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Contents Seeking Volunteer Opportunity Helping Latino Community Bilingual Employment Vacancies
The Shelter for Help in Emergency is seeking women and men to participate in their Spring 2010 Volunteer Training. Volunteers are needed to serve on the hotline as well as Shelter Managers, Court Monitors, Children’s Program Assistants, Office Assistants, and Spanish language interpreters. Internships and other opportunities are also available. Training runs Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings from 6pm—9pm from March 16th through April 1st! (Full day on Saturday March 27th also required for those interested in shelter manager position) Training will be held at our community outreach center: 1410 Sachem Place, Suite 102 Charlottesville, VA 22901. For more information please contact Robin Goldstein at (434) 963-4676 Ext. 5 or by email at rgoldstein@shelterforhelpinemergency.org Support Cville Fire Department’s Important Work with Latinos. The city Fire Department welcomes Latino and Spanish speaking volunteers to work with Fire Corps on initiatives educating Latinos about fire safety, from helping to increase Cville’s Latino participation in the annual December Posada to getting Latino children excited about fire safety so they can teach their parents about important issues, like not using gas stoves to heat homes, or help them get free fire alarms. There’s also the Citizen’s Fire Academy, designed to allow city residents the opportunity to gain a realistic view of the operations of the Charlottesville Fire Department. Volunteering with Fire Corps is an excellent way to support the city’s Latinos and Fire Department, and will avail service providers - teachers, social workers and others working with Latino children and their parents – important and fun resources to educate their students with life skills and motivate them to share their knowledge. For more information about Fire Corps, visit http://www.cfdonline.org/Firecorp/index.htm or contact Mary Loose (MLoose@aol.com or 970-3536) or Felipe (301/537-8312).
Presentations for Latinos by Latino lawyer. Juan Vega is the Greene County Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for domestic abuse and sexual assault; previously he was a domestic assault prosecutor in Minnesota. He is willing to provide presentations to Latinos on laws, sexual assault, gangs and other legal topics related to Latinos. If you are a government, community, or faith based agency interested in having Juan as a guest speaker during a Latino oriented event, please contact him at 434-532-7718 or vegalaw@gmail.com Bethany Hurley has studied Spanish for many years, and last fall taught an intermediate Spanish course at James Madison University. She is willing to help with informal translations of shorter lengths, and “although I don't have experience with interpretation, if this is a great need for CJ. I would be willing to try to help in some way.” Bethany has also been working with an advocacy organization (focused on international women's rights) for several years, most of that time as an administrator, and she would be interested in any advocacy initiatives being undertaken by CJ. “I could help out with administrative/clerical needs as well.” Please contact Bethany at Bethany.hurley@gmail.com UVA’s Social Issues in Medicine Course seeks to sensitize medical students to the poor and to different cultures through volunteer activities with community organizations. During their first or second semester, medical students are placed for 30 hours (over 10 weeks) of service learning with a community organization as part of this required class. Many of the students are bilingual and have worked in Latin America and/or with Latino populations in the US. These volunteers prefer to work in medical settings but can also devote time to non-medical initiatives. For more information on how to recruit these volunteers, contact Dela Alexander at da7r@virginia.edu
Nurse Supervisor for Jefferson Area CHIP to oversee teams of Nurses and Family Support Workers working with low-income families on health education, child development, and parenting in a home visiting program. BSN, community health and supervisory experience required MSN and bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Family friendly, flexible, rewarding work serving families with children 0-6 and pregnant women in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Louisa. Email resume AND cover letter to lyn.grove@jachip.org by March 12, 2010. Region Ten Vacancies. Region Ten Community Services Board provides mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services to the city of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Fluvanna, and Louisa. One of 40 community service boards (CSBs) in the state of Virginia, Region Ten has a reputation for providing exceptional service to the residents of our community, including adults, children, infants, and