Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.

Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.
A Remembrance of Hopes, Dreams and Accomplishments
May 16, 2013
Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.
Empowering refugees and immigrants since 1983
Ethiopian Community Development Council
Mission and Purpose
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.
(ECDC) was established in 1983 as a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization with a mission
to resettle refugees; promote cultural, educational and socio-economic development programs in
the immigrant and refugee community in the United States; and to conduct humanitarian and
socio-economic development programs in the Horn of Africa.
ECDC was organized to respond initially to the needs of a growing Ethiopian community in the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and across the country. For 30 years, ECDC has been
developing and providing programs and services that respond to the needs of clients from diverse
cultural backgrounds while focusing on the African newcomer community. Located in Arlington,
Virginia, Denver, Colorado, Silver Spring, Maryland, and Las Vegas, Nevada, ECDC branch
offices offer educational, skills building and social service programs that help newcomers become
self-sufficient, contributing members of their new homeland.
Since 1991, ECDC has been resettling refugees through its network of affiliated agencies located in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Regionally and nationally, ECDC
engages in efforts to increase public awareness about domestic and international issues affecting
the lives of African refugees and immigrants; provides technical assistance to community-based
organizations; and has taken a leadership role in creating a network among African community
organizations around the country.
Internationally, ECDC focuses on cultural and educational development activities in Ethiopia and
maintains an office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Support for ECDC is derived from individual contributions, in-kind donations, corporations,
foundations, faith-based organizations, and contracts/grants from federal, state and local
government agencies.
A Letter from the President
Dear Friends,
When ECDC turned 25 years old, we celebrated our accomplishments and
reflected on how we had grown personally, organizationally, and professionally. Today, we are observing our 30th Anniversary, and I am happy to say
that we continue to prosper, but not, of course, without challenges. While
other organizations have come and gone during the last five years, we have
flourished, going after new funding, expanding existing services, and undertaking new program initiatives. We have built stronger relationships among
staff and with our partners. While we have reflected on what we have accomplished, we are focused on looking forward to the future.
For a relatively small organization with limited resources and a vision that moves us forward, we
have realized many American dreams. Let me highlight a few.

ECDC, the first ethnic community-based organization, has been authorized by the Department of
State to resettle refugees in the U.S. for 22 years.

ECDC created an Affiliate Network, which is now composed of 12 non-profit agencies and three
branch offices run and staffed by former refugees and immigrants to resettle refugees from around the
globe throughout the United States. Together, we have resettled 33,332 refugees.

ECDC has advocated for and seen small and large increases in the number of African refugee admissions. In 1980, when Africans were first admitted to the U.S. as refugees, only 955 were admitted. Between 1980 and 1990, 24,092 African refugees were resettled. The greatest number of African refugees
were admitted in 2004—29,104. In 2012, 10,608 were resettled. So far this year, 9,415 have been resettled. In total, since 1980, 280,154 African refugees have been resettled in America.

ECDC’s Enterprise Development Group has played an important role in the D.C. metro area entrepreneurial arena, making over $10 million in small business loans and helping clients save a combined total of
over $2.4 million to acquire assets—buy a home, start a business, purchase a car, pay for advanced education. In addition EDG offers a Business Incubator to small businesses.

Since 1992, ECDC’s Educational Development Program has collected and distributed 867,212 books
valued at over $44.5 million to universities, colleges, libraries, and technical institutes throughout
Ethiopia. The Axumite Heritage Foundation, an ECDC subsidiary, restored the 19th century Governor’s Palace, the
‘Inda Nebri’id’ in Axum, and transformed it into a public library in 2002. It now serves about 50,000 patrons a year.
Today, the Foundation is in the process of building a new library in the ‘Inda Nebri’id’ compound.
I want to express our appreciation and gratitude to our Board, staff, partners, donors, volunteers, and
the many voices of support and words of advice that have made it all possible. We look forward to your continued
support and to having a new generation of people join us as we move forward to ECDC’s next chapter of service.
Sincerely,
Tsehaye Teferra, Ph.D.
President and CEO
ECDC’s National Programs
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program was established to provide effective resettlement for refugees
and to help them reach economic self-sufficiency in their new homeland. ECDC began as a response
to the needs of a growing Ethiopian community in 1983 and soon grew into a multi-faceted
organization that has been serving a diverse group of refugees from around the world for 30 years.
