New American Services assists refugees during their initial adjustment and provides ongoing support in helping individuals and families adapt to a new culture, obtain citizenship and build a connection to the Jewish community.

Our programs include:

• Refugee Resettlement Program
• First Friends
• Russian Community Services
• Citizenship Assistance Program
• Russian Teen Program

Refugee Resettlement Program
Offers assistance to new immigrants with social, educational, vocational, medical and economic needs. The program is ongoing in our Waltham office and Lynn.

Waltham Office (directions)
1430 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-647-JFCS (5327)

Lynn Office (directions)
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01901
781-593-0100

First Friends
Matches volunteers to families recently arrived from Russia and the Newly Independent States.

Russian Community Services

• Provides information and referrals.
• Offers support and assistance for New American single-parent families through the Single Parent Initiative.
• Offers case management, information and referral services for elderly New Americans through the Helping Elderly Access Resources (HEAR) Program.

Citizenship Assistance Program
Assists in the naturalization process starting with Green Card processing.

Russian Teen Program

• Offers support, acculturation, socialization and integration services for the New American teen population in Brookline and Brighton.
• The program is ongoing in Brookline High School.
• Boston-Haifa Teen Connection offers "Putting Israel on the Map" Program bringing together Russian-speaking teens from Haifa and Boston.

For more information, call 781-647-JFCS (5327) or email your questions via our contact us page.