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The Refugee Center Stands With Immigrants And Refugees
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program starting...
The Refugee Center
Jan 231 min read
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Giving Tuesday
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
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
The Refugee Center will be closed today, October 9th. We will be open for walk-ins 9:00- 5:00 Tuesday- Thursday.
kirsten2112
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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New Office Hours
The Refugee Center has new hours! We are open for walk-ins Monday-Thursday 9:00-5:00.
kirsten2112
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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Rescheduled: Immigration Book Club
Event rescheduled: Our final Immigration Book Club meeting of the year at The Literary will be on Wednesday, October 18th at 7pm. Thank...
kirsten2112
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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Immigration Book Club September Meeting
The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at our immigrant and refugee centered book club...
kirsten2112
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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Immigration Book Club Postponed
Unfortunately, tonight's Immigration Book Club is postponed due to illness. But don't worry- we're rescheduling! We'll share the new date...
kirsten2112
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Office closed Fridays in August
The Refugee Center is closed on Fridays in August. El Centro de Refugiados está cerrado llos viernes de agosto. Le Centre Pour les...
kirsten2112
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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TRC x Lit Immigration Book Club August Meeting
The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at the fourth meeting of our immigrant and...
kirsten2112
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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TRC x Lit Immigration Book Club July Meeting
The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors at the third meeting of our immigrant and...
kirsten2112
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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Round Up for Good at Common Ground Food Co-op!
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...
kirsten2112
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Immigration Book Club postponed
Immigration Book Club is postponed! Unfortunately, due to the boil order, Lit will be closing early tonight. We've therefore rescheduled...
kirsten2112
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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World Refugee Day 2023!
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...
kirsten2112
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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TRC x Lit Immigration Book Club
The Refugee Center and The Literary invite you to learn about our foreign-born neighbors through an immigrant and refugee centered...
kirsten2112
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Watch our Executive Director, Lisa Wilson on WTTW
Lisa Wilson, along with other refugee rights advocates, Abubakr Meah and Arthur Wright, discuss the current state of Afghanistan under...
The Refugee Center
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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We're Hiring!
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...
sarah67009
Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Donations (Updated March 2022)
Thanks to the generous contributions of our community, many items have been collected and distributed to our newest neighbors from...
sarah67009
Nov 30, 20211 min read
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Afghan Resettlement in Champaign County
The Refugee Center’s staff and Board of Directors continue to support Afghan nationals seeking refuge in the United States. We are...
sarah67009
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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"Let it Be" Collaboration Benefits TRC
The Refugee Center is very grateful to James Barham, the City of Urbana, the City of Thionville, France, the Community Foundation of East...
WM
May 8, 20211 min read
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Letter from the Director
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Refugee Center, Many of you have generously supported the Refugee Center by attending our Annual...
WM
May 2, 20212 min read
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