ECDC’s resettlement programs continue to welcome newcomers to the U.S. and provide them with
opportunities to seek employment, learn English, and connect with members of their own cultural
groups to establish ethnic community-based organizations that respond to their particular needs.
ECDC’s Center for African Refugees and Immigrants
(CARI) manages the national programs. These include
Refugee Resettlement and Placement, Matching Grant,
Preferred Communities and Ethnic Self-Help programs
conducted with affiliate and partner agencies. CARI
engages in public education activities, provides resource
development, organizational capacity-building, training,
and technical assistance. CARI also conducts an annual
national conference on African refugees and immigrants
and has produced a bimonthly e-newsletter, the African
Refugee NETWORK. These activities are funded by the U. S.
Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Photos exhibited at ECDC’s 2012 World
Refugee Day celebration.
ECDC assists refugee newcomers achieve self-sufficiency within four months after arrival, without
receiving public cash assistance. Since 1996, 9,514 refugees have participated in ECDC’s Matching
Grant program. The Preferred Communities Program has provided support for affiliates to develop
their capacity to address refugee special needs that require more intensive case management
support. Through these programs, ECDC’s affiliate network helps newly arrived individuals and
families adjust and become a part of the neighborhoods and communities in which they are placed.
At present, ECDC has resettled 33,332 refugees from all over the world, including from Bhutan,
Bosnia, Burma, the Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, and Sudan. ECDC is able to
accomplish this through its network of three branch offices and 12 affiliate offices located throughout the United States.
“The Ethiopian Community Development Council truly embodies the spirit of U.S. Refugee Resettlement
Program, acting as a bridge between refugees and the whole of American society, and empowering refugees
to overcome any challenges they may face as they settle into life in their new homeland.”
Eskinder Negash
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement
Advocacy and Public Education
ECDC’s annual conference promotes public education through forums, workshops, and networking
opportunities that connect local community-based leaders with national policy makers and federal
partners. The conference includes a Capitol Hill visit during which participants are able to meet with
government representatives and their staff and share African community concerns and
accomplishments with them. ECDC also encourages dialogue with policy makers and the general
public through the publication of policy alerts, fact sheets, and newsletters on issues that affect
refugees in Africa and their resettlement to safer environments.
ECDC African Community Centers
ECDC African Community Centers, located in the D.C. metro area—Arlington and Silver Spring—
Denver, and Las Vegas, offer a variety of services, including refugee resettlement and employment
services, including job placement. They provide immigration services through which clients are able
to adjust their status, apply for family reunification, and get assistance with other immigrationrelated needs. Other ACC services include translation, interpretation, housing assistance, cultural
adjustment, domestic violence
prevention education. Each of the
ACC agencies also have special
programs and projects among which
are, MAMBO, KNOW, and We Made
This.
Funded by the Virginia
Foundation for Healthy Youth, ACC
Arlington’s MAMBO project works
with area 4th-6th graders, focusing
on tobacco use prevention, selfesteem, and good health habits. The
Knowledge for Newcomer Women
Konjit Edwards and counselor Philippos Melaku pose with
(KNOW) project, funded by Susan G.
students at a summer 2012 MAMBO session.
Komen for the Cure, conducts extensive outreach and community to raise awareness about breast
health and assists underserved and uninsured women to receive mammogram screenings.
In Denver, the ACC’s Safari Thrift shop, open seven days a week, is a unique local program built
on the value of reciprocity. They collect donations for newcomer refugee homes, sell quality items at
affordable prices, and provide employment training to refugee newcomers. Their We Made This
(WMT) project is a refugee empowerment and education program focused on utilizing refugees’
sewing abilities to create income and business skills. WMT items are available at a boutique located
at Safari Thrift and on the Etsy Internet marketplace website. The ACC also maintains an eBay
presence—safarisecondsacc.
The ACC Las Vegas IDA project provides training to participants on financial literacy, financial
management, and asset acquisition. Refugee clients save for the purchase of a home or car, to pursue
an educational goal, or to start a business. This ORR-funded program matches client savings dollar
for dollar up to $4,000.
ECDC Enterprise Development Group
The ECDC Enterprise Development Group (EDG) began
in 1992 as a micro-enterprise development project funded
by ORR. In 2001 EDG became an ECDC subsidiary. EDG is
certified by the Department of the Treasury as a CDFI and
provides financial resources and support services to
individuals, families, and small businesses in the D.C.
metro area. EDG has helped clients to secure over $14
million in small business loans and acquire over $21
million in assets.
