Founded in 1914 to help newly arrived immigrants integrate into their new lives in Los Angeles, the International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA) provides assistance to refugees and immigrants securing their first job, getting legal help, or finding child care providers so they can work outside the home. Throughout the years, IILA has empowered hundreds of thousands of refugees and survivors of human trafficking with skills, abilities, and resources to become self-sufficient and successfully start new lives in Southern California. At IILA, our mission is to help families become self-sufficient and to promote cross-cultural understanding. IILA employs over 150 dedicated, multicultural staff providing child care, transportation, immigration legal assistance, nutrition and refugee services throughout Southern California.