Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, located at 24 Preble St., said it will close at the end of June while continuing some programming over the summer.

The break-in happened over the weekend at the at the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, at 24 Preble St. near Monument Square.

The grants could provide a funding spark for immigrant-owned startups and small businesses in the city.

Faisal Khan, founder of the Carolina Peace Center in North Carolina, was selected after a comprehensive nationwide search.

Reza Jalali, who took the helm of the Welcome Center nearly three years ago, will serve as an adviser to the nonprofit through the end of the year.

Iran-born writer, educator and community organizer Reza Jalali succeeded the late Alain Nahimana as executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. He spoke with Mainebiz about the center’s multi-pronged mission.

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The nonprofit, which helps the immigrant community through economic integration and civic engagement, has been without a permanent executive director since the death of Alain Nahimana six months ago.

The Alain J. Nahimana Scholarship will initially allow 50 New Mainers to access a digital English-language learning platform, as the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center continues its search for a new executive director to succeed Nahimana.

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center is seeking a new executive director to succeed — but not replace — the late Alain J. Nahimana.