Welcome to The New Mainers Resource Center
The New Mainers Resource Center (NMRC) is a Portland Adult Education program serving immigrants, refugees, and employers in the Greater Portland area.
NMRC is proud to be affiliated with the Welcome Back Initiative, a national program committed to building a bridge between foreign-trained health workers and the need for health services in underserved communities.
Our Services
Our services are designed to help New Mainers and foreign-trained professionals overcome barriers to enter the US workforce, to provide advice and support to assist new Mainers become credentialed in the US, and we also work with employers so we can connect them with qualified and motivated candidates.
Career Advancement
Our offerings are designed to help people of all qualifications and professions, including immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, successfully integrate and thrive in the US workforce and move forward in their careers
Credentials & Licensing
Learn about the services NMRC provides to support the need for foreign-trained professionals to navigate credential evaluation and professional licensing to become qualified to work in the US.
For Employers
NMRC works with closely with local employers to provide training and support to foreign-trained immigrants and New Mainers as well as helping those employers find skilled and qualified employees from a diverse pool of applicants.
2020/2021 Milestones
COVID had a significant impact on PAE operations and required a change from all in person classes and services to all remote classes.
We provided services to 280 individuals: 118 were new to NMRC, 162 people were returning.
62% of new Mainers served by NMRC have a Bachelor’s degrees or higher;
90% had some college.
Portland Adult Education served a total of 1,676 students: 934 were new students, 742 were returning students.
Hotspots loaned to students:
2019-2020: 0
2020-2021: 380
2019-2020: 0
2020-2021: 380
Sector specific programs such as Education Academy, Teller Training, and Child Development programs, which include employer partners, continued to be successful at offering training that leads people directly into jobs.
PAE served a total of 1,676 students:
934 new students
742 returning students
Devices loaned to students:
2019-2020: 0
2020-2021: 516
New and updated Professional Licensing Guides for: Electricians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Doctors
*You can learn more about our 2020/2021 accomplishments and our goals for the future by downloading our NMRC 2020/2021 Annual Report
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Our Location
14 Locust St, Portland
ME 04101, USA
207-874-8155
NMRC
14 Locust St, Portland
ME 04101, USA
207-874-8155
nrmcmaine@gmail.com
ME 04101, USA
207-874-8155
nrmcmaine@gmail.com
See what people are saying about NMRC.
I am very happy and thankful for what I learned from the Job Class. I'd like to share my story with you regarding what I learned from Job class. I am a very happy guy today. I am Warehouse Associate 1 and Forklift Operator. I use all the professional skills that I learned, I can manage my pay, understand my Pay Stubs and more. Portland Adult Education is a place where I found every help regarding job search, connecting me with Allagash Brewing Company and the interview was successful because of what the teacher taught me during my interview. I would like to say Job class is the manpower booster for all those who take it seriously.
Antonio Langaba
PAE Student
Intern at Allagash Brewing Company
We are very excited to share with you that Langaba has accepted a full-time, year-round position as a Warehouse Operations Associate! Langaba has done an excellent job learning the core functions of the role and has met the goal that his supervisor set for him at the beginning of the internship (to be able to ship a tractor trailer truck). Langaba's first day working his new schedule will begin tomorrow. In addition, he has earned a merit increase and now has access to all the benefits that Allagash offers….Thank you so much for your support through this process. This feels like a big win!
Meg Sweet
HR Coordinator
PAE/NMRC has been a good referral source for SMI , and we have worked cooperatively to support students with scholarships for many years. What SMI values in NMRC’s work: NMRC facilitates whatever service the individual needs. They can be an advocate with a school or an employer or can strategize with the individual on how to overcome whatever the barriers might be. Each person who comes to them is provided with a pathway that will address their barriers. For all of these reasons, since 2019, SMI has been proud to have a more formal funding partnership with NMRC.
Scholarships for Maine Immigrants
2021 Fall/Winter Newsletter
Job Class had numerous students who were busy with other responsibilities including families, work, appointments and more but they showed a commitment and pushed till the end. Leticia is an excellent example. She became a citizen and 2 weeks later voted in the 2020 election. She has had experience working as a hotel housekeeper but after completing Job Class A and despite her limited education in her home country of Mexico she is currently employed at Abbott assembling kits. She happily reports that because of this new job, it is no longer imperative for her to work a second job to support her family.
Job Class A Report
Student Success Story