The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago jobs and careers

About The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago

The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) is a community-based nonprofit organization located in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood, where it serves as both a community hub and one of Chicago’s refugee resettlement agencies.  Founded to serve the thousands who came to Chicago from Ethiopia in the 1980s, today ECAC serves immigrants and refugees of all nationalities and cultural backgrounds with specialized resettlement case management programs, employment preparation and placement, culturally relevant youth programming, and adult education classes and training for ESL learners and job seekers in manufacturing. ECAC is governed by all volunteer Board of Directors who oversee the organization’s governance and policies to serve underserved, refugee, immigrant, and any low-income families in the Chicago areas. ECAC programs and services target low income and minorities with significant cultural, linguistic, and skills barriers to secure employment, and attain self-sufficiency.