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Mission

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  • Address issues of concern to the community of refugees and immigrants in the state of Tennessee and promote understanding and appreciation of refugee and immigrant culture for the American people;

 

  • Promote areas including, but not limited to, public safety, education, job training and assistance, public services, social services, food revitalization, cultural activities, and Human Services (child care, elderly, scholarships, interpreters, and health care);

 

  • Work together for a good development and integration in a light spirit and solidarity;

 

  • Establish and monitor open forum discussions about refugee quality of life;

 

  • Act as an advocate for concerned individuals through contact with governmental bodies and appropriate agencies and individuals;

 

  • Organize special community and cultural events;

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  • Gather and disseminate information to members of the community;

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  • Provide assistance and grants which will help development, education, and healthy living (scholarships, convenience African food store and restaurant, vans for the community, etc);

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  • Create and sustain a center for information and assembly primarily for the refugee and immigrant community, but also remain open to people from ethnic groups and races represented in the community;

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  • Improve access, coordination and delivery of services available to refugees, resulting in better living conditions in the community;

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  • Increase educational opportunities for members of the refugee and immigrant community, including: adult refugee English as a second language classes; youth academic and character development, plus healthy alternative recreation; Community Access Television programs providing cultural and social service information;

 

  • Improve the lives of working families by providing social adjustment activities, access to job placement, career advice, improving parents’ relationships with public schools and other measures; and

 

  • Organize cultural events and family activities that will preserve and stimulate cultural values and provide culturally appropriate solutions to refugee and immigrant families’ problems;

 

In addition, this Corporation is formed for the purposes of performing all things incidental to, or appropriate in, the achievement of the foregoing specific and primary purposes. However, the Corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of its primary charitable purposes.

 

The Corporation shall, in addition, be empowered to carry out any activities authorized by the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act and that may be carried out by organizations that are exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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