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ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Grant Year

2022-23

Grant Program

Cultural Pathways

Award Amount

$28,025.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, ERITREAN COMMUNITY CENTER will conduct traditional Eritrean cultural activities for all and relieving acculturation stress for new arrivals. The funds will be used for cultural activities including traditional coffee ceremony, art training, cultural celebrations and festivals, language, traditional dancing, singing and poetry classes.

Organization Summary

ECC has offered many arts activities, programs, and services. It offers a number of programs and workshops for the community, including traditional dance, singing, poetry, cooking, cultural celebrations, language classes, music, film viewings and much more. Specifically, adult members of the Eritrean community teach various traditional art forms to the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) to help preserve the authenticity of our culture as well as to support their mental health in a challenging transitional time.
The workshops will continue within the current community’s schedule of events monthly with focus on the arts. Resettled refugees, immigrants & friends of the community from various ethnic backgrounds also participate. Experience demonstrates that art acts as a therapeutic treatment and immigrants integrate better in such a condition. At a recent event, the URM foster children were encouraged to present a short poem or story with the broader community.

Organization

Eritrean Community Center of Santa Clara County

Address

1998 Homestead Rd suit 115,

115

Santa Clara

95050

County

Santa Clara

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(510) 830-8481

Congressional District

California Assembly district 25

State Assembly District

District 25

State Senate District

District 10

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