The Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (CSIO) is a Boston-based organization that aims to empower and support individuals, groups, organizations, and communities dedicated to organizing immigrants around the issues that impact their lives. Since its establishment in 1999, CSIO has been working tirelessly to strengthen the capacity of immigrant communities to organize and develop grassroots leadership, with a focus on social and economic justice. Through various programs and initiatives, CSIO strives to help immigrants not only succeed in their immediate contexts but also contribute to the broader efforts of building a more just and democratic society.
CSIO's programs include the Grassroots Leadership Network, which fosters peer learning and solidarity among grassroots leaders and organizers, and the Youth Ubuntu Project (YUP), which aims to develop grassroots leadership among African, Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian immigrant teens in Boston's diverse immigrant communities. Additionally, CSIO coordinates the Equity Now Beyond cohort, a collaborative effort with grassroots immigrant groups to address health equity issues. With a commitment to community accountability and the belief that immigrant community-based organizations should be led by members of the immigrant constituency, CSIO provides organizational development support to strengthen the functioning of these organizations. Through its work, CSIO continues to make a significant impact in supporting immigrant communities and promoting social change.
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