Best Cultural Center Concord Near Me

4worldlovers: As we know, the newly arrived Afghan refugees helped Americans in Afghanistan. Now, it is our turn to help them--and we can do just that by empowering them through education and jobs to be more successful, productive members of our community. Our highest priority is the success of the K-12 refugee students.

Some background: Since August of 2021, the Noor Islamic and Cultural Community Center (NICCC) in Concord has been serving over 600 newly arrived Afghan refugees in the community. Staffed almost totally by volunteers, we have been providing food, clothing, blankets, furnishings, and money, helping to obtain housing and jobs, and assisting with everything from getting public benefits to navigating the DMV and getting children enrolled in school. We have also been providing crisis counseling and cultural orientation, translation services, starting an After School program for K-12 students, and more.


A lot has been done and NOW with your help, we can do more. We have plans for programs to provide education and job services to adults, mental health counseling, and cultural orientation. However, we first need to secure funding to continue helping the K-12 students academically.

The Need: The After-School Program currently serves 25 refugee students on Saturdays with teaching and tutoring in English and Math, as well as transportation and food. With your help, we can keep the program running, expand it to serve more students, and add another day of the week for tutoring via Zoom and with Chrome books.

Thank you for whatever you can contribute. No amount is too small. All donations are tax-deductible and are greatly appreciated.

4worldlovers:
Centre Concord is one of the largest rental facilities in the East Bay. Our ballroom offers adjustable lighting, a portable dance floor and expansive staging, allowing you to create just about any atmosphere you desire for up to 400 guests.

Also available are classrooms and meeting spaces to accommodate from 10 to 200 for conferences, trade shows, fundraisers, weddings, receptions and other large or small gatherings.

The spacious ballroom is the ideal place for any special occasion. The luxurious crystal chandeliers, plush carpet and softly textured ceiling create a feeling of rich elegance that can complement both the most extravagant and the more intimate gatherings. If a smaller space is needed, the ballroom can be divided into small rooms.

We offer flexible hours and have additional space available which could serve as dressing rooms or as special kid friendly spaces. Your caterer is welcome to use our hotel-style industrial kitchen equipped with regular and convection ovens, steamers, large counters, gas range and grill and commercial dishwasher.

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