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Welcome to the press room.

We offer a variety of resources you can access on your own to assist with feature stories, reviews, press research and fact-checking for articles. We hope you find it helpful.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Chief Advancement Officer Shelley Reese
(781) 322-9777
sreese@ilctr.org

Quick Facts

  • Learn more about The ILC with our About Us page or our 2023 Annual Report.
  • Legal name: The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
  • Non-partisan, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded 1992 by Diane Portnoy
  • Gives immigrants a voice in three ways. The English Language Program provides free, year-round English classes to immigrant and refugee adults in Greater Boston to help them become successful workers, parents and community members. The Public Education Institute informs Americans about immigrants and immigration in the United States, and the Institute for Immigration Research, a joint venture with George Mason University, produces valid, reliable and objective multidisciplinary research on immigrants and immigration to the United States.
  • Served nearly 13,000 students to date from 122 countries and 94 Greater Boston communities
  • Hosts annual Barry M. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Benefit celebrating extraordinary immigrant entrepreneurs in Massachusetts
  • Guidestar Profile

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Diane Portnoy
The Immigrant Learning Center
Founder

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Vince Rivers
The Immigrant Learning Center
Executive Director

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Vince Rivers

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Fall message from the executive director
Vince Rivers, a man with dark hair and glasses wearing a dark suit jacket and light blue tie.
Fall message from the executive directorNews

Fall message from the executive director

International Day is a fun and festive tradition! On one of my first visits to…
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Advancing The Immigrant Learning Center
Shelley Reese, a woman with brown hair wearing a gray suit jacket and a blue and green necklace.
Advancing The Immigrant Learning CenterNews

Advancing The Immigrant Learning Center

Shelley Reese, chief advancement officer, joined The ILC in June. Giving immigrants a voice has…
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Handshakes, high fives and helping students
Asian woman with long, grey hair next to a literacy poster
Handshakes, high fives and helping studentsNews

Handshakes, high fives and helping students

Jessica, an immigrant herself, changed her work schedule so she could volunteer to help The…
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Summer is for learning
Four children stand in front of a playground with jungle gym. One boy has a blue stripped shirt and is making a thumbs up sign. Another boy is wearing a minecraft-themed shirt and is making a peace sign. A girl in a white shirt with a heart on it and a girl in a white shirt tied at the waist have their arms around each other.
Summer is for learningNews

Summer is for learning

Parents and children get the help they need thanks to local partnerships Community partnerships allowed…
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Family literacy workshops prep parents for back-to-school
Woman student with glasses, seated, holding a pencil on left; woman family literacy advisor, standing and pointing to a piece of paper in middle, man students seated and holding a pencil on right.
Family literacy workshops prep parents for back-to-schoolNews

Family literacy workshops prep parents for back-to-school

Family Literacy Coordinator Laura Straub reviews the public school calendar with The ILC students during…
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