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

Physical Address

201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61820

Hours

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

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.

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.

Agency info

EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS REFUGEE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE CENTER