Bringing resources and services within our local communities, our focused and energetic work has since expanded beyond our immediate area to include communities across Michigan.
Location: Atonement Lutheran
6961 Mead, 48126
Day: Mon / Wed
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Classes / Services Offered:
Registration required. Downloadable Form below
Contact: (586) 961. 6694
Location: Bethany Lutheran
11475 E. Outer Dr., 48224
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10a - 1pm
Classes / Services Offered:
Foundational Sewing Training
Offered through Wayne County Community College, students receive expert training from WCCC professors who are also professionals in industry.
Aligned with the school semester, classes are free, seating is limited.
Registration required. Downloadable Form below
Contact: ifcenterusa@gmail.com
Location: Warren First United Methodist Church
5005 Chicago Rd., 48092
Day: Thursday
Time: 10am - 1pm
Classes / Services Offered:
Sewing class
Registration required. Downloadable Form below
Contact: (586) 264. 4701
Location: Hope Lutheran
32400 Hoover Rd., 48092
Day: Thursday
Time: 10am - 12pm
Classes / Services Offered:
Registration required. Downloadable Form below
Contact: Suad (248) 804-6197
Location: Troy Assembly of God
3200 Livernois Rd., 48083
Day: Wednesday
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Classes / Services Offered:
Registration required. Downloadable Form below
Contact: (248) 659-2063
Location:
1011 W University Dr, Rochester, MI 48307
Day: Friday
Time: 9am-12pm
Classes / Services Offered:
Conversational English
Registration required. Downloadable Form below.
Contact: TBA
Location:
4205 Washtenaw Ave Ann Arbor 48108
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10am-12pm
Classes / Services Offered:
English Class (ESL)
Registration required. Downloadable Form below.
Contact: Akima (340) 277-0143
Hope Care and Beyond (HCB), in partnership with local community leadership organizations and volunteers, operates community resource hubs known as International Friendship Centers (IFCs).
It is through these centers that refugee and immigrant families/individuals can access basic needs pantries for assistance with food, clothing, and basic house wares, critically important during their first period of arrival due to additional hurdles that sometimes must be cleared, such as waiting on necessary documentation or working out transportation logistics, before they are able to begin work.
In addition to helping families bridge gaps in food insecurity and other basic needs, immigrant and refugee families and individuals are also able to access quality-of-life building resources and classes such as English as a second language (ESL), citizenship, cultural assimilation and diversity classes, occupational skills, basic health care, and more, all important preparatory training for entering the workforce.
We base IFCs in the communities where there is recognized need and where refugee and immigrant families/individuals live.
Building community through building relationships is a core value that HCB holds closely. We realize that in order for our programming to remain successful, it is important that the native-born communities and international families/individuals see themselves as allies, essential to creating and growing their communities, together. As such, we employ a program model that relies heavily on community engagement through volunteerism which encourages and builds upon involvement from the local communities that refugee and immigrant families/individuals live in.
HCB desires to foster an environment in which immigrants, refugees, and the native born each sees each other as partners in building stable, vibrant, and thriving communities.
As a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in need, our objective is to provide assistance to those of disenfranchised refugee, immigrant, and minority communities in the U.S. and especially in the tri-county metro Detroit area of Michigan. Our quality-of-life programming is specially selected for the specific needs of each community. Through our programs and initiatives, we strive to make a positive impact on the world and to help those who need it the most.
Click the link to learn how you can make a difference within the refugee community!