East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC)

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Mission Statement

The purpose of the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (AKA ECIRMAC or Refugee Center) is to aid in the resettlement of refugees and immigrants, regardless of country or origin, in the East-Central Illinois area and to aid in the exchange and preservation of their respective cultures. The corporation shall maintain in the State of Illinois a registered office and a registered agent at such office and may have other offices within the state.

For more information, please consult the services section of the site.


About ECIRMAC

The East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC) was incorporated in August, 1980. The Center has been operating since January, 1982, through funds donated by churches, sponsors, the refugee community, United Way, Champaign County Mental Health Board, and largely from the Illinois Department of Human Services.

The Center relies on the continued support of friends, both old and new, to sustain its programs.


Latest News

REFUGEE CENTER FUNDRAISER!

Third Annual Refugee Center Fundraising Dinner Saturday, March 6, 2010 Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:45 p.m. All proceeds go to the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center and will be used to better serve our international community!

Click here to see the flyer: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/arabbott/www/ECIRMAC%20dinner%20flyer%202010.doc. Please share with your friends and circulate widely.

  • Silent Auction
  • International Cuisine and Wine
  • African Drumming

This event is open to all!

Tickets: $60 cash or check only, please. Location: St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 708 West Main Street, Urbana Contact ECIRMAC: ecirmac@hotmail.com  217.344.8455 ECIRMAC is a 501(c)3 organization. We are located at 302 S. Birch St., Urbana, IL 61801


Volunteers are needed! [Click here to sign up: http://ecirmacvolunteerneeds.pbwiki.com/FrontPage#]

Contacting ECIRMAC

Phone: 217 344 8455

Address: 302 S. Birch Urbana, IL 61801

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For directions, see the our location page.

Volunteering at ECIRMAC

The volunteers who give their time and effort to the Center are an integral and invaluable part of ECIRMAC. If you are going to be volunteering, please see the volunteer information.


Información en español

Thank you!!

The website creators would like to send a BIG thank you to:

  • Prof. Ann Abbott, UIUC Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese, for her commitment to sustainability of the website
  • Prof. Ann Bishop, UIUC GSLIS, for providing community organizing information
  • Karen Fletcher, Prairienet, for her insightful web organizing skills
  • Jim Witte, ATLAS, for retrieving the former website and his usability information
  • The fall UIUC SPAN 232 student contributors for their volunteering insight

Thanks so much for all your help!


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