centreville immigration forum

What centreville immigration forum does

Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2011 in Centreville, Virginia, that delivers employment matching, skills training, advocacy, and community support programs for low-income immigrants in western Fairfax County and Prince William County. Its core operational asset is the Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC), a physical morning hiring site where 417 employers connected with day laborers in 2023, and where 6,160 jobs were facilitated from 2019 to 2021 across trades including landscaping, painting, drywall, demolition, moving, and house cleaning at suggested market rates of $19-$23 per hour. Supporting programs include Skills Training (trades instruction), ESOL English-language classes, and a Wage Theft Prevention & Recovery program that generated $55,000+ in claims during the first three months of 2024.

The organization is governed by a member-led Board of Directors, half of whose seats are reserved for program participants, embedding CIF in a community-organizing model centered on immigrant leadership. CIF operates with 3 full-time staff plus part-time Labor Center Administrator and on-call Front Desk Support, supplemented by volunteers and faith-community partners including Wellspring United Church of Christ, Centreville United Methodist, and Clifton Presbyterian Church. It is a regional affiliate of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) alongside CASA, Legal Aid Justice Center, and Trabajadores Unidos.

CIF's revenue model is donor-dependent: contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations, corporate sponsorships (including gifts of securities, IRAs, and estate planning), and a modest $30/year membership fee structure. The organization holds GuideStar and Spur Local nonprofit transparency credentials, Congressional recognition (2023), and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognition (2022, 2024). It owns no proprietary technology products, uses standard nonprofit database tools, and delivers no software or AI-enabled services. Geographic scope is single-country/domestic, confined to a multi-county Northern Virginia service area.

Name

centreville immigration forum

Legal name

Centreville Immigration Forum

Website

https://ciforum-va.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Centreville Immigration Forum is a Virginia-based 501c3 nonprofit, founded in 2011, that operates the Centreville Labor Resource Center and provides job matching, skills training, ESOL classes, and wage theft recovery services for low-income immigrants in western Fairfax County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Immigrant workforce services
• Day labor matching
• Wage theft prevention
• ESOL education programs
• Community organizing nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Centreville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, CIF relies primarily on donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The organization states donations help operate programming and purchase materials, with funds utilized efficiently to promote financial independence within the immigrant community.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of $30/year, renewed annually with demographic, employment, and skills updates collected at renewal.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships and financial planning opportunities, including gifts of securities, qualified charitable distributions from IRAs, and estate planning inclusions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centreville Immigration Forum operates the Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC), a nonprofit job-matching intermediary that pairs day laborers with local employers seeking temporary manual labor for home services, landscaping, moving, construction, and cleaning. Surrounding the core labor-matching function are Skills Training classes (painting, drywall, carpentry, electrical safety), ESOL English language instruction, Wage Theft Prevention & Recovery services, and a $30/year Membership Program for the primarily immigrant (98%) and Hispanic/Latinx (97%) member base.

