healing process.
  
  

• "Clusters" of area congregations offer social services to newly arrived refugees or asylum seekers.
• RIM provides case management for clients to assess their needs and to make appropriate referrals for services.
• Spiritual Care Givers offer chaplaincy services to those detained in prison.
• RIM helps with job development through a computer lab with software training and through ESL tutoring.
• The Help Line offers information, referrals, and telephone counseling to immigrants. A growing list of languages includes French, Swahili, and Haitian Creole.



History:
In 1986, The Rev. Constance Hammond developed a chaplaincy program for the Immigration Naturalization Service Processing Center, which was located in the historic North End of Boston. For 10 years, volunteers visited and offered a variety of services in this facility. In 1995, RIM was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Lutheran Immigration Refugee Service has supported the detention and asylum work done by RIM for over 10 years. In 2001, RIM became a site for work with asylum seekers for Church World Service. In 2005, RIM became a Refugee Resettlement Site for Episcopal Migration Ministries. In 2006, RIM began to offer Case Management through the MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants.


Contact person: Jennifer Guterman, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (781) 322-1013

Address:


142 Pleasant St. Malden, MA 02148 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.r-i-m.net

Directions:

We are on the second floor of the Malden Masonic Building at 142 Pleasant St. in Malden Center.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Malden Center (Orange Line),   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com

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