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Updates from the Executive Director and other ISCU contributors with stories of immigrants and the challenges and opportunities they face.


Rent and Utilities Assistance for Immigrants
ImmigrationProject.org ProyectoDeInmigricaion.org facebook.com/theimmigrationproject email ayuda@proyectodeinmigracion.org...
Nov 14, 2020


Winter Clothing Drive—Call for Partners & Donations
ISCU is looking to partner with community and faith-based organizations who would be willing to promote the clothing drive and act as...
Nov 12, 2020


Fall Retreat Highlights
Earlier this month, ISCU held its annual retreat, with much of the discussion focusing on our response to the pandemic, our assessment of...
Oct 29, 2020


ISCU Awarded Common Ground Food Coop Round Up Grant
Immigrant Services of Champaign-Urbana is proud to announce that we are one of 12 local nonprofits to receive a 2021 Round Up for Good...
Oct 21, 2020


ISCU President Speaks at C-U Women's Rally and March
The C-U Women’s Rally and March on October 17th included stories from local women sharing their concerns on women’s healthcare rights and...
Oct 20, 2020


"Mask Up" T-shirt, Bumper Sticker & Magnet Fundraiser
Looking for a way to encourage others to wear their face masks? Buy our ISCU “Mask Up” t-shirt, bumper sticker or car magnet, and not...
Oct 17, 2020


Ongoing Pandemic Response Partnership with CUPHD
In addition to the Immigrant Emergency Assistance Fund, ISCU has also been providing pandemic-specific support to immigrant families...
Sep 18, 2020


Immigrant Emergency Assistance Fund Update
From March 1 to August 31, 2020 we have received more than $17,000. In August, ISCU distributed nearly $5,000 in rent & utilities...
Sep 18, 2020


Jacobsen & Demarinis Receive Immigrant Welcome Awards
Nils Jacobsen, vice president of the board at ISCU, was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Service Award at the 7th Annual Immigrant...
Sep 18, 2020


Mateo’s Story: Connecting with the Twice-Marginalized
Originally posted in The Public I by board member Janice Jayes If you are a Q’anjob’al speaker in CU, you are probably familiar with the...
Jul 6, 2020
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