Product overview

Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF) operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of integrated programs focused on immigrant empowerment and workforce development. The core offering is the Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC), which serves as a job-matching intermediary connecting day laborers with employers seeking temporary manual labor. Supporting this core function are Skills Training programs (covering trades like painting, drywall, carpentry, and electrical safety), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes (both conversational morning groups and structured evening instruction), and Wage Theft Prevention & Recovery services (providing individual case assistance and systemic advocacy). The Membership Program provides registered members access to these services, with the Labor Center Hours being Monday through Saturday 6am-11am (summer) and 7am-12pm (winter). The organization also offers volunteer opportunities, donation processing via PayPal, and annual events including a fundraising dinner. CIF's approach emphasizes member leadership and decision-making across all programs, with a focus on building community power while supporting stability and self-sufficiency of low-income immigrants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) A nonprofit labor center that facilitates job placements by matching employers with day laborers seeking work. Operates as an intermediary space where workers and employers discuss fair wages and employment terms, providing job training based on feedback and community need. Open Monday-Saturday 6am-11am (summer) and 7am-12pm (winter).
• Skills Training Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,160 jobs arranged through the Labour Center from 2019-2021
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIF is a regional member of NDLON, a national network of day labourer organizing groups. CIF collaborates with NDLON on systemic advocacy for immigrant and worker rights.
• CASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner organization serving the working immigrant community in Maryland and Virginia. Two CASA members were among the workers who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy.
• Legal Aid Justice CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in the NDLON network, providing legal support for immigrant and worker rights issues.
• Trabajadores UnidoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in the NDLON network working on day labourer rights and immigrant justice.
• George Mason UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Al Fuertes from GMU is on CIF's Board of Directors. CIF refers students for volunteer opportunities at the Labour Center, and GMU students learn about immigration issues through engagement with CIF.
• English Empowerment CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Roopal Mehta Saran, the English Empowerment Center partnered with CIF and over 20 community organizations to advocate for immigrant contributions to Fairfax County.
• Fairfax County Board of SupervisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairfax County recognized CIF's work through Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation and ongoing engagement with county supervisors.
• Wellspring United Church of ChristcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding faith community partner. Pastor Jerry Foltz serves as Finance Committee Chair and Assistant Treasurer on CIF's Board. The church hosted original community meetings about immigration that led to CIF's creation.
• Cornerstones (now part of Cornerstones)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBill Threlkeld, a founding CIF volunteer, directed Project Hope & Harmony with Cornerstones, which established and operated the Herndon Official Workers Center. CIF was conceptualized using lessons from this model.
• Interfaith Center for Public PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIF works with the Interfaith Center for Public Policy around the Commonwealth to identify flaws in the system that allow wage theft and to introduce legislation addressing these issues.
• Clifton Presbyterian ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch member Mark Reimers serves as chairman of the Mission Committee and supports CIF through volunteers and financial support. The church is influential in CIF's partnership with Western Fairfax Christian Ministries.
• Centreville United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKitty Stapleton learned about CIF through the church's Missions Coordinator and became involved in establishing the Labour Resource Center.
• United Christian Parish of RestonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch members Alice and Jerry Foltz came to the church to tell about CIF. The church is listed in community connections.
• Western Fairfax Christian MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIF is influential in this partnership, connecting church-based volunteers and resources to support immigrant community members.
• Grace Covenant ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIF partners with Grace Covenant Church to match members with formal ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes in the area.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CASA: CASA is a regional partner of CIF and operates the same day-labor / immigrant worker organizing model across Maryland and Virginia. Directly comparable mission, member base, and program structure.
• National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): CIF is a regional member of NDLON, the national umbrella for day-laborer organizing centers. NDLON members operate worker centers with the same job-matching, wage-theft, and advocacy model CIF uses.
• Workers Defense Project: Texas-based worker center that organizes day laborers in construction, provides skills training, and runs workforce development programs. Directly comparable member-led, construction-focused worker-center model.
• IDEPSCA: Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California operates day-laborer worker centers across LA serving primarily Latino immigrant workers with job matching, skills training, and ESOL — a near-twin of CIF's model in a different region.
• Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW): CIW organizes low-wage immigrant agricultural workers in Florida through worker-led governance, wage-theft campaigns, and Fair Food Program. Comparable member-led structure and labor-rights focus.

Emerging players

• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: CDMex focuses on migrant worker rights, wage recovery, and transnational organizing. Overlaps with CIF's wage-theft prevention and recovery work and member demographic.
• The Resurrection Project: Latino-led community organizing nonprofit in Illinois focused on immigrant empowerment, civic engagement, and worker rights. Comparable community-led governance and immigrant-member model.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Aid Justice Center: Virginia legal services organization and CIF partner. Provides broader immigrant and worker legal aid than CIF's wage-theft program and overlaps in target population.
• Catholic Charities USA: National nonprofit operating immigrant services, refugee resettlement, workforce programs, and ESOL across the U.S. — broader portfolio but overlaps CIF's ESOL and immigrant-support work.
• HIAS: Global Jewish nonprofit serving refugees and asylum seekers with resettlement, legal services, and economic integration. Comparable target population (asylum seekers, mixed-status families per source:).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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