Rhode Island Institute Makes Refugees Feel At Home

Circle Connections: New Products & Services DIIRI, a nonprofit on the city's South Side, has worked for 91 years to provide immigrants living in Rhode Island and southern New England with educational, social and legal services. The organization aims to make immigrants self-sufficient and the communities they settle in welcoming. DIIRI's assistance is in high demand; 15 percent of Rhode Island's population is foreign born and 24 percent of children in Rhode Island live with immigrant families. While DIIRI's services are available to all immigrants, its Refugee Resettlement Program focuses strictly on Rhode Island's . . .