Filipino Migrant Center opens new hub to provide more resources, services
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Solidarity and community empowerment are the pillars of the nonprofit organization Filipino Migrant Center (FMC). Now they’ve found their own home in West Long Beach in California.
What has long been lacking of places to gather for the Filipino American community in Southern California now has their own cultural hub — a newly renovated place where community members can receive immigration and government services assistance. It can also serve as a workplace.
“We want it to really serve as a hub for the community where they can have free resources, programs, and services,” says Romeo Hebron, the executive director of FMC.
Envisioning a place that boosts and enlivens the Fil-Am spirit, The Filipino Migrant Center will open its new doors at 1631 W. Burnett St. on February 24, 2024, from 12 to 3 p.m.
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The opening of the new hub isn’t just a debut but an unveiling of culture and yes, free food and performances from the community promise a day of Filipino community celebration.
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Fil-Am community empowerment
The Filipino Migrant Center, founded in 2010, has been a place of solace for low-income, working-class Filipino families — offering a haven for those going through the intricacies of a new life in the South Bay Area.
Hebron’s goals for intergenerational programming involve a commitment to nurturing leadership, promoting wellness and educating community members on employee’s rights.
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“We dream of a society where families are not torn apart by urgent need for survival,” the FMC says on its website. “We dream (of) and will actively work for a society where there is equal opportunity for everyone to live a decent and human life.”
With their new hub, the center hopes to serve and empower more members of the Filipino community and work for local and global justice.
“We aim to educate, organize and mobilize the low-income and working-class families of the Filipino community in Southern California and address the issues and concerns that we face in our daily lives,” FMC says.
You can RSVP to be part of their new home’s grand opening and join FMC in celebrating the Fil-Am community’s haven of hope, camaraderie and empowerment.
