Support Our Work
In response to the increasing needs and ensuring the necessary supports are provided to newly arriving refugees, parolees, and immigrants who are resettled in Central Indiana, BACI has been implementing the Refugee Community Integration Project. Since its inception, BACI has served more than 20,000 individuals.
In addition to the following key programs and services, with the recognition of the responsibility to step in to respond to the crisis, we have also joined our partners in welcoming and resettling our brothers and sisters from Burma, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and many other countries.
Advocacy: we advocate for refugee protection & successful community integration through active engagement with comprehensive stakeholders including individuals, families, faith-based organizations, community based organizations, businesses, elected officials, policy makers either for more resources or system and policy level changes conducive to advancement of newcomer communities, sustainability and long-term development as well as democracy and human rights in Myanmar (Burma).
Upward College Program (UCP): we help area high students with their college and career readiness and prepare them for future successes.
Employment & MicroEnterprise Development Program (EMED): we assist newcomers in becoming self-sufficient economically through job placement and training, which allows them to give back to their communities.
Civic and Cultural Education Program (CCEP): we help empower new Americans with security in their rights and liberties through English, Civic Education, and Naturalization services.
Basic Need Assistance Program: we assist families with housing, healthy food and nutrition, and physical, mental & behavioral health services.
As part of our COVID-19 response, we have also served and worked with Indiana State COVID-19 Health Disparities Task Force and other partners promoting COVID-19 Awareness & CARES Act benefits and services by hosting a series of community educational events, the Mental Health First Aid Training, COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign and more.
Community Health and Wellness Program (CHWP): To help address the emerging needs in the community particularly in light of the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, we launched the Community Health and Wellness Program (CHWP) in 2022.
CHWP promotes a healthy community and the wellbeing of members of the community by helping address the issues surrounding mental health, behavioral health, physical health, social emotional health and others.
BACI Campus/Burmese Community Center Buildings: To be the preeminent resource for creating a stronger, more culturally integrated community for everyone, and to create a HOME for All, a Campus to serve the community better with greater impact, we are developing a community center. We need your partnership with our community and raise funds through individual donations, matched donations, and grants. Give today via PayPal or with a Debit or Credit Card:
Here are some other ways to give today:
1) QuickPay® with Zelle® transfer to: 317-739-9234
(Please include the program/project name in your Note/Memo)
2) Venmo: 317-260-6743
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3) Donate via PayPal
Donation with a Debit or Credit Card accepted.
Or
4) To give by check, mail to:
Burmese American Community Institute
4925 Shelby Street, SUITE 200, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Donations are 100% Secure & Tax Deductible
100% of your donation goes directly to the programs and services that benefit refugee children and families as they start their new lives.