FICC is the vision of founder and fellow expat Lindsey Walker. Originally from NYC, Lindsey has made South Korea her home since 2008.

Always an active member of her community, Lindsey began taking on more of a leadership role in 2020, to help alleviate some of the hardship associated with the pandemic and other traumatizing world events.

Lindsey combined her passion for crafting with activism by selling handmade Black Lives Matter bracelets to raise money for the BLM movement during the George Floyd Protests. She continues to make and sell jewelry to fund the FICC Food Assistance Program, which you can buy here.

Noticing censorship of Black and Brown voices in some  expat Facebook groups, Lindsey created new groups centering inclusivity and community, such as the Foreigner & Immigrant Virtual Community Center and the Expat & Immigrant Women in Korea Facebook groups.

Lindsey started the Food Assistance Program when she noticed members of her community struggling with food insecurity after being laid off, or given unpaid time off, due to the pandemic. As she organized assistance for them, she noticed others who needed help too, such as undocumented immigrants, single mothers, and students whose schools stopped offering cafeteria meals. She realized that the pandemic had highlighted vulnerable demographics that fall through the cracks of the Korean welfare system.

Now, Lindsey is committed to building on the foundations she created during the pandemic through the Foreigner & Immigrant Community Center in Korea. She hopes to one day open a brick and mortar center in Seoul to provide a space for care and community where all foreigners are welcome and supported.

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