About the Center for Families
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Your families have journeyed from West Africa to a new land, new community, and a new life. Undoubtedly, you will face new challenges and many new choices and opportunities. We wish to help. The Center for Families in Minneapolis helps families, especially those immigrating from West Africa, plant strong, new roots in the Twin Cities. Many services are free of charge or offered at reduced rates. It respects your culture and your experience and offers services such as: |
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The Center for Families opened in February 2006 and as it develops, it will add more services such as language classes, mental health services, and adult basic education. The Twin Cities has the fourth largest African immigrant population in the country and the highest growth rate in African immigrants. But, unlike more well-established immigrant groups, those from West African countries have fewer services available to them. We wish to change that. |
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There are many community agencies supporting the Center for Families including: West African immigrant groups, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools, the Neighborhood Involvement Program, Episcopal Community Services, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, and Goodwill/Easter Seals. Center for Families Fact Sheet
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