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For more than a century, NSC has worked tirelessly to serve immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia. Our work is frequently covered by the media.

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) is a U.S. based network of programs which exists to advance the knowledge, technical...

The Impact of 100 Women

"Elizabeth Zack, a humble woman with a "why not?" attitude, calls it "just a nugget of an idea." Yet she and the growing group she founded last summer...
Register now for Stolen Dollars and Sense: Breaking the Silence of Labor Trafficking at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, March 25th. The...
NSC staff and clients were featured recently as part of a story on refugee self-sufficiency at ShareAmerica.gov. NSC is grateful to the support Iovine...
In 1962, NSC began resettling Cuban refugees in cooperation with other resettlement agencies, including Church World Service and International Rescue...
"Last February, twelve women walked into the kitchen on the fourth floor of the central branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. They came from...
Nationalities Service Center is pleased to announce that John Chou, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of AmerisourceBergen, is this year’s...
In 2005, Philadelphia became the first city to welcome Meshketian Turk refugees leading the way for many thousands to be admitted and resettled across...
"There is misunderstanding about immigration, indifference to human suffering and selfish preoccupation with the problems of one’s own culture group...

Blending ESL and Cooking

"On a recent Wednesday afternoon, 20 recent immigrants and refugees to the United States streamed into a shiny commercial-size kitchen on the fourth...