Program areas at QARI
Workforce development: qari serves the immigrant population (primarily asians and those with low-income) residing in Quincy and the surrounding south shore. When the Asian population in Quincy became the largest per capita in the state of Massachusetts, followed by boston and malden, the needs of our services and the organizational strategies to support the rapidly growing population have also evolved.
Adult education program: year-round, our adult education program offers courses to students in the morning and evening teaching english for speakers of other languages ("esol"). In the adult education programs, immigrant students improved their english and other skills needed to thrive in the u.s. In addition to english speaking skills, students have prepared for the workforce with tasks like job applications and mock interviews.
Family & community services: qari's family & community services team provides information and referral ("i&r") services to clients in english, cantonese, mandarin, taishanese, fujianese, vietnamese, portuguese, and spanish to assist them with various services on topics ranging from housing, elder services, healthcare and public housing to child care, pathways to higher education, and citizenship assistance. Clients receive assistance locating and completing forms, translating documents, and finding Resources.
Immigrant youth leadership and development:youth development mission qari youth programs enable positive youth development of middle and high school students through empowerment within a peer leadership model. Young people build socio-emotional and 21st-century skills to become active agents of social change in their communities and beyond.youth servicecorps the qari youth servicecorps is a community engagement and leadership program for high school aged youth in the Quincy and south shore communities. The youth servicecorps also provides workforce readiness, professional development, socio-emotional skill building through various workshops, events, and activities. Youth leadership is developed through an 8 - 12-person youth board who engage with a network of 300+ student volunteers throughout the year.u&i mentoring the goal of the program is to foster empowering youth relationships between recent immigrant middle school mentees and their high school mentors. By supporting the mentees' academic progress, their transition into high school, and their adjustment to life in the united states, our high school volunteers are exposed to responsible, adult roles of service to a younger and culturally diverse generation. Entrusted with the unique responsibilities found in their role as mentors, our high school volunteers not only learn communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, they gain marketable capital that will be invaluable to their future. Qari works closely with the local public school systems, healthcare providers, and other community organizations to offer new student orientations, chinese-language parent orientations, and parenting classes targeting the recent immigrant population in middle and high schools. These programs and activities also introduce newcomers to programs qari has to offer.transitionup qari's transitionup supports ell high schoolers who often struggle with the transition to their new homes. This program provides these youth with development in workforce readiness as well as their academic skills. The goal of the program is to offer youth opportunities to foster their culture and build workforce readiness skills in a positive environment. By supporting these youth's attitude toward school and move into the u.s., program participants gain communication, interpersonal and 21st century skills (which include outcomes related to technology and media, financial literacy, and life and career skills) to support their transition to postsecondary education, recognized creential, or certificate program.