RESETTLE REFUGEES

Most refugees who come to America arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs and a suitcase or two containing all their possessions. Many have spent years in teaming refugee camps. Nearly all have suffered enormous physical and emotional traumas. Yet they all bring with them the same hopes and dreams that accompanied previous generations of newcomers seeking the freedom and opportunities so widely recognized as "America's promise." Welcoming newcomers to the country and helping them adjust to a new homeland is what ECDC's Refugee Resettlement Program is all about.

ECDC began resettling refugees in 1991 and is the only community-based organization to be authorized by the Department of State to resettle refugees in the United States.

ECDC's affiliate network is unique in the resettlement arena, as it consists of grass-roots organizations founded by refugees to serve refugees as well as ECDC branch offices.

Alliance for African Assistance
Walter Lam
5952 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 286-9052
(619) 286-9053
Email
www.alliance-for-africa.org

The Alliance for Multicultural Community Services
Kassahun Bisrat
6440 Hillcroft, Suite # 411
Houston, TX 77081
(713) 776-4700
(713) 776-4730
Email
www.alliance-for-africa.org

African Community Resource Center
Dr. Nikki Tesfai
532 S. Vermont Ave. Suite # 104
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 637-1450
(213) 382-6166
Email
http://www.africancommunitycenter.org

African Community Center of Denver
Jennifer Gueddiche
1201 East Colfax Ave. Suite # 201
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 399-4500
(303) 399-4502
Email
www.africancommunitycenter.net

Betania Community Center
Pedro Denga
1210 E. Virginia
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602) 277-5957-(602)405-5959
(602) 277-5233
Email

Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago
Dr. Erku Yimer
4750 N. Sheridan, # 249
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 728-0303
(773) 728-0571
Email

Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center
Mariam A. Gas
31 Heath Street
Jamaica Plan, MA 02130
(617) 522-8882
(617) 522-8345
Email

Southern Sudan Community Association
Tor M. Kuet
4819 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68132
(402) 554-0759
(402) 561-9724
Email

ECDC African Community Center of Las Vegas
George Ossavou
1500 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 122
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 836-3324
(702) 836-3338
Email

East African Community of Orange County
Ibrahim S. Hussein
2301 W. Lincoln Ave; Suite 246
Anaheim, CA 92801
(714) 254-8880
(714) 991-5258
Email

ECDC African Community Center of Arlington
Jennifer Schiller
901 S. Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 685-0510
(703) 685-0529
Email

Initial assistance provided to refugees is funded by the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement's Matching Grant Program, which is a public/private partnership, provides financial support that helps refugees attain economic independence within four months after their arrival in the United States.