The African Community Center - Denver, CO - Helping Refugees and Asylees From All Countries Integrate Into the Denver Community

Our Mission is to help refugees rebuild safe, sustainable lives in Denver through supportive networks of people, services and community activities.

Our Vision is to be an integrative center of multicultural exchange where community members feel a sense of belonging and actively contribute to an inclusive society.

We Value

We value the richness community, celebrating all cultures, religions, ethnicities, languages, sexual orientations, genders, abilities, generations, beliefs, traditions, and customs.
We value the voices and contributions of each member of the community.
We value the process of learning together.

The African Community Center is a Refugee Resettlement program which welcomes newcomers who have had to flee persecution within their home country. Many of our clients arrive in the United States with little but possess great hope about their lives in America.

The African Community Center conducts educational and social service programs that help newcomers resettle in their new communities and acculturate, recover from past trauma, gain personal independence and economic self-sufficiency, and quickly become able participants and productive, contributing members of American society. In addition, our agency works with African community-based organizations to provide technical assistance in developing the leadership capacity to serve their respective communities.

Our community outreach also promotes awareness about refugee issues and the challenges faced by newcomers as they move through the resettlement and cultural adjustment process. The African Community Center engages newcomers and members of the wider community to enhance cross-cultural communication.

The African Community Center of Denver is a Program office of the Ethiopian Community Development Council Inc. (ECDC), a community based Organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. ECDC is a 501 (c) (3), non profit organization.

Are you an ACC volunteer? Sign up for our new Yahoo! Groups to see and share photos from the past events; access the volunteer calendar to sign up for new volunteer activities; join the listserve to share resources, “needs, wants, and offers”, or alerts; and have important documents that you all may need to access.

Here’s what you do…

Go to yahoo groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACCconnection
-If you already have a Yahoo email address, just join the group.
-If you don’t have a Yahoo email address, sign up for a free one then join the group.

Once signed up and approved, you will have access to ACC’S volunteer calendar, photos, files, and more!

If you just want to be stay connected, choose the mailing list option.

Volunteer Orientation

Join us every Tuesday at 5pm at 850 Holly St. Learn about our center, community members, and opportunities to get involved.

First Friends Training

Become a refugee family’s first friend (3 month volunteer commitment). Please attend a New Volunteer Orientation at 850 Holly St (inside New Covenant Christian Church).

Wednesday, Feb 16th at 6-7pm

RSVP to Melissa@africancommunitycenter.net

ACC Monthly Dinners

Our Community Dinners will be held once monthly on the LAST Tuesday of every month. Bring a dish to share and enjoy our community.

Click here for a full list of events.

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