EDG’s programs and services help refugees,
immigrants, minorities, and low-income people achieve
their financial goals. Current programs include (1) small
business loans to start, sustain, or expand a business; (2)
EDG’s Roman Corpus (left) assists clients.
vehicle loans; (3) financial literacy training; (4) IDAs to
save money and acquire a home, advanced education, start a business, or buy a car for work; and (5)
tax assistance, including tax preparation, tax problems, and applications for ITIN numbers.
In partnership with Northern Virginia Community College, EDG has been offering a Certificate
in Entrepreneurship program for the past two years. EDG’s Business Incubator offers affordable
office space, a convenient location, and a variety of free services to 15 small businesses. Partnering
with CASA of Maryland and the Latino Economic Development Corporation, EDG started in
December 2011 making loans of $680 to cover the cost of filing the final paperwork for citizenship.
To date, 31 people have received loans. In September 2013, EDG will hold its first Annual Charity
Golf Classic.
ARN and MITA Projects
Stronger organizations create stronger communities. ECDC’s work with ethnic community-based
organizations (ECBOs) has strengthened refugee communities, creating greater public awareness
and community-wide cohesion. Training, technical assistance, and leadership development are
strategies integral to ECDC’s goal to improve refugees’ access to programs and services. Between
2004 and 2012, ECDC’s African Resource Network project assisted over 184 ECBOs learn about best
practices, adapt them, and enable them to develop policies and programs that have contributed not
only to promoting but also to achieving a wide range of successful services that have improved and
continue to improve the quality of life for African and other refugees and immigrants.
From 2009 to 2012, ECDC’s Mutual Assistance Association Innovation and Technical Assistance
(MITA) program that was funded by ORR. The goal of this initiative was to enhance ECBO capacity
to serve more refugees with comprehensive, well-managed and well-resourced quality services.
Through a national competitive process, 15 selected ECBOs received grants to obtain locally
provided customized TA that focused on up to five areas of capacity building—fundraising and
resource development, organizational leadership, strategic action planning, management, and
accountability. Both these projects proved to be highly successful.
Axumite Heritage Foundation
Educational Development
As part of its cultural and educational development activities in Ethiopia, ECDC has been
donating books and educational materials to institutions of higher learning throughout the country.
In the past 21 years, ECDC has worked closely with local colleges, universities, technical training
schools, and libraries, shipping 867,212 books with a value of over $44.5 million. These have been
distributed to schools and libraries in the Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumz, Oromia, South
Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, and Tigray regions. In Addis Ababa, ECDC has responded to
requests from Addis Ababa University Library, along with its Law, Medical, and Pharmacy Schools.
The ‘Inda Nebri’id’ and
the Axumite Heritage Library
The ‘Inda Nebri’id’ stands proud after
renovation in 2002.
While on a visit to Ethiopia in 1992, ECDC’s President ,
Dr. Tsehaye Teferra, saw the destruction of cultural sites
in Axum. The dilapidated state of the former Governor’s
Palace, the ‘Inda Nebri’id,’ was especially symbolic. Once a
place of community pride, the palace had been converted
to a place of torture under the Derg regime. Launched the
same year, the Axumite Heritage Foundation (AHF), an
ECDC subsidiary, is working with locally to establish
institutions of learning to preserve, promote, and transmit
Ethiopian culture. AHF’s purpose crystallized quickly
with its first objective being to restore the ‘Inda Nebri’id’.
Soon after, the ECDC shipped books and educational materials there with the intention of
creating a public library. When the ‘Inda Nebri’id’ opened its doors in 2002, it had been transformed
from a place of fear and violence to one of hope and promise. For 11 years it has been a welcomed
resource of learning and community.
The library now serves students, scholars, and general readers. Surveys indicate that door
counts have increased from 32,315 in 2009 to 38,593 in 2010 and will continue to grow to a projected
50,000 in 2011. The library’s holdings are automated and include 20,000 books, journals and
reference materials, as well as a growing rare books
collection that will form the basis of the future Institute
of Axumite Studies.
“[They] are getting knowledge from these books—
from these precious books... we are producing active
teachers and educators so that they can produce other
active, productive citizens.”
