This page is intended as a support for past, present, and future ECAC volunteers Greenleaf Ave. Chicago, IL 60626
Volunteers are welcome in all service and program departments including Refugee Resettlement, English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, After-School programming and Employment services. Other opportunities include translation (Arabic, Burmese, and Nepali dialects), grant writing, fundraising, donations organizing and special event coordination. We also offer a variety of internships througho
11/09/2017
Have a meal at Selam Ethiopian Kitchen next week, Nov. 13-17, and 50% of sales go to the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC)! Eat, enjoy, and share kindness!
Unfold Kindness 50% of our sales during World Kindness Week to ECAC's refugee resettlement program.
01/31/2017
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) Help support Chicago's refugee community
12/01/2015
12/01/2015
Happy Giving Tuesday! Today is a day to make an impact in the lives of others. Gifts to ECAC will help those who have fled persecution and violence and now seek a peaceful home in the United States. Give now: http://bit.ly/1XCTFpg
11/26/2013
Save the date for our 30th Anniversary Celebration next year!
We're excited, are you? Save the date for our 30th Anniversary Celebration and spread the news!
11/14/2013
A unique look at refugee's arrival to America.
Checking In to a New Life in America A refugee’s first night in the United States, usually spent in a quintessentially American environment — the nondescript airport hotel room — can be an experience of exhaustion, fear, anxiety and wonder.
10/19/2013
Learn more about refugee populations resettled to the US over the past 20 years.
Coming to America: the 5 biggest refugee groups of the last 20 years | Al Jazeera America What refugee groups have been admitted to the United States in the largest numbers, and why?
10/07/2013
A big thank you to the Loyola Refugee Outreach for donating 59 backpacks filled with school supplies to the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC)! Thank you for supporting all of our refugee families. You guys are awesome!!
09/20/2013
Check out this video produced by the Cultural Orientation Resource Center (http://www.culturalorientation.net/). It gives a great overview of Refugee Resettlement, the role of Resettlement Agencies, and the challenges that refugees face. It's long but worth the watch!
Welcome to the United States, English Version Features newly-arriving and previously-resettled refugees from various ethnic groups. Shown to refugees in overseas orientation, the video also gives other v...
09/05/2013
The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) will be celebrating the Ethiopian New Year with a flag raising ceremony in Daley Plaza, tomorrow (9/6) from 12pm-1pm. Come out to support the community and see our youth perform traditional dances!
Location: 50 W Washington St
Time: Friday 9/6/13 12pm-1pm
09/01/2013
Q: Ever wondered where refugees are resettled in the United States?
A: Pretty much everywhere.
Check out this map of all the Refugee Resettlement Agencies across the country.
Source: http://www.wrapsnet.org/Home/RPAgencyContacts/tabid/100/Default.aspx
08/30/2013
The Ethiopian New Year is coming up! Remember to check out these events next weekend.