Iowa International Center

About

We welcome the world to Iowa, and help introduce Iowa to the world.

Story

We welcome the world to Iowa, and help introduce Iowa to the world.

Mission

The mission of the Iowa International Center is to build cultural understanding, here and around the world, one person at a time.

Products

Our programs and services include the Sehgal Foundation International Visitors Center, featuring the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and USAID's Community Connections Program. We also have international events and forums on various topics including health, poverty, international crime, and foreign policy. We are Iowa's premiere interpretation and translation service with over 60 different languages, a printed multilingual guide for new Iowans as well as a website www.welcometoiowa.org, which is an ever-growing source of valuable information for new Iowans with limited English skills. Available in 80 languages, this site offers guidance on finances, ESL classes, employment opportunities, medical aid, bus routes, housing, and food or clothing assistance.

Iowa International Center also provides accessible ESL classes in local apartment complexes and community gathering places with high populations of non-English proficient residents, offering not only instruction in written and spoken English but also critical life skills training and citizenship classes.