Since its inception in 1997, the Berkshire Immigrant Center has served over 9,800 clients from 86 different countries – a sign that the Berkshires is becoming an increasingly diverse community with a vast need for services for the immigrant and refugee population. In 2011, we served a total of 759 non-duplicated clients from 65 different countries and provided 1,400 units of service. The following list shows the numbers and countries of origin of our 2010 clients:
UNITED STATES | 180 | JAMAICA | 7 | LIBERIA | 2 | MALAYSIA | 1 | |||
ECUADOR | 72 | TURKEY | 7 | MOLDOVA | 2 | NIGERIA | 1 | |||
COLOMBIA | 62 | GUATEMALA | 6 | NICARAGUA | 2 | NORWAY | 1 | |||
EL SALVADOR | 53 | PUERTO RICO | 6 | PHILLIPINES | 2 | PANAMA | 1 | |||
MEXICO | 49 | ARGENTINA | 5 | SPAIN | 2 | SAN. DOM. | 1 | |||
GHANA | 39 | CAMBODIA | 5 | Great Britain | 2 | SENEGAL | 1 | |||
PERU | 27 | COSTA RICA | 5 | THAILAND | 2 | SERBIA | 1 | |||
BRASIL | 27 | SRI LANKA | 5 | TAJIKSTAN | 1 | TOGO | 1 | |||
IVORY COAST | 23 | ROMANIA | 4 | AZERBAIJAN | 1 | UZBEKISTAN | 1 | |||
DOM. REP. | 21 | UKRAINE | 4 | BELIZE | 1 | YUGOSLAVIA | 1 | |||
INDIA | 19 | BENIN | 3 | BURMA | 1 | ZIMBABWE | 1 | |||
HONDURAS | 15 | GERMANY | 3 | CHILE | 1 | |||||
RUSSA | 15 | S. AFRICA | 3 | ERITREA | 1 | |||||
CANADA | 14 | GUINEA | 2 | ETHIOPIA | 1 | |||||
CONGO | 11 | CHINA | 2 | Afghanistan | 1 | |||||
POLAND | 9 | GREECE | 2 | HUNGARY | 1 | |||||
FIJI | 7 | ESTONIA | 2 | INDONESIA | 1 | |||||
HAITI | 7 | IRELAND | 2 | IRAQ | 1 |