About Us

The Chin community has been growing in number in Indianapolis since 2000 due to fleeing from the military dictatorship of our mother country, Burma (Myanmar). Having been relocated to a new place and environment, we face many challenges that make us willingly help each other to meet our basic social and human needs. The social condition of the Chin community necessitated the emergence of a community organization to serve its members’ day to day survival. With such conviction and in order to serve the Chin population, providing means to integrate into the local social structure, the Chin in Indiana established the Chin Community of Indiana (CCI) on July 20, 2002. Our community population has grown to nearly 30,000 people in 2023.

After serving almost two decades within the Chin community, we extend our services to our neighbors and larger communities starting in 2020.

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life by empowering our community to be self-sufficient and contributing to society, social, and economic development while promoting racial harmony, goodwill, and justice in the society.

What We Do

Employment

The objective of employment services is to assist individuals and families in achieving self-sufficiency by providing support and resources to help them secure and maintain stable employment that provides a reliable source of income and benefits.

Health & Social Services

The Health & Social Services department assists families and individuals in improving their quality of life through provision of access to health care, social services, advocacy and by fostering connections to providers of health care and social services.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Chin Center
Legal Clinic

April 26th

Valerie Horvath from Camden & Meridew will host a monthly legal clinic at the Chin Center from 10am-4pm.

April 24th

Chin Center
Senior Gathering.

In collaboration with CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, we are hosting a monthly Senior Gathering for our community senior citizens. This month, we will be joined by Amaris from ‘Dementia Friends’ and she will be leading an exciting activity for our attendees. Contact us if you have a parent or grandparent who would like to participate in this event!