Students are regular patrons of the AHF library.
Zenebe Teka
Lecturer in Microbiology
Faculty Dean at Axum University
As the number of students and patrons increases
at the ‘Inda Nebri’id’, the need for a better-equipped
building and improved library services has become
critical. The AHF has thus embarked on a project to
build a new Axumite Heritage Library. Despite the
many challenges, the AHF has currently raised
$100,000 and continues to seek financial support for
the projected $850,000 needed to finish the threestory building now under construction.
Once completed, the new library will house
several floors of stacks, reading spaces, a business
Axumite Heritage Library under construction in 2013. center, study carrels for researchers, a cafeteria, and a
fully-equipped conference hall. The future Institute
of Axumite Studies will be based at the library, which will feature a rare books collection and other
research materials for advanced studies. Notable scholars of Ethiopian history have already donated
their personal libraries to begin this collection. The AHF is also working with volunteer landscape
architects to upgrade the surrounding garden and create a small children’s library for the enjoyment
of younger patrons. The historic ‘Inda Nebri’id’ will be
converted to an ethnographic museum.
The AHF continues to draw inspiration from the
ingenuity and resourcefulness of the Axumite civilization
whose reach and control of naval trade established it as
one of the most powerful kingdoms of ancient times.
With the help of interested volunteers and partners, AHF
aims to link Axum’s ancient past with the promising
future of its youth. By increasing access to knowledge
and directing interest to Axum’s cultural riches, AHF
hopes to inspire shared communal stewardship across
AHF Library project is launched in 2012.
generations.
As it contemplates the decades
ahead, the Axumite Heritage
Foundation projects an ambitious
vision for Ethiopia’s future—one
that requires an investment in
building local institutions that will
continue to serve communities.
Through such initiatives, the AHF
will continue to promote an
interest in life-long learning and
Architectural plans show the future Axumite Heritage Library.
positive transformation.
Conference and Banquet Sponsors
Silver
Capital One Bank
Colonial Parking, Inc.
Ethiopian Airlines
HSBC Bank
Bronze
BB&T Bank
Partner
Bank of America
International Rescue Committee
PNC Bank
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Wells Fargo Bank
Friends
Alliance for African Assistance
Alliance for Multicultural Community Services
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Mylestone Plans and Lincoln Financial Foundation
North Carolina African Services Coalition
U Street Parking, Inc.
Wonder Automotive Inc.
World Relief
Supporters
Coptic Orthodox Charities
Dama Pastry and Restaurant
RefugePoint
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Auction Gift Donors
Special Thanks
African Community Center of Denver
Allene F. Wright
Bangkok Bistro
Framemasters
Holiday Inn Arlington
Mansion on O Street
Renaissance Hotel
Tarikua Alemayehu
Tsehaye Teferra, Ph.D.
Rutledge M. Dennis
Marilyn Heldman, Ph.D.
Ron Munia
Owen W. Roberts
Dwight Sullivan
Aklilu A. Yishak
Empowering Refugees and Immigrants since 1983
ECDC’s ability to provide programs and services that respond to the needs of African newcomers to
the country depends on developing meaningful partnerships. We are proud of the support ECDC,
the ECDC Enterprise Development Group, and our branch offices in Arlington, Va., Silver Spring,
Md., Denver, Colo., and Las Vegas, Nev. have generated over the past 30 years of service to the
community.
Corporations
Corporations (Cont.)
Corporations (Cont.)
99 Cents Stores
Allstate Insurance
American International Institute
of Health, L.L.C.
Arlington Community Federal
Credit Union
Asberom & Brown Law Offices
Bahirdar, Inc.
Bangkok Bistro
Bank of America
Bank of Georgetown
Barcroft Auto Center
BB&T
Bed, Bath & Beyond
BJ’s Wholesale
Borders, Inc.
Boston Market
Café Parisien
Calvert Social Investment
Capital One Bank
Carters Amoco
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata
& Siegel, P.C.
Citibank
Citizens Bank of Washington,
D.C.
