2021

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

Help with Transportation, Rent, and Legal Assistance Keeps Life on Track for a Determined Father

By Nils Jacobsen “Pascual,” a Guatemalan immigrant with lots of self-determination, has faced tremendous hurdles in his 28 years of life...

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The ISCU "Store"

By Janice Jayes If you snake through the basement of the CU Public Health building, past crates of diapers, retired dental chairs and...

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A Kid’s Eye Surgery Gives Family a Renewed Sense of Possibility and Worth

By Gregory Springer Young orphan David* arrived overland from Central America with his uncle three years ago. He had detached retinas and...

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Summer Wellness Program and Online Registration for 2021-2022 School Year

iPALS is offering a FREE wellness program this summer for risings students 1st - 8th grade. To participate in iPALS, students must be...

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Immigrant Emergency Assistance Fund Virtual Gathering

Please join us as we come together in support of immigrants facing hard times. The Immigrant Emergency Assistance Fund (IEAF) invites you...

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Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics Every Friday - No Appointment Needed

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is offering walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations from 8:30AM - 3:00PM every Friday. They are...

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