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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 [[Project:Services|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 Profiled in Local Media ====

[http://www.news-gazette.com/news/c-u-citizen-access/2010-06-17/refugee-center-faces-potential-closure-over-lack-state-funds.html Read about the Refugee Center], and consider how you can help us meet our mission. Donations can be sent to ECIRMAC, 302 S. Birch Urbana, IL 61801.

==== Refugee Center Fundraiser a Success! ====

Third Annual
Refugee Center Fundraising Dinner took place
Saturday, March 6, 2010

All proceeds went to the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
and for better serving our international community!

Click here to see the flyer: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/arabbott/www/ECIRMAC%20dinner%20flyer%202010.doc.  

*Silent Auction	
*International Cuisine and Wine
*African Drumming
  
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

==== 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 [[Project:Location|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 [[Project:Volunteer|volunteer information]].

==== Información en [[Project:Información en español|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!

==== Useful Links ====
*Carle Clinc http://www.carle.com
*Champaign County Mental Health Board http://www.co.champaign.il.us/mhb.htm
*Department of Human Services http://www.dhs.state.il.us
*Help Source http://helpsource.org
*Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights http://icirr.org
*United Way http://uwayhelps.org
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