Colonial Parking
Columbia Pike Dunkin' Donuts
& Baskin Robbins
Columbia Pike Mobil
Columbia Pike Texaco
Countrywide Bank
Courtyard by Marriott, Tysons
Corner
COVAD
Crystal City Marriott Hotel
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Dama Pastry and Restaurant
DBA Priority Express
DBA U Street Motors
Deloitte
Discovery Communications
Dr. Danny A. Mamodesene
Ethiopian Airlines
Exxon/Mobil Corporation
Fairfax Realty
Fasika Restaurant
Festival Video Services and
Entertainment
First National Bank of Maryland
Framemasters
Fresco Commercial Cleaning
Giant
Gilead Services, Inc.
Glidden Paint Company
Golden and Cohen, L.L.C.
Greater Atlantic Bank
Group Goetz Architects
Harris Teeter
Hewlett Packard
Holiday Inn
HSBC Bank USA
IBM Employee Match
Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino
Intuit Financial Freedom
J.B. Lippincott Company
JMP Phlebotomy
JW Marriott
Kasier Permanente
Lalibela Restaurant, Las Vegas
Lincoln Financial Group
Lloyd Wolf Photography
Maggio & Katter, P.C.
Mansion on O Street
Marriott Hotel, Las Vegas
Marriott Key Bridge
Master Cleaning Services
McDonald's, Arlington
McGraw-Hill Companies
Merkato Market
Merkato Restaurant, Las Vegas
Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant,
Washington, D.C.
Meskerem Restaurant, Las
Vegas, Nev.
Moneywise
Mrs. Chen's Kitchen
Mylestone Plans
NationsBank
Nevada Community Bank
New World Radio
Nile Technology
Pablo's Coffee, Denver, Colo.
Parking Management, Inc. (PMI)
Pfizer Employee Match
Planet Hollywood Hotel &
Casino
PNC Bank
Print & Media, Inc.
Print City
Quality Transportation Services,
Inc.
Red Hot and Blue Restaurant
Renaissance Hotel
Residence Inn by Marriott
Riggs Bank, N.A.
Rincome Thai Cuisine
Ritz Carlton
Safeway
Security One Bank
Shoppers
Southland Corporation
Spectrum Beauty
Star Barber Shop
Starbucks Coffee Company
State Farm Insurance
Stern and Elkind, L.L.P.
Corporations (Cont.)
Sunny Tsehaye Salon
SunTrust
Trader Joe’s
TD Bank
The Calvert Group
Treasury Bank, N.A.
U Street Parking
USA Parking
Virginia Commerce Bank
Wachovia Corporation
Washington Marriott Hotel
Weaver Bros. Insurance
Associates, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Wendroff & Associates
Western Union
Westin Hotel Gateway
Whole Foods Market
William D. Euille & Associates
Woodsfield Investments
Xerox Corporation
Zed's Ethiopian Cuisine
Foundations (Cont.)
Consumer Health Foundation
Denver Foundation
East West Education Foundation
ECA Foundation
Emma Lazarus Fund of the
Open Society Institute
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Foundation
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Family and Children's Trust
Fund of Virginia
Fannie Mae Foundation
First Maryland Foundation
Frank Foundation
Lincoln Foundation, Inc.
MGM Grand Foundation
MGM Mirage Voice Foundation
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz
Foundation
Nike Computer Foundation
Northern Virginia Health
Foundation
Open Society Institute
Phillip L. Graham Fund
Foundations
Rose Youth Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Sam S. Bloom Foundation
Arlington Community
Susan G. Komen Race for the
Foundation
Cure
Arlington Cooperation
Temple Foundation
Foundation
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Arlington Health Foundation
Latter-Day Saints Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
The Community Foundation for
Blum-Kovler Foundation
the National Capital Region
Bright Mountain Foundation
The Gannett Foundation
California Community
Tides Foundation
Foundation
Virginia Tobacco Settlement
Calvert Foundation
Foundation
Capital One Foundation
Caring for Colorado Foundation Wachovia Foundation
Washington AIDS Partnership
Citibank Foundation
Washington Forrest Foundation
CitiCorp Foundation
Wells Fargo Housing
Colorado Foundation
Foundation
Colorado Foundation for
Women in Housing Finance
Families & Children
Foundation
Colorado Trust
Community & Family Resource
Foundation, Colorado
Compton Foundation
Public Agencies
Arlington County, Virginia
Department of Human
Services Crisis Assistance
Bureau
City and County of Denver,
Colorado
City of Alexandria, Department
of Community and Human
Services
City of Falls Church, Virginia
Colorado Department of Human
Services, Division of Refugee
Services
Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment
Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Housing and
Community Development
D.C. Cancer Consortium
D.C. Department of Health,
HIV/AIDS Administration
Denver Mayor’s Office of
Economic Development,
Division of Workforce
Development
Fairfax County, Virginia,
Consolidated Community
Fund
Internal Revenue Service
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department
Montgomery County, Maryland
State of Colorado, Department
of Human Services, TANF/
Statewide Strategic Use Fund
State of Maryland
Tony & Thomson Colorado
Tobacco Education &
Prevention Alliance
U.S. Agency for International
Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services- ORR, CDCP,
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Justice/
Office of Special Council
Public Agencies (Cont.)
