Asylum-seekers & Other Immigrants

IRIS offers services to immigrants and displaced people in the community who do not have Refugee immigration status. All immigrants are facing grim realities; evictions, deportations, medical/health insecurity, lack of food, and lack of employment as the economic collapse due to COVID-19 hit undocumented residents hardest. Our program aims to help our clients become strong self-advocates with an awareness of how to access what they need.

Our basic services revolve around – health, education, and food access with limited assistance in legal services.

To be eligible for this program community members must have arrived into the country in the last 2 years and live in the city of New Haven or surrounding towns – including West Haven, East Haven, Hamden, and North Haven. Please fill out this form to receive a call from our intake specialist and determine eligibility.

To learn more about the program, view the Google form: