About us
The Immigration Outreach Service Center (IOSC) at St. Matthew grew out of a parish development campaign. As St. Matthew prepared to celebrate its jubilee year, parishioners held House Meetings to develop a vision for our church and a plan to implement that vision. In the summer of 1999, some of those parishioners from St. Matthew formed the Immigration Action Committee (IAC).
The IAC consists mostly of foreign-born parishioner-volunteers. The committee held individual and house meetings, and training sessions from which potential leaders were identified. Leaders from St. Matthew Church and from two other congregations: Faith Presbyterian Church and the People’s Congregation at All Saints Lutheran Church were recruited to join the efforts.
The Immigration Outreach Service Center (IOSC) was officially opened on June 10, 2000. The Center was established in response to the immigration needs of many of its parishioners. Traditionally, the Catholic Church has been a Church of immigrants. At St. Mathew Church, immigrants from over 30 countries are represented. Today, the center is an independent non-profit organization that has served over 3000 people.
Programs
Counseling and Referral Services
Immigrants’ Institute
Immigration Forum
• Citizenship
• Adjustment of Status
• Immigration Laws
Workshops
• For Survivors of Torture & Trauma
• Health Fair