Americana Community Center Inc

Americana youth programprovide year round out-of-school time programs to refugee, immigrant and low-income youth. Programming includes homework assistance, tutoring, jcps k-5 esl classes, mentoring, meals, creative arts, recreation, incentive-based field trips and other enrichment programs. In fy24, 267 youth participated in out-of-school programming, including after school, during the summer, and winter/spring break periods. Americana staff and volunteers plan and supervise all youth activities. Meals are provided through a partnership with dare to care food bank (kids' cafe).

Community servicescommunity services foster community support, participant enrichment, and opportunities for multi-cultural experiences. Americana is a volunteer income tax assistance (vita) site during tax season. Volunteers provide free tax preparation to community members with an income of less than $50,000. The vita site is coordinated by an americana staff member. Over 100 tax returns were prepared at our vita site in fy24. The americana fiberworks is an arts and educational program that provides a supportive environment where immigrant and refugee women learn and practice various fiber arts, business skills, and esl competency. Twenty immigrant and refugee women participate in the americana fiberworks program regularly.