families. Region Ten has become a leader in the field not only because of the professional and caring staff we employ, but also because of the range of innovative services we offer, in an effort to treat every person we serve based upon their individual needs. Region Ten is one of the largest employers in the Charlottesville area, with over 600 employees. With our array of services, opportunities exist for direct care staff, social workers, nurses, clinicians, teachers, office staff, administrators, and others looking to make a valuable contribution to their community and work in the human services field. For a complete list of our job openings and to apply, please visit our website at: www.regionten.org You can also apply in person at Region Ten CSB, 502 Old Lynchburg Road, Charlottesville, Virginia; or call 434-970-1392 for an application. Tim Reddish is a recent Master of Social Work (emphasis in administration, planning, and policy practice) and Master of Divinity graduate with experience working with refugee, immigrant, and homeless populations. He will be returning from Guatemala in December after three months spent planning a community health program for an NGO. He has moderate proficiency in Spanish as well as excellent problem solving and computer skills and is seeking employment where he can work for positive change in the Latino community. Please contact Tim at reddishtg@gmail.com or 804-381-6689. Veronica Vargas was born Ecuador, graduated from Fluvanna High School in 2001, and has experience translating and helping Latinos and others fill out applications for WIC, Social Service, DMV, and rental offices. She has 7 Years of experience as Administrative Assistant and Customer Service Representative. She is able to efficiently perform numerous of tasks while answering a multi-line telephone and to deliver exceptional customer service in both languages Spanish and English. She is presently in the process of obtaining the Certificate of Translation. She is seeking a job to utilize her experience and skills helping the Latino community. Contact Veronica at 434/760-4879 or vargaspina@hotmail.com SIGN UP NOW! Before March 31, 2010: Apply for the July 2010 Hispanic Youth Symposium for High School Students. The Applications are being accepted from upcoming Sophomore and Junior Latino high school students (current 9 th and 10 th graders), for the Hispanic Youth Symposium from July 14-17, at Virginia State University in Petersburg.. More than 150 Virginia and Maryland Hispanic high school students and 200 community volunteers will come together for a life-changing event that raises the college-going trajectories of Hispanic students in the community. Competitions will be held for $2,000, $1,000, and $500 scholarships in art, speech, and talent categories. The symposium only requires a $10 personal investment fee from the students who are recruited. For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.hispanicyouth.org/symposium-virginia Before March 31, 2010: Accepting Applications from College Students to Work at the July Hispanic Youth Symposium. The Symposium is recruiting Hispanic/Latino college students to serve as resident advisors and mentors to high school students attending the program. For more information and to apply visit: http://www.hispanicyouth.org/symposium-virginia/for-college-students Register before April for Nelson County Spring 2010 Community Health Promoter Training Class. CJ’s Health Promoter Work Group is now recruiting Latinos for its spring training in Nelson County. Students will be educated on topics such as dental health, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy and child birth, child health, cancer, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition, and emotional health. They will learn to perform health assessments and offer health education and referral assistance to families in their communities. Throughout the course and upon graduating, the new Health Promoters will volunteer at least twenty hours in their communities, gaining valuable skills and offering medical aid to those in need. An Information Meeting about the training program will be held Wednesday, March 17, 6:00 - 8:00pm at The Nelson Center in Lovingston, on Route 29 South. The eight week training program begins April 6 and runs through May 27 with classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Trinity Episcopal Church on Oak Ridge Road in Lovingston. