INDIANAPOLIS — With immigration a major topic heading into the November election, a non-profit that helps people navigate the system is celebrating a milestone.
On Wednesday the Immigrant Welcome Center held an open house to for its new location at 2049 North Meridian Street.
The center was established in 2006 and for the first time, it has its own location.
Most recently it operated out of the Central Library, but they believe their new permanent location will help further expand their services.
“Many of our immigrant neighbors are wanting to access to legal services, to learning English language classes in a way that is more meaningful to them, and they are able to do that by walking into this building,” said Gurinder Kaur, the welcome center’s CEO.
The center helps immigrants like Milor Joseph get acclimated into the city.
“Immigrant Welcome Center help him to find housing, food, work, everything they need and fill his application for asylum,” said Yvenique Bathard, who translated for Jospeh still working to learn English.