Multicultural Family Center is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Grayson County disadvantaged families. We provide low cost Legal Immigration Services, offer free education, and basic necessities to those in desperate need. Our agency assists individuals and families in need, including the most vulnerable. We provide tools that help people to move from crisis to stability. From corner to corner of our neighborhood, we've been able to create a change for the better. We empower, protect, and unite families through legal representation and education. Our impact stretches far and wide, and influences countless individuals
Multicultural Family Center mission is to promote and advocate the development, empowerment, and advancement of all people while preserving their cultural identity.
All immigrant families suffer from trauma and stressors before, during, and after immigration: documented and undocumented foreign nationals living in Grayson County often experience trauma at various stages of the migration process.
Low-income, immigrant, and racial/ethnic minority children are disproportionately placed in low-ability groups early in their education, while adults experience discrimination and stigma in the workplace. Foreign Nationals have varying family situations and mixed-status families are common. Some individuals are in the U.S. alone; others have large families, and some have children who are citizens. This can create strained family situations, including varying levels of inclusion, exclusion, acculturation, and desires for assimilation among family members. These shifting and potentially disparate priorities often lead to increased intergenerational conflicts.
Our needs are to effectively respond to the legal immigration and integration needs of foreign nationals in Grayson County
1. Increase and strengthen agency capacity to implement immigration relief and the legalization needs of Foreign Nationals in the region.
2. Identify and train current staff, new staff, pro bono attorneys, and other volunteers to assist in the implementation of agency and community plans.
3. Conduct, in a coordinated manner, public education and disseminate information to a wide and diverse audience; there is a great deal of information that will be of benefit to immigrants to know and prepare including the importance of avoiding and reporting fraudulent legal services
4. To acquire an electronic case management system web-based for larger caseloads in order to be pre-screened for eligibility against all available benefits and readiness to apply requires that caseloads and the confidentiality of information that must be maintained.
Our services will find relief that will allow hundreds of people without legal immigration status, many of whom have been living and working here for years, to gain status with work authorization or permanent residency and be free of fear of exploitation and deportation.
If you're interested in being a part of our movement for change, please do not hesitate to joint us. We value and celebrate diversity. Our team is filled of many dedicated people, but we're always looking for new talented individuals with diverse cultures, backgrounds and prospectives to make our company stronger. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender. We strongly believe that many hands make light work, and we're hoping for as many helping hands as possible.
Organization name
MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER
Causes
Immigrants & Refugees
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
203 S Travis St