ICFRC - Global Neighbors: Welcoming and Supporting New Iowans in Des Moines

A new immigrant and refugee welcome center is opening in Polk County in 2025. The hub for refugees and immigrants, which has been designed with community input to create an inclusive environment, will feature professionals who provide confidential and sensitive spaces, services related to employment, housing and education, and transition programs for new Iowans living in the capitol. Mak Suceska, the Center's Manager of Operations, and Stephanie Moris, Director of the Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa, will share more about this first-of-its-kind hub in Iowa and the county's plans for supporting its foreign-born population, the largest growing demographic in the state. For more information about the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, visit icfrc.org . To watch other ICFRC programs, please view our extensive collection at citychannel4.com/icfrc .

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ICFRC - Global Neighbors: Welcoming and Supporting New Iowans in Des Moines is an episode from Iowa City Foreign Relations Council by City of Iowa City Cable TV.

This episode is 01:08:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2025.

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