2010 Initiatives
CJ Roundtable
Facilitated by Anna Sullivan
December 9, 2010
CJ Plenary: Charlottesville Police Department and the Latino Community
Facilitated by Peter Loach with speaker Sgt. Thomas McKean, Charlottesville Police Department
November 10, 2010
CJ Panel: Domestic Violence in the Latino Community and its Effect on Children’s Ability to Learn
Facilitated by Ingrid Ramos and Dilcia Colindres with speakers from the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Youth and Family Services, Monticello High School, and The Shelter for Help in Emergency.
October 14, 2010
CJ Panel: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response in the Latino Community
Facilitated by Peter Loach with speakers from the Charlottesville and Albemarle Fire Departments, the Red Cross, and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
September 9, 2010
CJ: Who We Are
This brief presentation was created as a joint effort between the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC), the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), Creciendo Juntos (CJ), and a local designer.
July, 2010
CJ Civic Action Award Poster: We Live Here
This poster was created as a joint effort between the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC), the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), Creciendo Juntos (CJ), and a local designer.
July, 2010
CJ Panel: Latino Early Childhood Development; Local Issues and Services
Facilitated by Judy Smith, Chair of the Partnership for Children.
June 10, 2010
CJ Roundtable
Facilitated by Linda Hemby.
May 10, 2010
CJ Presents Community Builder Award to Rolando Méndez
May 10, 2010
CJ Receives Civic Action Award
Charlottesville’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence invited area nonprofits to submit applications for their 2010 Civic Action Award. Creciendo Juntos is one of ten area nonprofits selected to receive this award.
May 7, 2010
CJ Community Health Promoters Encuentro
Health Promoters from Charlottesville, Nelson County, Richmond, and Harrisonburg gathered for an all day training program “Health Minds, Healthy Bodies” at the Albemarle County Office Building. This event was coordinated by the CJ Health Promoter Work Group.
Click here for the Nuevas Raices coverage of the event (in Spanish).
April 24, 2010
CJ Panel: Latinos and Mental Health
Facilitated by Elizabeth Irvin (The Women’s Initiative) with presentations from Dr. Sandra Lopez-Baez (UVA Curry School of Education) and Ingrid Ramos (Charlottesville League of Therapists).
April 8, 2010
CJ Panel: Latino Legal Issues
Facilitated by Tim Freilich (Legal Aid Justice Center) with presentations from fellow attorneys Eddie Summers (Cville Immigration Center), Elva Mason (Elva Mason Law Practice) and Phil Storey (Legal Aid Justice Center). (Summary forthcoming.)
March 11, 2010
CJ Panel: Southwood Update, 2009 Survey Results and Habitat’s Response
Facilitated by Linda Hemby with presentations by Saphira Baker, Comunitas Consulting, and Dan Rosenweig, Executive Director of Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity
February 11, 2010
CJ-United Way Workshop: Helping Latinos Obtain DMV Documents
Facilitated by Leni Gonzalez of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
February 3, 2010
CJ Workshop: Faith Based Perspectives on Latino Problems
Facilitated by Daniel Bannister, Iglesia Fuente de Vida, with Abundant Life Ministries, Iglesia Rios de Agua Viva, Church of the Incarnation, and IMPACT
January 14, 2010
CJ Participates in UVA Health Disparities Forum
Power point presentation used by Linda Hemby, sociologist and a founder of the CJ Health Promoter Work Group, during the UVA Health Disparities conference, also featuring UVA Family Medicine’s Dr. Wendi el-Amin, who provided an overview of health disparities and addressed those faced by local Afro-Americans.
January 5, 2010