Intercambio de comunidades

Intercambio de Comunidades (Exchange of Communities) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Boulder, Colorado founded in 2000. It provides low-cost (or free) ESL classes to non-English-speaking members of the Boulder County community. Intercambio boasts more than 1,000 people who participate in the organization as English learners and/or volunteer teachers in Boulder County each year.

Intercambio launched its capital campaign in early 2007 to generate funding for a new building in Boulder County.

External links

* [http://www.intercambioweb.org/ Intercambio de Comunidades ]

Intercambio de Comunidades

The mission of Intercambio de Comunidades is to build respectful communities and increase opportunities for immigrants through language education, cultural exchange and friendship. They are are an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001 that works to build respectful communities and broaden opportunities for immigrants through language education, cultural exchange and friendship.

They provide: * Affordable and flexible English classes for over 900 adult immigrants each year, taught by over 340 trained volunteers at students' homes, other nonprofit agencies, and at public buildings. * Community resource information and workshops on issues such as affordable health care, housing, laws and finances. * Intercultural exchange through community social events such as potlucks, fiestas, camping trips and park clean-ups.This is all with the goal of: * Helping immigrants achieve greater self-sufficiency and confidence. * Fostering cross-cultural relationships through volunteerism (340 volunteers a year) and grassroots outreach. * Creating a more accepting and integrated community in which all members can feel comfortable and effectively contribute. * Building social capital by bringing people together to learn from each other and advance together.