English Language Training Technical Assistance Project

WIN PROJECT

The Worker Integration and Naturalization (WIN) Project is a national, pilot project designed to increase the availability of English language classes in the workplace.  It is a collaborative effort between refugee resettlement agencies and their employer contacts within the local community.

The WIN Project aims to:

·         Create a national model of workplace English as a Second Language (ESL) class opportunities;

·         Improve access to ESL classes for immigrant workers;

·         Increase workplace safety and retention of immigrant workers;

·         Build stronger relationships between employers and local refugee resettlement agencies; and

·         Increase employer investment in ESL and citizenship classes.

The WIN Project is led by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) with support from the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and RefugeeWorks: The National Center for Refugee Employment and Self-Sufficiency.

The WIN Project is funded by New Horizons Fund and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.  There are eight local partner agencies which are in this pilot program. 

·         Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg (Florida)

·         Interfaith Refugee Ministry (New Burn, NC)

·         International Rescue Committee (Phoenix, AZ)

·         Jewish Vocational Service (Kansas City, MO)

·         Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota (Sioux Falls)

·         Minnesota Council of Churches (Minneapolis)

·         Nationalities Service Center (Philadelphia, PA)

·         World Relief, Miami (Florida)