I volunteer and am doing my practicum here at Bilingual. It is a unique organization providing mental health, social services, citizenship and immigration services, and language services for immigrant and refugee populations in the St. Louis area. Many of the staff are bilingual and culturally-aware. They are skilled and knowledgable and do amazing community work. They have a senior center that serves seven different ethnic groups. They are truly doing amazing work.
This agency helps immigrants and refugees become US citizens. I have volunteered as a citizenship tutor since 2014, helping at least 10 adults pass the citizenship exam. The volunteer work is very gratifying and appreciated by the students who are able to realize one of their dream goals. The material and lesson plans provided, and the staff support and mentoring, have helped me to be successful tutoring my students.
I once volunteered here. The organization is only about money and not helping immigrants and refugees. Very negative atmosphere. Certain staff members very condescending about population being served. This organization in my opinion is one big fancy fraud.
The work that Bilingual International Assistant Services does is wonderful and is an absolute necessity.
Bi-Lingual International Assistant Services (BIAS) is a unique non-profit that assists underserved foreign and U.S. born older adults and younger adults with disabilities. A wide range of social services, including case management, counseling, advocacy, direct assistance accessing government benefits are provided by MSW's and licenced social workers and counselors, many of whom are bi-lingual in a many languages. BIAS offers foreign born individuals citizenship tutoring and support, utilizing volunteers who forge one-on-one relationships on a short term basis. Other volunteer opportunities are available, particularly for individuals who are bi-lingual. I encourage anyone who wants to make a difference and obtain a great deal of personal satisfaction, to contact the agency at (314)692-9010.