Immigrant Support Program

We provide wraparound services and case management to support new immigrants and refugees to achieve immediate stability, enhance their ability to secure and maintain employment, and facilitate inclusion and integration into the community.

Survey on immigration workshops

We want to organize quarterly immigration workshops for the benefit of our community. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping workshops that will not only be relevant but genuinely enriching. As we gear up for an exciting lineup of workshops in 2024, we want to ensure that our programming aligns with the interests and needs of our diverse community.

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Support for undocumented immigrants

Undocumented African immigrants and families have multifaceted challenges that were particularly exacerbated by the social distress and immense financial hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Our program aims to provide critical assistance to undocumented immigrants and their families in Madison and Dane County.

What our program provides:

Case management
Financial assistance with immigration legal fees
Financial assistance for vocational training and job mentorship
31-day Metro bus passes
Connect participants with community-based English as a Second Language (ESL) learning centers
Grocery cards
Prescription cost assistance

We also connect participants to other community services, including food pantries, clothing closets, and free/no-cost medical clinics to further meet their basic needs.

our impact

Immigrants Supported

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For legal immigration support to address barriers facing undocumented immigrants

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For Metro bus passes to facilitate access to transportation for new immigrants and their families.

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For job training to enhance career prospects and integration into the workforce

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For grocery cards to address food insecurity among those impacted by COVID-19

What beneficiaries are saying...

"I have received assistance from the African Center support program for undocumented immigrants. I am a single parent with an eight year old daughter. I used to do two jobs but I have arthritis. But, lately, last year, I stopped doing two jobs because my arthritis was progressing. I’m just doing one job and I am paying $1230 for my rent, excluding other bills. A friend told me about African Center support. They helped me (to) apply for rental support and also helped me (to) pay (..) for my CNA classes. I’m very grateful (to) them. Thank you."

"The program was so helpful for me and my family, especially for my visually impaired daughter (whose) asylum finally got approved. So now she can get healthcare. I definitely appreciate the program. It’s very very helpful to us, my son and my daughter, they all got help from this program and we all pray for it to be continued."

"[...] I recently received help from the African Center support program for undocumented program. I have been here undocumented and I applied for asylum in 2014 just to help myself and my sick child who was born here and can’t afford to go back home. My child was born with a congenital heart defect. She has two major surgeries. Since then, I was advised by the doctor (that) she has to go under ongoing treatment every six months. I knew since then that sending her back home wasn’t the right place for her, for her own health and safety. I knew this was the place she was supposed to be. She was born here and lives here [...]".

"Je suis à Wisconsin madison il y'a deux ans avec ma famille. Je suis très ravi de programme du centre africain de madison car le programme m'a aidé à payer mes frais de l'émigration pour avoir mon permis de travail et avoir ma carte vert américain auprès de mon avocat, pour pouvoir travailler aider ma petite famille, ma femme et mes trois enfants à leurs supporter leur besoin." (English translation - I've been in Madison, Wisconsin for two years with my family. I'm very happy with the African Center's program here in Madison because the program helped me pay for my immigration fees to get my work permit and green card through my lawyer, so I can work and support my family - my wife and three children - with their needs).