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 6:00 before each class. The cost for the eight week training is $20.00 which is refunded upon completion of the classes. For more information or to register, call Amalia Sillas at 434-263-7321. For more information about CJ’s Health Promoter Work Group and the Community Health Promoter program, visit the Health Promoter Work Group page on the CJ website. Contribute to IMPACT Research on Language Access. Contribute to IMPACT research on Language Access. The faith based advocacy group IMPACT, which has brought about many important local changes, identified language access as its advocacy issue for the upcoming year. Rhonda Miska is coordinating IMPACT’s language access research work group. It’s first task is to network and collect information to get a sense of where access is lacking and where federal mandates aren't being followed. Please contact Rhonda if you or a Client has had problems accessing local services – government, hospital, community, etc. – or have information to contribute to her investigation: rhondacville@gmail.com Two area news reports about the IMPACT annual meeting in mid October are located at: http://www.cj-network.org/cjlatarea/docs_2009/ArtIMPACT.doc Free Spanish Language Income Tax Help is Available for Latinos. If a proposed immigration bill passes Congress with some sort of pathway to residency, undocumented immigrants would have to meet certain criteria, such as proving they've lived and worked in the U.S. for a certain time period. Filed income tax would be one way of proving their time here, in addition to showing they've complied with the tax laws. Last year the Social Security Administration estimated 75% of undocumented workers are paying Social Security withholding tax. Since undocumented workers file nearly 6 million of the approximately 130 million individual tax returns filed each year and there are 7.2 million undocumented workers in the U.S., then about 83% of undocumented workers are filing tax returns every year. Once again, United Way’s Martha Trujillo is organizing an effort to provide free income tax filing services in Spanish to area Latinos who, among other benefits, may qualify for the earned income credit. For more information, contact Martha at (434) 972-1703. A Nuevas Raíces article about her services and what documents Latinos will need to present, is located at http://www.nuevasraices.com/content/templates/articulosnr.asp?articleid=6545&zoneid=6 References on undocumented workers and income taxes: Research Study on Ethnic Midlife Women and Physical Activity. Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin and her colleagues are conducting a study to explore ethnic differences in midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. You are eligible to participate in this study if you are a midlife woman aged 40 to 60 years old who does not have any mobility problems; who can read and write English; who is online; and whose self-reported ethnic identity is Hispanic, non-Hispanic (N-H) White, N-H African American, or N-H Asian. Data will be collected through an internet survey among 500 midlife women in the U.S. starting Feb. 1, 2008 and ending May 21, 2011. Involvement will consist of about 30 minutes to complete the Internet survey questionnaire. Participants will be reimbursed with a $10.00 gift certificate for filling out the Internet survey. For more information and to begin the survey, please visit our project website http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu/MAPA/ and/or contact Chelsea McPeek, Research Assistant, at cgmcpeek@mail.utexas.edu
March 23: Registration begins for Kinder in Albemarle County. Parents with children who will be 5 (by 9/30/10) can register for kinder with the County from 9 am – 1 pm and from 3 – 6 pm, at the elementary school where their child will be studying. Required documents include birth certificate, Social Security card, and 3 proofs of residency. For assistance or to request registration materials in Spanish or another language call 296-6517; for English, call 296-5877. By March 31: Register for Head Start. Low income parents can register their children who will be 3 or 4 (by 9/30/10) for Head Start. They must provide proof of income, TANF or DSS assistance. For information or to request cover letters, registration forms, and flyers in English and Spanish, contact: (434) 295 – 3171 Ext. 3003 (English) or Ext. 3009 (Spanish) By March 31: Register for Albemarle County Bright Stars puts County at-risk preschoolers into an elementary school setting a year early to help ensure a smooth transition. Children must be 4 years old by September 30, 2010. Applications (English/Spanish) can be requested at Agnor-Hurt, Cale, Greer, Red Hill, Scottsville, Stone-Robinson and Woodbrook elementary schools or at Albemarle Social Services, 972-4010.
Wednesday Morning Latina Women’s Support Group. The Women's Initiative offers a support group for Latina women every Wednesday at 10 am at the Word of Faith Church (across the street from Albemarle High School). Transportation and childcare is provided. For more information, contact Elizabeth Irvin at 434-964-6472. Friday Morning Domestic Violence Bilingual Support Group. The Shelter for Help in Emergency is offering a support group for women who have been victims of Domestic Violence every Friday from 10 – 11:30 am in its office 1410 Sachem Place (close to Albemarle High School). For more information, contact Dilcia Colindres at 434-960-1941.
