Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC)

08/26/2026

07/07/2026

TO ALL FELLOW ETHIOPIANS/ ETHIOPIAN-AMERICANS/ FRIENDS OF ETHIOPIA

☀️ The time of year we all look forward to is finally here! ☀️

📅 Saturday, July 18, 2026
🕒 Starting at 2:00 PM

Come on out! Let’s enjoy some amazing family time together!

🍔 Grill! Barbecue! Hot Dogs! Burgers! 🌭
As always, we’ll be grilling up a TON of meat!! 🥩🔥
🍲 Potluck Style: We highly encourage everyone to bring a dish to share with others!
🧺 What to bring:
Bring your lawn chairs, picnic blankets, umbrellas, and lawn games (like a soccer ball/football) — anything to make your afternoon comfortable and fun!

🎵 Music by DJ Ahadu! (Are we ready for a little dancing?! 💃🕺)

☕ Traditional Jebena Coffee is a must and will definitely be served!
🧒 Bring the kids! Plenty of space for them to play and have fun!!

See you all there! 👇

በየአመቱ በጉጉት የምንጠብቀው ጊዜ ደርሷል!

Saturday, July 18, 2026
Starting 2:00 pm

ቅዳሜ ሐምሌ 11/ 2018 - ከቀኑ 8 ሰዓት (2 pm) ጀምሮ
ኑ! አብረን መልካም የቤተሰብ ጊዜ እናሳልፍ!

Grill! Barbecue! Hot Dogs! Burgers!
እንደተለመደው ብዙ ስጋ እንጠብሳለን!!

Potluck! እናንተም ለሌሎች የምታጋሩት ምግብ ሰርታችሁ እንድታመጡ እናበረታታለን።

ታጣፊ ወንበር ወይም ምንጣፍ፥ ጥላ፥ መጫወቻዎች (ለምሳሌ፡ ኳስ) - ሌሎችም ቆይታችሁን ምቹ የሚያደርጉላችሁ መገልገያዎች ይዛችሁ ኑ

DJ Music - ዲጄ አሀዱ አብሮን ይሆናል! (ቀላል ይጨፈራል?!)
የጀበና ቡና ሊቀር አይችልም!
ልጆቹን አምጧቸው! ይጫወቱ!!

07/06/2026

05/22/2026

🎓 College-Bound Scholarship! 🎓
​The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) is looking for outstanding rising high school seniors (2027 grads) of Ethiopian descent in the Chicagoland area.
​Check out the flyer for full details and requirements!
​📅 Deadline: August 1st
🔗 Apply Here.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/k74CGg7t8a

03/23/2026

Huge honor at the African Diaspora Exhibition! 🌍 We were thrilled to welcome Mayor Brandon Johnson to the Ethiopia booth at the exhibition organized by Chicago Public Schools.

Our ECAC staff had the wonderful opportunity to meet with the Mayor and express our appreciation for his dedication to Chicago’s youth. We specifically admire the expansion of the Chicago Youth Works initiative—investing in the next generation is at the heart of what we do.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for stopping by and for your continued support of our immigrant and refugee communities!

03/02/2026

Join us as we celebrate the 130th Anniversary of ADWA.

01/09/2026

We're hiring! Youth Programs Coordinator (Amharic required)

ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, INC