ECC’s mission is to empower immigrants from Africa and other countries to become self-sufficient and contributing members of the society.

The Ethiopian Community Center, Inc. (ECC), is a non-profit (501) (c) (3) community based organization established in the District of Columbia in 1980. The Center is committed to meeting the cultural, social, economic and psychological needs of the immigrant community in their effort to become self-sufficient and contributing members of society in their new country.