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau for Population,
Refugees, and Migration
U.S. Department of Treasury/
Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund
U.S. Information Agency
U.S. Small Business
Administration
University of Nevada/LV
Department of Social Work
Private Organizations
(Cont.)
D.C. Community Humanities
Council
D.C. Cancer Consortium
D.C. Central Kitchen
East African Community of
Orange County
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Ethiopian Community
Association in Atlanta, Inc.
Ethiopian Community
Association of Chicago
Private Organizations
Gifts In Kind International
Abebe Bikila Day International Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Peace Half-Marathon/
Heifer International
Arlington Cooperation Fund
Howard University, Center for
Acorn Society
Urban Programs
Advent Evangelical Lutheran
Inova Juniper Program
Church
Institute for Social and
Africa Action
Economic Development
African American Labor Center International Book Project
African Community Resource
International Catholic Migration
Center
Commission
African Refugee Service
International Organization for
Alliance for African Assistance
Migration
Alliance for Multicultural
International Orthodox
Community Services
Christian Charities
Arlington Branch NAACP
International Rescue Committee
American Red Cross
Jesuit Refugee Service USA
Bahá'í Faith Church
Kiwanis International/
Board of Global Ministries
Arlington
Books for Africa
Legacy Church
Brooks Business Transfer, Inc.
Lutheran Immigration &
Brother's Brother Foundation
Refugee Service
Canyon Ridge Christian Church Multicultural AIDS Center
Catholic Legal Immigration
Muslim Community Center
Services
National Endowment for
CFED-Tax Clinic
Democracy
Cherrydale Baptist Church
New Citizens
Church of Latter-Day Saints
New York Association for New
Church World Service/National Americans
Council of Churches
Northern Virginia Alliance on
Combined Federal Campaign of
Smoking
the National Capital Area
Peace Lutheran Church
Coptic Orthodox Charities
Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs
Commission
Private Organizations
(Cont.)
Project Hope
Redeemed Christian Church of
God
RefugePoint
Refugee and Immigrant
Assistance Center
Refugee and Immigrant Relief
Center
Sierra Leone Community
Association of Chicago
Somali Family Care Network
Southern Sudan Community
Association
Spring Institute
St. Catherine's Philoptochos
Orthodox Church
The Uncommon Market Food
Co-op
U.S. Association for UNHCR
U.S. Catholic Conference of
Bishops
U.S. Committee for Refugees
and Immigrants, Inc.
United Church for Homeland
Ministries
United Methodist Committee on
Relief
United Presbyterian Church in
the United States
United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops
United Way
Virginia Community Action
Partnership
Volunteer Fairfax
Women's Commission for
Refugee Women and Children
World Bank
World Relief Corporation
ECDC Refugee Resettlement Affiliate Network
Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach–Pittsburgh, PA
Alliance for African Assistance–San Diego, CA
Alliance for Multicultural Community Services–Houston, TX
Arizona Immigrant and Refugee Services–Phoenix, AZ
Coptic Orthodox Charities, Inc.–Clearwater, FL
East African Community of Orange County–Anaheim, CA
ECDC African Community Center–Arlington, VA & Silver Spring, MD
ECDC African Community Center–Denver, CO
ECDC African Community Center–Las Vegas, NV
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago–Chicago, IL
Nashville International Center for Empowerment–Nashville, TN
North Carolina African Services Coalition–Greensboro, NC
Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center–Jamaica Plain & Worchester, MA
Pan-African Community Association–Milwaukee, WI
Southern Sudan Community Association–Omaha, NE
Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.
901 S. Highland Street ~ Arlington, Virginia 22204
Phone: (703) 685-0510 ~ Fax: (703) 685-0529
E-mail: info@ecdcus.org
Website: www.ecdcus.org