Ethnic & Cultural Organizations

CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, Older Adults
We offer computer classes and will help you fill out forms, and explain things in your native Sudanese language. Please call or email with any questions.
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
African Immigrants & Refugees Transition services (AIRTS) is a non profit organization founded by and for immigrants and refugees from Africa living in Iowa. Our mission is to help African Immigrants and refugee families acquire sk ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, Older Adults, School Age
AIFE is a non profit organization, that envisions a world of equal opportunities for all. Committed to empowering individuals and organizations and believes in diversity and accountability.
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
Al Éxito is the only statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the educational achievement and transformative leadership capacity of Latinx youth and their families, to succeed in life. The program grew out of the need ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Angelo Othow Foundation seeks to unite Sudanese emigrants in the State of Iowa through education, events, and community. This includes the United Upper Nile South Sudanese Community: UUNSSCAI
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Angkor Wat Friendship Association Mission: The Angkor Wat Friendship Association’s objective is to preserve the Cambodian culture and provide assistance to the community members. It is a non-profit community organization working to con ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Bhutanese Community in Iowa (BCI), is a non- profit, non-political welfare organization of the Bhutanese living in Iowa.  The community seeks to work for the religious, charitable and educational welfare and the promotion and protection of ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Bor Women’s’ Association is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2007 with the intention to illuminate and draw world’s attention to the problems and hardships facing the masses of southern Sudan and in particular wome ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Bosniak American Association of Iowa seeks to promote and foster Bosnian American heritage and activism, both within the state of Iowa and abroad. The organization represents the 20,000 strong population of Bosnian-Americans within the stat ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Our Immigrant Youth Development Initiative focuses on teaching young high risk immigrant youth the skills to be successful in life. We focus on fostering the skills necessary for personal, social, and career-related success such as character dev ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The purpose of Congo Progress is to engage in any lawful activities, none of which are for profit: To serve the interests of our community by promoting social, spiritual, political, and economic development. To increase the capacity of local ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Rec & Leisure, Service Organizations, Youth Activities
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
CultureALL creates experiences that involve Iowans in learning about other world cultures. Our programs strengthen understanding and appreciation of one another in our daily lives. Our goal is for everyone to live, work and play more graciously ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
DREAM Iowa is driven by the recognition that immigrants are the catalyst for social, economic, and cultural growth. If immigrants succeed, our society prospers. DREAM Iowa offers the tools and resources that increase knowledge, attitudes, and sk ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
EMBARC’s mission is striving to help refugees expand their world of possibilities through advocacy, education and community development throughout Iowa. As Iowa’s first refugee-led social service organization, EMBARC offers support a ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Equatorian Sudanese Community Association in Iowa, inspired by our common heritage and values; motivated by the need to maintain and nurture our cultural and social identity; concerned with the economic well being and prosperity of our ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Filipino-American Association of Iowa (FAAI) is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-political, and non-profit organization for the primary purposes of promoting awareness, knowledge and understanding of, and celebrating Philipine-US culture a ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
We provide the services our children need to level the playing field while empowering them and their immigrant families through athletic play, education, dance and song. We embrace the many languages of our community while building solid grounds ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
The community center will serve to create a drug-free and peaceful community, provide job-skill training for employability, will help to integrate communities into mainstream American society, to produce productive and responsible citizens, and ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Preschool, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
Meetings at Conmigo Early Education Center. Provides community education classes with health topics or community related topics. Also, there are many community organizations that meet at H.E.R., such as Neighborhood Association, ESL and Spanish ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Our mission is to preserve, represent, and integrate the Hmong Culture into this new society.
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, Older Adults, School Age
This line is to help the Spanish-speaking community in the state of Iowa with the goal of providing information, resources and support for the Iowa community. The line is answered by professionals from the Latino community. All the information i ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
We strive to empower the Congolese community of Central Iowa by creating economic opportunities and delivering community driven assistance. The ICOACH team members are all former Congolese refugees who once faced the same challenges newly a ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Indo-American Association of Iowa is an, non- political, non-profit 501(C)(3), cultural and secular community organization that represents and promotes the heritage of the people from the Indian sub-continent who now lives  in Des Moines, I ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Our mission is to unite diverse Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with the purpose of fostering economic growth and broader community development within the state of Iowa.  Our vision is to create an Iowa in whic ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The objectives of the  Iowa Chin Community:  To educate the community on matters relating to the Chin language by providing interpretation and translation services from Chin/Burmese to English and vice versa. To provide supports ...
