Immigration Services | East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
201 West Kenyon Road, Suite 4D, Champaign, IL 61820
Eligibility
Required documents
Voice - Main Phone
Application process
Call or email for information or appointment or visit for services
Fees
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
Service area
Champaign County, IL
Douglas County, IL
Edgar County, IL
Ford County, IL
Piatt County, IL
Vermilion County, IL
Description
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.
Providing organization
East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
Educates and supports refugee, asylee, and immigrant families and helps them transition to a new culture.