Who We Are?
CERI, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2005, serves underprivileged and traumatized refugees and immigrants from a range of countries, including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iran, Laos, and Vietnam.
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Our services have brought remarkable healing and empowerment to our clients.
We need your help to maintain our current programs and launch our new youth program. more info
Press Release -   December 31,2011
CERI receives grant from The Devata Giving Circle (DGC)

The Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI), Cambodian Community Development Inc (CCDI), and Applied Social Research Institute of Cambodia (ASRIC) each received $2,500. All four organizations are eligible to receive an additional 50% match from AAPIP.  [Read more]

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Client Stories
"I still have nightmares of the killing fields. I was finally able to find some relief after painting haunting images and talking about them to other men in my support group."

"Until a year ago, all I could think about  in my loneliness were the memories of the Khmer Rouge years. Then my daughter took me to her support group. Now I have a family too."
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