About

Friendship Community Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2015, serving refugees and immigrants in the Iowa City area.  We offer free English/life skills classes for adults and assist our students in accessing local resources, practicing conversation, and getting to know people in the community.

 

Our free English language/life skills classes meet from early September to early May on Monday and Wednesday mornings, 10:00-11:30, in the basement of the Good News Bible Church, 845 Pepperwood Lane.  We typically have three to four levels of classes, low beginning through advanced, and tutors work with students with special needs. We often have students from 40-some different countries at any one time.  More than 50% of our students are of low to moderate income.

We also have volunteer-lead conversation groups and one-on-one conversation partners to give our intermediate and advanced students a chance to practice their English in an informal, real-life setting

In partnership with the University of Iowa Conversation Center, we offer Community Conversation events.  University students volunteer to provide English language learners with one-on-one conversation during this time.

Anyone interested in joining our classes, volunteering, or donating to FCP can find information at fcp-iowa.org, on our Friendship Community Project Facebook page, or by emailing info@fcp-iowa.org.  We have an ongoing need for teachers and substitute teachers with a background in ESL, education, English, linguistics or foreign languages.  Volunteers can be classroom assistants and tutors, interpreters, conversation partners, fundraisers, technology aides, media developers or Friendship Partners.

We thank our individual donors as well as the Community Foundation of Johnson County, Hills Bank and Trust Company, and Green State Credit Union Foundation for their support of our program.

Contact us at info@fcp-iowa.org.

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