OUR MISSION
The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) was founded in Detroit in 1919 by a group of YWCA volunteers, who sought to help legal immigrants learn English, appreciate freedom and democracy, become U.S. citizens, be assimilated into their new communities, and learn to understand each other's cultures.
Giving Tuesday
Save the date for Giving Tuesday on December 1, 2020, as we raise funds to continue to support Metro Detroit families
uninterrupted service for over
100 Years
to over
2 Million People
representing
180 Cultures
speaking
200 World Languages
COVID-19 Response


What We Offer
Global Education Programs
The purpose of the Global Education program is to expand the knowledge of children and adults about global cultures and widen their views of the world. Take a look at the programs that the Global Education Department conducts.
Rentals
If you need a space to locate an office, meetings, banquets, conferences, theatre groups, wedding receptions, graduation parties, we have rental space for you!
Collections
We are proud to own collections, artifacts exhibits and historical rooms that illustrate various nationalities and cultures around the world and tells parts of the history that makes IIMD the way it is today.
The International Institute is a member organization and otherwise associated with the following: