What We Believe
Our Vision
The vision of the Refugee and Immigrant Family Center is to ensure that all refugee, immigrant, and low income families are healthy, self-sufficient, and committed to self improvement.
Our Values
Empower, educate and support children, families and community.
Our Strengths
The great value of the RIFC rests in its deep knowledge of education, cultural, and social service issues and its established roots in the White Center community. Our strengths include: Diversity and Self-Reliance
Our Mission
The Refugee and Immigrant Family Center’s mission is to provide culturally appropriate and relevant services to assist and empower refugees, immigrants and low income families to have healthy and successful lives in their communities.
Our highly educated staff: Our teachers are trained in early childhood education, teaching, and the unique needs of immigrant and refugee students.
Our strong cultural sensitivity: We house a culturally competent multilingual and multicultural staff. Our educational programs are flexible and adapt to cultural needs. Our family support programs offer diverse options for social services so that families can navigate them more easily.
Our superior programs: Our Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), English as a Second Language (ESL), New Americans 101, and Computer Literacy programs offer quality education and training for children and adults.
Our strong community partnerships: The RIFC maintains close relationships with social service, professional development, advocacy, and informational institutions giving us a strong reputation locally and in the broader Seattle community.
