Thanks for the warm welcome, Omaha.
Thank you to our community supporters who came to welcome our newest clients in person at the airport! After almost 2 days of travel, they were so excited to finally put their feet on the ground [...]
Thank you to our community supporters who came to welcome our newest clients in person at the airport! After almost 2 days of travel, they were so excited to finally put their feet on the ground [...]
The freedom and right to vote is one of the greatest parts of the American democracy. We cherish this freedom and want to call on you, Omaha, to be informed, get registered, finding your polling [...]
A few weeks ago we received notice that we needed to send a staff member to Washington D.C. to help a 13-year-old boy travel to Omaha. Last minute travel arrangements are tough but we were [...]

3610 Dodge Street, Suite 100 | Omaha NE 68131
Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tel: (402) 554-0759
Email: [email protected]
Refugee Empowerment Center (REC) is an affiliate of Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC). Reception and placement activities that the REC conducts are paid for, in part, through financial assistance provided by the Department of State through ECDC. REC received $60,000 through competitive funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and families, Grant #90RP0114-01. The Preferred Communities project will be financed 100% of Federal funds. The contents of this are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, Administration for Children and Families. Match Grant is a federally-funded program operated under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement. REC operates the Match Grant program through ECDC.