CATEGORY: Basic Needs, Employment, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Housing, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations, Utilities
AUDIENCE: All Ages
The Iowa Department of Human Rights advocates for underrepresented Iowans and fosters hope within our communities by educating individuals, businesses and government entities about the needs, rights and responsibilities of all Iowans. As a state ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
We connect international visitors and Iowans to educational and cultural resources – leadership that makes Iowa a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, work and raise a family. The Iowa International Center provides an extensive&nbs ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Human Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The mission for the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs is to improve the quality of life of Iowa’s Latino population through advocacy, education, legislative recommendations and action, public information and development of programs and ser ...
CATEGORY: Crisis & Safety Services, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Legal Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
In the face of unprecedented need, Iowa MMJ is building off of a long legacy of two trusted organizations. The uniting of American Friends Service Committee Iowa and Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors’ programs creates a powerful opportunity t ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
INA, Iowa Nepalese Association, is a non-profit organization with no connection to any political parties, groups, religions or institutions. We are primarily based in Greater Des Moines Area and have been performing various activities ...
CATEGORY: Community, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Places of Worship, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
The Iowa Sikh Association is a non-profit organization located in West Des Moines, Iowa.  The Primary goal of this organization is to promote the principles and ideals of Sikhism by dissemination of information to all communities.  the ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Japan America Society of Iowa (JASI) is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that seeks to establish mutual understanding between Japanese and American communities in Iowa.  JASI provides opportunities to its members and the publi ...
CATEGORY: Aging Resources, Education, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, K-12, Preschool, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
At the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, our mission is to enrich Jewish living through connection, education, and compassion. Visit our website to get to know us and the programs we offer in Central Iowa. We enable people to functio ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Karen Association of Iowa (KAI), established in 2009, is a non-profit organization based in Des Moines, Iowa. Our mission is to serve, protect and enhance the quality of life for Karen people who live in the state of Iowa.
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Khmer Krom Association of Iowa (KKAI) is incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 2016. Our mission is to work and help the community to build their life in Iowa and surrounding states by providing them with ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Knock and Drop Iowa is a non-profit organization designed to bridge the gap between the underserved and disadvantaged in our community with the resources available. Knock and Drop is an organization for positive community action by implementing ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The mission of the KCC is to bring together Korean and American families, along with individuals from across Iowa for cultural exchange, education, and friendship.  We were founded in 1998 and, through our members and volunteers, have been ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
Lao American in Iowa, formed to help each other in time of needs, share information, conserve Lao Cultures, Arts, Traditions, and Natasin dances. Their mission is to promote Lao traditional cultures to the public and bridge the gap between elder ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The purpose of this non-profit organization shall be to promote development, justice, and peace among Liberians, the immigrant community, and the general public; thereby establishing a sense of unity in the society. The organization shall be ded ...
CATEGORY: Care & Supportive Services, Crisis & Safety Services, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations, Women's Health
AUDIENCE: Adults, Older Adults
Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (formerly Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa) serves victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in Iowa. Monso ...
CATEGORY: Crisis & Safety Services, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Legal Services, Service Organizations, Women's Health
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
NISAA African Family Service’s mission is to end domestic violence and sexual assault in African Immigrants and Refugee communities by promoting social, economic and political self-determination of all women; it seeks to build healthy ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age
The Tai Studies Center (TSC) was founded by a group of Tai Dam refugees and some of our American friends.  Our elders recognized that because our numbers are small, we must work hard to preserve our culture. In addition to cultura ...
CATEGORY: Basic Needs, Employment, Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Health, Mental Health, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: All Ages
Urban Dreams advocates for all members of the community, breaking down barriers to success and collaborating with key stakeholders to overcome obstacles and uplift underserved and underrepresented people.  Urban Dreams programs include ...
CATEGORY: Ethnic & Cultural Organizations, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Service Organizations
AUDIENCE: Adults, All Ages, Early Childhood, Older Adults, School Age