Organization Name: The Power of We Consortium – Immigrant and Refugee Resource Collaborative
Organization Overview: Created in 2004, the vision of the Immigrant and Refugee Resource Collaborative (IRRC) is of a community where refugees, immigrants, and language minorities are welcomed and are able to integrate and participate fully in society at all levels. With that as an expectation, we work to provide services, promote opportunities, and build a network of relationships to foster the realization of Ingham County Michigan as a home for people seeking a better life from all parts of the globe.
Language: English
Cultures: All,Refugees or Asylees
City/Township: Lansing
State: MI
Zip Code: 48933, 48901, 48909, 48911, 48854, 40010, 48864, 48912
Country: USA
Phone: 517) 887-4691
Email: irrcmidmichigan@gmail.com
Organization Name: Trabajadoras/res Hispanos Unidos de Detroit (Hispanos Unidos)
Organization Overview:
Description
Organización de Trabajadoras/res Hispanos Unidos de Detroit se dedica a la promoción de los derechos de trabajadores inmigrantes y reforma de leyes. Esto incluye, pero no limitado a abogar y negociar con empleadores, negocios, practicas de labor justas, representantes y educación a la comunidad.
Language: Spanish
Cultures: Hispanic,Latin American
Street: 7354 Whittaker
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 444-9229
Organization Name: United for a Free Syria (UFS)
Organization Overview: United For a Free Syria holds biweekly letter campaigns targeting policy makers on key issues regarding the promotion of democracy and freedom for the Syrian people. Visit the ACTION ALERTS section on our website to find sample letters and available links. Contact us at contactus@freesyria.org for instructions on how to set up a campaign in your city.
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: Syrian
Street: 4400 S. Saginaw St. Suite 1362
City/Township: Flint
State: MI
Zip Code: 48507
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 288-9558
Website: http://www.unitedfreesyria.org/
Organization Name: University of Michigan, Law School, Urban Communities Clinic (Communities and Economic Development Clinic)
Organization Overview: Urban Communities Clinic
Students in the Urban Communities Clinic (UCC) provide transactional legal services for groups engaged in neighborhood-based community development. Students are responsible for all aspects of client representation; they interview, plan, counsel, negotiate, draft, problem solve, and advocate. Much of the U of M's CC's work involves corporate, tax, real estate, and municipal law. The UCC's clients are mostly nonprofit organizations involved in community development issues such as housing, education, health, and the arts. The Clinic represents clients in the Detroit metropolitan area. Students learn the skills of a transactional lawyer while exploring a community-based, non-traditional approach to poverty law.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All,Multicultural
Street: 625 South State Street
City/Township: Ann Arbor
State: MI
Zip Code: 48109
Country: USA
Phone: (734) 764-1358
Organization Name: Vietnamese American Association of Michigan
Organization Overview: The Vietnamese American Association of Michigan (VAAM) was established in 2008, through a public election by Vietnamese Americans in Michigan. VAAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the Internal Revenue Code. VAAM’s mission is to preserve the Vietnamese culture and heritage, to assist underprivileged Vietnamese Americans with healthcare, social and civic issues, and to accelerate the integration process into the mainstream American society.
Language: English,Vietnamese
Cultures: Vietnamese
Street: P .O. Box 183204,
City/Township: Shelby Township
State: MI
Zip Code: 48318
Country: USA
Phone: (248) 921-3140
Email: info@vaamichigan.org
Website: http://www.vaamichigan.org/
Organization Name: Welcome Mat
Organization Overview: Immigrant Integration Network: The Welcome Mat Detroit is an Immigrant Integration Network providing a comprehensive on-line, searchable database of the most essential services to immigrants and internationals. The website welcomematdetroit.org allows a search by culture, language, services provided, or geographic area. A link to the searchable database is also at www.globaldetroit.com.
Language: English,French
Cultures: All
Street: 111 E. Kirby
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48202
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 871-8600, ext. 233
Fax No: (313) 871-1651
Email: mlane@accesscommunity.org
Website: http://www.welcomematdetroit.org
Organization Name: Welcoming Michigan Administrative
Organization Overview: When it comes to immigration, it’s easy to let differences separate us. Michigan thrives when we bring the best of what has been and the best of what can be together to create a stronger, more vibrant Michigan for all. At Welcoming Michigan, we seek to build mutual respect among foreign-born and U.S.-born people who call Michigan home today. Together. It’s better.
Language: English
Cultures: All,American
Street: 3030 S. 9th St., Suite 1B
City/Township: Kalamazoo
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 49009
Country: USA
Phone: (269) 492-7196
Fax No: (269) 492-7198
Website: http://welcomingmichigan.org/
Organization Name: West Indian American Association
Organization Overview:
Language: English
Cultures: Afro-Caribbean,American,Caribbean
Street: 2015 E. Seven Mile Rd.
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48234
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 893-3311
Email: wiaamichigan@gmail.com
Organization Name: West Michigan Asian American Association
Organization Overview: The West Michigan Asian American Association, Inc. is a Michigan nonprofit corporation that seeks to build a collaborative, active, and committed Asian American community in West Michigan with a focus on healthcare, education, and empowerment.
In pursuit of its mission and vision, the WMAAA’s current programs and activities include a scholarship program, networking events, presentations and performances that promote appreciation for Asian culture, speaking engagements that promote greater awareness of healthcare issues affecting the Asian-American community, a patient navigation system, and other programs and activities that further its strategic objectives.
