About Kerala Center
With the enormous growth of the community in the U.S. and New York in Particular, the Kerala Community had long felt the need for a Community Center. Such a Center could serve to promote the civic and other social service activities among the Indian American community and also to serve as a focal point to coordinate the activities and services to the Kerala Community.

Under the leadership of Mr. E. M. Stephen, the founder President and the present President, the Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center ( IAKC & CC) - The Kerala Center was formed as a non profit organization in 1990. With three years of fund raising campaign The Kerala Center bought a former YMCA building as its center. It was inaugurated in 1993 by Padmashri Yesudas and is the only Civic and Community Center in U.S. for Indian American Malayalees.

Mission,Vision and Values

To establish a community center

To provide opportunities for learning through educational sessions on contemporary, civic, economic, political, social, and cultural issues affecting the lives of Kerala community in the United States of America.

To identify and discuss the problems facing Keralites settled in different parts of the USA.

To provide cultural educational opportunities to the children of Keralites

President's Message

As all of us are aware, the strength of our community living in the United States of America is highly remarkable. At the same time, due to the voluntary, patriotic and moral contributions of our people from different fields and the high priority emphasis we place on literacy, our region is very advanced in terms of the living standards.
-Jose Chummar
President, Kerala Center
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