Our Mission
International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) provides transformative services to refugees, immigrants, and working families by promoting self-sufficiency, strengthening resiliency, and honoring cultural identities. We strive to cultivate an inclusive IILA community where a powerful sense of belonging emboldens each person to foster their well-being.
We employ over 175 dedicated, multicultural staff who provide a wide variety of services throughout Greater Los Angeles: child care, nutrition services, immigration legal assistance, refugee services, case management for survivors of human trafficking and unaccompanied minors, transportation subsidies, utilities assistance, and more.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a compassionate and equitable society where refugees, immigrants, and families have access to essential services, support, and opportunities. We envision a world where individuals thrive, communities are empowered, and diversity is embraced.
Our Mission
International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) provides transformative services to refugees, immigrants, and working families by promoting self-sufficiency, strengthening resiliency, and honoring cultural identities. We strive to cultivate an inclusive IILA community where a powerful sense of belonging emboldens each person to foster their well-being.
We employ over 175 dedicated, multicultural staff who provide a wide variety of services throughout Greater Los Angeles: child care, nutrition services, immigration legal assistance, refugee services, case management for survivors of human trafficking and unaccompanied minors, transportation subsidies, utilities assistance, and more.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a compassionate and equitable society where refugees, immigrants, and families have access to essential services, support, and opportunities. We envision a world where individuals thrive, communities are empowered, and diversity is embraced.
110 Years of Serving the Immigrant Community
International Institute of Los Angeles was established by the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in 1914 to assist newly arrived women and girls coming from Europe and Asia in adjusting to their new lives in Los Angeles. After separating from the YWCA and becoming our own nonprofit in 1935, we expanded our services to assist whole families and meet the changing needs of the Southern California community.
IILA has empowered hundreds of thousands of individuals with the skills and resources to become self-sufficient and successfully start new lives in Southern California.
110 Years of Serving the Immigrant Community
International Institute of Los Angeles was established by the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in 1914 to assist newly arrived women and girls coming from Europe and Asia in adjusting to their new lives in Los Angeles. After separating from the YWCA and becoming our own nonprofit in 1936, we expanded our services to assist whole families and meet the changing needs of the Southern California community.
IILA has empowered hundreds of thousands of individuals with the skills and resources to become self-sufficient and successfully start new lives in Southern California.
Our Committed Teamwork Transforms Lives
Together, we provide essential services to help clients grow in self-sufficiency and thrive.
Our Committed Teamwork Transforms Lives
Together, we provide essential services to help clients grow in self-sufficiency and thrive.
Our Values Guide Our Steps
Human Dignity
We are committed to compassionately centering human dignity in all our endeavors, ensuring that our programs, services, and engagements consistently honor and uplift the inherent worth of every stakeholder.
Integrity
We commit to integrity as our guiding principle; we engage with unwavering professionalism, make decisions grounded in honesty, and hold ourselves accountable to those we serve.
Inclusivity
We believe it is our duty to create an inclusive environment where every individual has the right to a confident sense of belonging, embracing the diversity that each person brings to the fabric of our community.
Self-Determination
We believe that the journey to self-determination begins with self-empowerment, and we are driven to inspire individuals to harness their agency and achieve their greatest potential.
Impactful Engagements
We strive to be catalysts for transformation and advocacy through our commitment to foster impactful engagements that create meaningful change and shape policies that affect the communities we serve.
Collaboration and Partnerships
We affirm our role within a vibrant ecosystem by engaging in purposeful collaborations and partnerships with our community leaders, organizations, and government agencies ensuring our actions are guided by the interests of the communities we serve.
Our Values Guide Our Steps
Human Dignity
We are committed to compassionately centering human dignity in all our endeavors, ensuring that our programs, services, and engagements consistently honor and uplift the inherent worth of every stakeholder.
Integrity
We commit to integrity as our guiding principle; we engage with unwavering professionalism, make decisions grounded in honesty, and hold ourselves accountable to those we serve.
Inclusivity
We believe it is our duty to create an inclusive environment where every individual has the right to a confident sense of belonging, embracing the diversity that each person brings to the fabric of our community.
Self-Determination
We believe that the journey to self-determination begins with self-empowerment, and we are driven to inspire individuals to harness their agency and achieve their greatest potential.
Impactful Engagements
We strive to be catalysts for transformation and advocacy through our commitment to foster impactful engagements that create meaningful change and shape policies that affect the communities we serve.
Collaboration and Partnerships
We affirm our role within a vibrant ecosystem by engaging in purposeful collaborations and partnerships with our community leaders, organizations, and government agencies ensuring our actions are guided by the interests of the communities we serve.