Join us to hear local immigration attorneys address legal issues facing Latinos. The forum will be facilitated by Tim Frielich (Legal Aid Justice Center), with presentations by Tim and fellow attorneys Eddie Summers (Charlottesville Immigration Center), Phil Storey (Legal Aid Justice Center), and Elva Mason. Before adjourning, attendees will be invited to make comments and ask questions. Registration, coffee & donuts will begin at 9:40 am. The forum is free, open to the public, and in English and Spanish. Time: 10 am – 11:30 am, Place: Albemarle County Office Building/5th Street Extended, Meeting Room A. For more information about this CJ plenary, contact Doug Ford at doug@justice4all.org or Linda Hemby at lhemby@albemarle.org
The Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) is an organization designed to serve as a networking structure for individuals in colleges, universities, and the community -at-large, to communicate, advocate, organize, research, and identify resources which support and work towards the success of Latinos in higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Join us at the 2010 Encuentro, hosted by Virginia State University in Petersburg, to: engage leading experts on Latinos and education; network with fellow professionals, meet others interested and dedicated to advancing Virginia Latinos in higher education, and to learn about our issues, barriers and successes. For more information write info@valhen.org For a flyer on the event visit http://valhen.org/sites/valhen/Encuentro2010-Flyer.pdf For Call for Papers http://www.valhen.org/Encuentro2010
CJ’s Health Promoter Work Group is now recruiting Latinos for the Spring 2010 Community Health Promoter (CHP) training in Nelson County. An Information Meeting about the training program will be held Wednesday, March 17, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at The Nelson Center in Lovingston, on Route 29 South. The eight week training program begins April 6 and runs through May 27 with classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church on Oak Ridge Road in Lovingston, VA. To register, call Amalia Sillas at 434-263-7321. For more information about CJ’s Health Promoter Work Group and the Community Health Promoter program, visit the Health Promoter Work Group page on the CJ website: http://www.cj-network.org
On Thursday, March 18 th, UVA’s Center for International Studies Seminar Series invites the community to hear Milton Vickerman, Associate Professor of Sociology, speak on the variable relation between race and immigration. This event is free, open to the public, and will take place in Rouss Hall, School of Commerce, Room 410 from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact Majida Bargach at mb9bg@Virginia.edu
A homage to extraordinary women who made a difference in Spanish and Latin American history, such as Evita Peron, Manuela Beltran, La Carmen, and La Llorona. For more information visit http://www.latinballet.com/index.asp Location: Gottwald Playhouse at Richmond CenterStage Day/Time: Fri. at 7:30 PM, Sat. 3 PM & 7:30 PM Sun. 3 PM.
Spanish theatrical ballet and film, representation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s literature, created by Antonio Hidalgo from the Antonio Gades Foundation of Spain. For more information visit http://www.latinballet.com/index.asp Location: Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Day/Time: Fri. & Sat. 7:30 PM From Charlottesville, Glen Allen is an easy one hour ride mostly on 64 (towards Richmond).
The Boys and Girls Club located in Southwood will begin priority registration for Summer 2010 on April 1. Only current members and Southwood residents may sign up at this time. The specific dates for Summer activities has not yet been established. For more information contact Olga Arouca who can be reached at oarouca@bgclubcville.orgor (434) 295-0037.
The goal of this panel is to understand and address mental health issues affecting the Latino community. UVA’s Dr. Sandy Lopez-Baez will provide participants with a general overview of the Latino population in the U.S. and will address pertinent cultural values and issues that impact mental health in this community. Local therapist Ingrid Ramos will address specific factors related to Albemarle County, including how to identify mental health issues in Latino clients, where to refer for services, and how to support clients that can't receive services. The panel, free and open to the public, will be facilitated by Elizabeth Irvin (The Women’s Initiative). Registration, coffee & donuts begin at 9:45 am. It will be held in Room A, Albemarle County Building on 5th St, Extd. For more information contact Elizabeth Irvin at 434-964-6472 or eirvin@thewomensinitiative.org
The Boys and Girls Club located in Southwood will have open registration for new members and for non Southwood residents beginning May 1. The specific dates for Summer activities has not yet been established. For more information contact Olga Arouca who can be reached at oarouca@bgclubcville.orgor (434) 295-0037.
