- General tools to find local services
- Racial Justice Task Force related groups and organizations
- Immigration and Refugee services (jump to link)
General Tools:
PATH Printable Champaign County Community Resource Guide
More on Dialing 211 resources from Path here. For a presentation of 211 services at a recent Champaign HRC meeting here, jump to the 35:30 minute/second mark.
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Report: http://cheatsheetcc.blogspot.com/2017/12/justice-and-mental-health-collaboration.html
RJTF Related Groups and Organizations: related to the criminal justice system or possibly key to implementing Racial Justice Task Force recommendations.
Click on the chart for clickable links or go directly to the criminal justice subgroups for summaries and additional information:
Two groups that would implement and oversee the recommendations are still in the process of being created:
- Restorative and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (implementation)
- Community Engagement Oversight Commission
Immigration and Refugee Services:
Many immigrant and refugee services are located at or available through offices in the C-U Public Health Department building at 201 W. Kenyon Road in Champaign (map) off of Neil Street just South of the I-74 interchange. More information on the Immigration Cooperative at WILL. Excerpt:
CU Public Health Administrator Julie Pryde said the award acknowledges the district’s efforts to build community partnerships, including an initiative launched earlier this year known as the “Immigrant Cooperative.”Full article here.
Pryde described it as a one-stop shop where people can access services from several local organizations that work to help immigrants and refugees in east-central Illinois, including the Refugee Center, the YMCA New American Welcome Center, CU FAIR and Three Spinners.
CU FAIR - Friends and Allies of Immigrants and Refugees
Phone: (217) 344-8455
Address: 201 W Kenyon Rd, Suite 4-A, Champaign, Illinois 61820
Email: questions@cufair.org
Website: www.cufair-us.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cufair2day/
About (full):
The mission of CU FAIR is to support the resettlement of immigrants, refugees & political asylees in their transition from dependency to full self-sufficiency. CU FAIR originally organized in early 2016 in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The Refugee Center - also known as the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC)
Phone: (217) 344-8455
Address: 201 W. Kenyon Rd., Suite 4D, Champaign, IL 61820
New Website: https://www.therefugeecenter-cu.org/ (previous website link: www.ecirmac.org )
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRefugeeCenter/
About (full):
The Refugee Center was founded in 1980 by Vietnamese refugees to provide commonly needed services to other newly arrived refugees, and to help them acclimatize to American culture. In its 40 years of service to our community, The Refugee Center has expanded its scope to assist all immigrants, political asylees, and refugees, regardless of country of origin.
The Immigration Project
Phone: (309) 829-8703
Address: 505 W. University Ave., Suite 214, Champaign, IL 61820
Email: info@immigrationproject.org
Website: www.immigrationproject.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theimmigrationproject/
About (full):
The Immigration Project is the principal provider of non-profit immigration legal services in Central and Southern Illinois. We are staffed by experienced immigration attorneys and excellent support professionals.
New American Welcome Center
Phone: (217) 417-5897
Address: 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820
Website: universityymca.org/welcome
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ynawc/
About (full pdf brocure, website):
The New American Welcome Center at the University YMCA supports foreign-born residents in their desire to integrate into American society and invites our community to be more welcoming and inclusive. The central focus of our NAWC is engaging community institutions and mobilizing community resources to make Champaign County a place where newcomers and immigrants can thrive and flourish.
Three Spinners
Phone: (872) 302-7746
Address: 201 W Kenyon Rd, STE 4-A, Champaign, Illinois 61820
Website: www.threespinners.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThreeSpinners/
About (full):
Three Spinners is dedicated to welcoming refugees and immigrants to Champaign-Urbana with immediate support for basic needs.
Champaign-Urbana is a generous community with a long history of welcoming new faces and different cultures. We are helping struggling families move, get shelter, and meet their basic needs.
More updates and links will be posted here as they are created and information is available on them.
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