Project Citizenship seeks to increase the naturalization rate in Massachusetts
and beyond. We are a nonprofit agency that provides free, high quality services to permanent residents to help them become U.S citizens.
“I want to be a U.S. citizen because I want to participate by voting and helping others. Becoming a citizen shows that you are a full member of the country and the country takes care of you.”
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The Fragility of American Citizenship
by Amanda Frost Washington College of Law October 9, 2019 Establishing U.S. citizenship is supposed to be easy. In 1868, the first sentence of the newly ratified Fourteenth Amendment declared: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the...
Helping Immigrants with Disabilities Achieve Citizenship
by Rebecca Beyer BU Law News, Alumni News October 4, 2019 Jacob Benhabib (’19) started his job at Project Citizenship, a nonprofit organization that offers free legal services to help permanent residents become US citizens, on the Tuesday after Labor Day. On the...
Volunteers In Roxbury Help Hundreds Of Immigrants Apply For Citizenship
by Suzanne Sausville WBZ NewsRadio September 28, 2019 Saturday was Citizenship Day in Boston. Volunteers helped more than 400 immigrants apply to become citizens in Roxbury. The event at Reggie Lewis Athletic Center was organized by Project Citizenship and the Boston...
Since 2011, the Project Citizenship network of community providers has assisted
over
27,312
immigrants
from
152
countries
of origin
20,097
have applied
for citizenship
Next Project Citizenship Workshop
FREE Citizenship Workshop
Lawrence, MA
October 15th 10AM//11AM//2PM
168 Newbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841