IMMIGRATION SERVICES | EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS REFUGEE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

Educates and supports refugee, asylee, and immigrant families and helps them transition to a new culture. Services include: - Refugee/immigrant mutual support groups. - Linkage with mainstream providers regarding the mental health needs of clientele and the barriers encountered by them. Mediations and education related to cultural differences are provided. - One-on-one counseling at the Center, a neutral site, or in the homes of families in crisis. - Basic immigration applications and immigration legal referrals. - Cultural orientation counseling for refugee and other ORR eligible clients. - Culturally appropriate workshops dealing with money, public benefits and health issues. - Translation of documents and interpretation in community settings. - Advocate and liaison in clients' places of employment, schools, hospitals, courts, with landlords, etc. - Aid in completing paperwork for citizenship, residency, family reunification, etc. - Assistance with applying for government benefits for which an individual is eligible. - Referrals to community resources. - Citizenship and ESL class referrals.

Date of Last Formal Update

09/30/2024

Data provided by

PATH Inc. 211

Location

201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61820

Hours

Mon-Thu: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Eligibility

Primarily serves immigrants, refugees, asylees, or family members of those populations. Also serves Us citizens and Legal Permanent residents that have limited English proficiency.

Fee

- Fees are not charged to clients, with the exception of translation of documents other than a birth certificate. - Fees are charged to interpret for the courts, DCFS, or businesses that need help to provide their services to their non-English speaking clientele.

Agency info

EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS REFUGEE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE CENTER