News & Events

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program starting...

This Giving Tuesday, we ask you to support The Refugee Center in welcoming newcomers to the CU community. We’ve recently experienced an...

The Refugee Center will be closed today, October 9th. We will be open for walk-ins 9:00- 5:00 Tuesday- Thursday.

The Refugee Center has new hours! We are open for walk-ins Monday-Thursday 9:00-5:00.

Event rescheduled: Our final Immigration Book Club meeting of the year at The Literary will be on Wednesday, October 18th at 7pm. Thank...

The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at our immigrant and refugee centered book club...

Unfortunately, tonight's Immigration Book Club is postponed due to illness. But don't worry- we're rescheduling! We'll share the new date...

The Refugee Center is closed on Fridays in August. El Centro de Refugiados está cerrado llos viernes de agosto. Le Centre Pour les...

The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at the fourth meeting of our immigrant and...

The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at the third meeting of our immigrant and...

This month, shop at Common Ground Food Co-op and "round up" when you check out to benefit The Refugee Center! Funding will be used to...

Immigration Book Club is postponed! Unfortunately, due to the boil order, Lit will be closing early tonight. We've therefore rescheduled...

Who is a refugee? A refugee is a person who is forced to flee his or her home country due to persecution or a well-founded fear of being...

The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors through an immigrant and refugee centered...

Lisa Wilson, along with other refugee rights advocates, Abubakr Meah and Arthur Wright, discuss the current state of Afghanistan under...

The Refugee Center has a variety of open full-time and part-time positions available. For over 40 years, our staff has been committed to...

Thanks to the generous contributions of our community, many items have been collected and distributed to our newest neighbors from...

The Refugee Center’s staff and Board of Directors continue to support Afghan nationals seeking refuge in the United States. We are...

The Refugee Center is very grateful to James Barham, the City of Urbana, the City of Thionville, France, the Community Foundation of East...

Dear Friends and Supporters of the Refugee Center, Many of you have generously supported the Refugee Center by attending our Annual...