The Competent C.A.R.E. Training Day is an interactive training opportunity, sponsored by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the DBHDS Statewide Cultural & Linguistic Competency Steering Committee. It requires participants to have a basic knowledge of the definitions of cultural and linguistic competence. It will not provide an introductory overview. Participants will discover that cultural competence consists of much more than what can be seen with the naked eye. Sessions will focus on how self awareness and power, race, gender and generational differences can impact any given situation. Participants will also explore how invisible areas that are often overlooked can be potential barriers to organizational communication, employee performance, and service provision. The training, from 8 am – 5 pm at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, is designed for Case Managers, Service Coordinators, Service Providers, Human Resources professionals, Supervisors, Managers, Directors and CEOs who are in search of methods and knowledge that will improve their individual or organizational capacity to work across differences, both with the individuals we serve as well as with coworkers. This training will be especially useful to employees charged diagnosis and treatment responsibilities, training and recruiting staff, and those who are members of an organization’s cultural and linguistic competency council or committee. For more information or to register, contact cecily.rodriguez@dbhds.virginia.gov
CJ Roundtables are offered twice a year to allow all attendees an opportunity to identify Latino oriented initiatives they are involved or interested in an effort to encourage networking, partnering and other support of these projects and interests. Participants are urged to bring in materials about their Latino oriented initiatives, if possible, in Spanish, calling cards, and other information they would like to circulate at this and future CJ plenaries. Those seeking volunteer or paid positions, or looking to fill such vacancies, should bring in resumes or job announcements. For information about previous Roundtables, visit Registration, coffee & donuts will begin at 9:40 am. The CJ Roundtable is free, open to the public, and in English. Time: 10 am – 11:30 am, Place: Albemarle County Office Building/5th Street Extended, Meeting Room A. For more information about this CJ plenary, contact Anna Sullivan at annabsullivan@gmail.com
A performing arts interpretation of the magical and poetic story of “Milagros” written by Meg Medina. For more information visit http://www.latinballet.com/index.asp Location: Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Day/Time: Fri. 7 PM, Sat. & Sun. 2 PM From Charlottesville, Glen Allen is an easy one hour ride mostly on 64 (towards Richmond). From Charlottesville, Glen Allen is an easy one hour ride mostly on 64 (towards Richmond).
Central America celebrates Independence Day on September 15; Mexico celebrates on September 16. Each year, from September 15 to October 15, the U.S. celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the economic, cultural, and social contributions of the more than 46 million Latinos residing in the U.S. During this month, colleges, libraries, community groups, and the media typically feature films, documentaries, reports and other activities for and about Latinos. Hispanic Heritage Month is a great time to educate your agency (workplace, volunteer effort, church, etc.) about our local Latino residents, comprised predominately of Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans. The CJ online clearinghouse has local and state statistics and other information about Latinos as well as myth breaking facts and studies: The store Teachers’ Edition (1933 Commonwealth Dr, 296-3439) has or can order many materials suitable for bulletin boards, walls and doors, including 3 colorful packets ($10) that include photos and interesting data on Hispanic artists, advocates, authors, athletes, scientists, and entertainers. Your agency might also think about partnering with a local Spanish speaking congregation or Latino business to do outreach in the Latino community or to provide a service to it. A list of possible partners is at http://www.cj-network.org/local_init.html
The annual CJ Help Fair – Fería de Ayuda offers outreach and networking opportunities to service providers working in the areas of health, housing, education, employment, legal and social services. Government offices, non-profits, churches, educational institutions, businesses and others serving Cville’s Latino community are invited to participate with an information table and/or to donate funds, food, music, dance performance, or a door prize. In addition to these information tables operated by service providers, CJ Help fairs include brief workshops and medical examinations. Persons interested in the 2010 CJ Help Fair, including those who would like to assist in its organization, should contact Martha Trujillo at mtrujillo@unitedwaytja.org For overviews of previous CJ Help Fairs, visit the section Work Groups on the CJ website. |
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