| Community | Volunteer in Des Moines, IAOther Local Organizations |
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| Opportunities | Contact the organization to explore possible ways to work together. |
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| About | Shalom started in 2010 as a fellowship of refugees worshiping in their native language and assisting each other with daily life. Through this fellowship, it became clear the need is great and resources can be difficult to access for new Iowans. Pastor Eugene founded SCIC to support refugees and immigrants with access to educational, social, and economic upward mobility. Our goal is to love through service of others and to impact our communities in positive, powerful, and lasting ways. Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo has not changed. There are more than 2.5 million Congolese people displaced from their homes, villages, and cities. Many have suffered extreme trauma and human rights violations as a result of war, and more than half of them are children. Having had poor access to education, extreme food insecurity, and very little exposure to English, new Iowans from DRC and other countries face multiple barriers to services that make adjusting to their new home a challenge. Shalom Community Impact Center seeks to face these challenges together with the people we serve. We work to help remove barriers to existing services and create additional culturally and linguistically appropriate services to help our new Iowans integrate successfully and flourish as new Americans. |
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