A Quad Cities organization that helps immigrants and refugees will hold its first Community Navigators celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
The AKWAABA QC Community Navigators Celebration will be at the group’s office at 1531 47th Ave., Suite 2, Moline.
The AKWAABA QC organization is a nonprofit group focused on providing services to immigrants, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers through its “Community Navigators” model. The mission of AKWAABA QC, which means “Welcome in Akhan language in Ghana,” is to welcome immigrants, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the Quad Cities by providing them with necessary training and information.
“The community navigators are individuals from the community trained to disseminate trustworthy and accurate information and connect our immigrant population with essential resources. They also provide invaluable outreach, education, document preparation, naturalization assistance and much more,” according to information from AKWAABA QC.
The Saturday celebration, which will feature food and music, will showcase the group’s work.
The celebration is also scheduled to feature Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati, Rock Island Mayor Ashley Harris, Illinois State Rep. Gregg Johnson and Illinois State Sen. Mike Halpin.