The WMAAA board of directors, its officers and the members of the committees that run its projects and activities are all volunteers of diverse backgrounds who have committed to promoting the spirit of collaboration and stewardship in the community.
As an organization, the WMAAA seek to collaborate with various leaders and organizations within the Asian American community in West Michigan. The WMAAA’s Advisory Board is envisioned to be composed of representatives of these community organizations, including, the Asian Center of West Michigan, Indialink, Chinese Association of West Michigan, Inc., Vietnamese Association of Grand Rapids, West Michigan Filipino American Association, Inc. and the Philippine Cultural Group of Michigan, Inc.
The WMAAA is 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Language: Mandarin Chinese,English,Mandarin Chinese,Tagalog,Vietnamese
Cultures: Asian,Chinese,Filipino,Indian,Vietnamese
Street: PO Box 230432
City/Township: Grand Rapids
State: MI
Zip Code: 49523
Country: USA
Phone: (616) 481-6194
Email: info@wm-aaa.org
Website: http://www.wm-aaa.org/
Organization Name: West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Organization Overview: The West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to working with all members of the community to increase the economic advancement of Hispanic owned business and assist the professional growth of the Hispanic business leaders in West Michigan.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All,American,Central American,Hispanic,Latin American,Mexican
Street: 1167 Madison Ave. SE Suite 102
City/Township: Grand Rapids
State: MI
Zip Code: 49507
Country: USA
Phone: (616) 452-3960
Email: info@hccwm.org
Website: http://www.hccwm.org/
Organization Name: West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center
Organization Overview: Founded in 2006 by immigrants and refugees, the West Michigan Refugee Education & 971267_702458139769846_1243399182_Cultural Center (WMRECC) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its goal is to support families and individuals to gain the skills necessary for successful integration into the community.
To support refugee children and families to gain the necessary skills for seamless and successful integration into the community through providing comprehensive educational support and youth development services, along with fostering cultural knowledge and understanding.
The main objectives of the program are as follows:
Empower refugee families to succeed in school and in life.
Support refugee children to finish school and become self-sufficient.
Provide refugee families a place to socialize to strengthen their families and their communities.
Foster a lasting sense of community that will benefit both refugee and non-refugee families alike.
Foster leadership development in the refugee community.
Language: Bhutanese,English,Nepali
Cultures: All,Multicultural,Refugees or Asylees
Street: 2130 Enterprise St SE
City/Township: Kentwood
State: MI
Zip Code: 49508
Country: USA
Phone: (616) 247-9611
Fax No: (616) 247-5688
Email: nathaniel@westmirefugee.org
Website: https://westmirefugee.org/
Organization Name: WIndsor West Indian Association
Language: English
Cultures: Canadian,Caribbean
Street: 2410 Central Ave,
City/Township: Windsor, Ontario
State: ON
Zip Code: N8W 4J4
Country: Canada
Phone: (519) 945-0213 or (586) 945-2150
Email: trevorcolquhoun@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Yemeni-American Chamber of Commerce غرفة التجارة الأمريكية اليمنية
Organization Overview: The Yemeni American Chamber of Commerce (YACC) is dedicated to promoting positive economic growth, increasing our member visibility through a strong united voice, and fostering community partnership with local municipalities by serving as an advocate and liaison for the Yemeni American business community.The chamber is a partnership of professionals and the businesses entrepreneurs collaborating together to promote economic activity amongst its members and to further improve the quality of life in society as a whole. We seek to partner with our members to make the Yemeni Chamber of Commerce an organization of choice for the Yemeni Business community.
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: Yemeni
Street: 13530 Michigan Ave, Suite 279
City/Township: Dearborn
State: MI
Zip Code: 48126
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 759-7594
Email: yemenyacc@gmail.com
Website: http://www.yachamber.org/
Organization Name: Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC)
Organization Overview: Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC) is a program of UNA-USA that seeks to engage young professionals in discussions of international affairs, emphasizing the importance of multilateral cooperation and the United Nations. While we appreciate supporters of all ages, YPIC members are typically between the ages of 21-40, and are a diverse group of individuals from the fields of business, law, government, nonprofit, the arts and philanthropy. YPIC provides an exciting opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals and gives young professionals from all walks of life a unique forum in which to learn more about current international issues, the United Nations, and the work of UNA-USA.
Language: English
Cultures: All,Multicultural
State: MI
Country: USA
Organization Name: デトロイト日本商工会 - Japan Business Society of Detroit
Organization Overview: Japan Business Society of Detroit, because the US-Japan mutual understanding, is a non-profit organization that has been active for the purpose of promoting the exchange of "business", "culture", "people".
JBSDは、日米相互理解を深めるため、「ビジネス」「文化」「人」の交流を促進することを目的に活動している非営利団体です。
1. Purpose:
Promotion of commerce and industry activity
Promote regional exchange activities
Fellowship among members
Sons support of education
2) History:
To enhance Japanese children education of the Greater Detroit area, as tutoring school management organization, Detroit Japanese Association (JSD) was organized in 1973. Then, along with the expansion of Japanese society, not education issues only, at the discretion of the contribution is also required for the entire community, in addition to the support of tutoring schools, in order to deploy a wider range of activities July 1, 1993 To this day to change the name and organization to the Detroit Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
Language: English,Japanese
Cultures: Japanese
Street: 3000 Town Center # 606
City/Township: Southfield
State: MI
Zip Code: 48075
Country: USA
Phone: (248) 355-4899
Website: http://www.jbsd.org/
