Read more about St. Matthew’s shared journey with it’s partner non-profit Village Exchange Center
Aurora embraces role as the top landing spot for immigrants in Colorado
Nearly one in five residents is foreign born with the largest portion from Mexico. In a short stretch of East Colfax Avenue, Aurora’s position as the top destination for immigrants in Colorado — a role it embraces — comes into view…
Dot Org: Village Exchange Center – March 22, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Village Exchange Center is a non-profit organization formed to serve immigrants and refugees in the Aurora/Denver metro area. As a community center and multi-faith worship space it seeks to celebrate cultural and religious diversity and serves people from countries such as Nepal, Libya, Somalia, Afganistan, Syria, Uganda, and Kenya, among others…
BUILDING AURORA’S FUTURE TOGETHER A Summary of Aurora’s Work with the International Community from 2015-2017
The Office of International and Immigrant Affairs was created to facilitate the successful integration of immigrants and refugees into Aurora’s civic, economic and cultural life…
Aurora’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs Achieving Integration, Economic Development Successes
AURORA, Colo. – In its first three years, the city of Aurora’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs has helped thousands of immigrants and refugees in the city and successfully raised Aurora’s profile as a hub for international business and investment…
$50,000 grant will fund expansion of Aurora’s Natural Helpers program for immigrants and refugees
AURORA, Colo. – The city of Aurora’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs has received a $50,000 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation for the successful Aurora Natural Helpers program, which trains immigrants and refugees to be leaders in their communities…
Village Exchange Center Offers Multi-Faith, Multicultural Services
Amanda Blaurock is executive director of the Village Exchange Center, formed in January 2017, to serve immigrants and refugees in the Aurora/Denver metro area. By offering a community center and multi-faith worship space, the Center celebrates cultural and religious diversity by creating an inclusive environment where residents from all backgrounds interact, share and develop together…
DOUBLING UP: Aurora Welcome Center to merge with new nonprofit group, move to church on Havana Street
The Village Exchange Center offers so much space and so much expertise in dealing with the international community,” Ricardo Gambetta, head of the city’s office of international and immigrant affairs, said in a statement. “And we believe this merger will do much to benefit the 20 percent of Aurora residents who were born outside the United States…
Aurora Welcome Center and Village Exchange Center to merge, expanding services to immigrants and refugees
AURORA, Colo. – The Aurora Welcome Center is merging with the recently formed nonprofit Village Exchange Center, resulting in expanded services available to the immigrant and refugee communities of Aurora and the metro area…
Aurora congregation donates St. Matthew’s church, land to new nonprofit refugee center
The congregation that worshiped at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in north Aurora recently voted to donate the church and land to a newly formed nonprofit refugee community center that will remodel the space for multi-faith use…
New Refugee Center in Aurora to Be a “One-Stop Shop” for Recent Arrivals
Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora’s international community will have another resource at its disposal: the Village Exchange Center.