We provide financial inclusion and social justice opportunities.
The first immigrant and cultural center for the Nigerian diaspora. Proudly serving the largest Black immigrant group in the United States.
Immigration
The United States is truly a land of opportunity but those without full legal status struggle severally and unnecessarily for a long time. This is often due to a lack of information and the support systems needed to navigate the US immigration system. Our legal team provides advice, application, and representation support on a variety of immigration issues.
Homeownership
Owning your primary residence is a core foundation for wealth building. However, due to factors such as credit, tax records, and legal status many immigrants find it difficult to overcome the hurdle of owning their own home. As a result, they spend countless unnecessary dollars on renting apartments and forgo building equity. The Nigerian Center helps solve this program through its first-time homeownership program. Our housing team will provide ongoing educational programs and application support services.
Small Business
Due to a lack of established personal and business credit history, immigrant entrepreneurs are unable to access startup capital to jumpstart their entrepreneurship journey here in America. Also, as a result of their lack of credit history, they may fall victim to predatory lending or may never get their business dreams off the ground. The Nigerian Center helps solve this program by providing entrepreneurs with small business loans without using collateral and credit requirements. We will also connect our entrepreneurs to professional coaches and established industry-specific entrepreneurs as mentors and sponsors.
Language Classes
Language proficiency is critical to building cultural competency. We recognize that understanding a parent’s native dialect is a growing need among first generation Nigerian American children, and even within the community as a whole. We also see that other members of the general African diaspora have a strong interest in learning Nigerian languages but the opportunities to do so are limited. Lastly, we see that non-English speaking immigrants struggle to access basic services due to language barriers. The Nigerian Center is working to solve this problem by providing Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa classes along with translation services for people who don’t speak English as a primary or secondary language.
“The peoples of Nigeria must be united to enable this country to play a full part in shaping the destiny of mankind.”
— Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
