Join the Office of New Americans for a Presentation on Barriers to Integration of Virginia's Immigrants

Please see the attached flyer for more information on the upcoming presentation on Barriers to Integration of Virginia's Immigrants that will take place on Sept. 15 from 2:30–4:00 PM. At this virtual meeting, a research team from VCU will present their findings on identifying barriers to immigrant integration in Virginia.

Project Background

In early 2021, in order to better understand barriers to immigrant integration in Virginia, the Office of New Americans at the Virginia Department of Social Services commissioned a research team at Virginia Commonwealth University to conduct a needs assessment to identify barriers to integration that Virginia’s immigrants encounter and to propose policy solutions to address the unmet needs and barriers to integration.

The research team interviewed immigrants, immigrant-serving organizations and other community stakeholders. The team also used Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide geospatial data on Virginia’s foreign-born population by census tract, plot locations of immigrant service providers, and identify geographic areas needing additional service providers oriented toward immigrants.