| | | | ISPN Official Business December 1 (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM) ISPN General Meeting This is the last general meeting for ISPN this year. Register here. To provide a 2-minute organizational highlight on behalf of your agency, click here to sign up. The agenda is available here. ISPN is providing feedback to community stakeholders on their language access endeavors. Were you or your client unable to receive services because the business, government, or agency failed to provide an interpreter? We want to know! Complete our form here. ISPN is compiling a resource directory to assist with community education of the available resources for newly-arrived immigrants. To help us complete this directory, submit a response here: bit.ly/ispnresourcedirectory. ISPN is looking for an administrative intern! This intern would assist with communications such as the Weekly Round-Up, file organization, and virtual meeting support. For more details on the position, email info@ispnstl.org. Interested in getting more involved in ISPN? Consider becoming a member of our network. In addition to attending the monthly meetings, members work on focused, collaborative initiatives with other community partners in committees. Contact ISPN Program Manager, Rita Chang (info@ispnstl.org), for more information about membership. Read more about the committees here. Committee leads are listed here: - Language Access Committee: Kathryn Koch (kathryn.koch@slu.edu)
- Membership Committee: Sidee Conteh (sconteh@slcommunityofstl.org)
- Communications Committee: Eliza Prager (elizapragerot@gmail.com)
- Service Providers Committee: Marissa Cohen (mcohen@ehoc-stl.org)
Do you have an announcement for the Weekly Round-Up? Email us at info@ispnstl.org. We accept events, resources, job postings, agency updates, and opportunities for engagement. Submissions for the Weekly Round-Up are due at 12:00 PM on Thursdays for release on the following Monday. Job postings will run for three consecutive weeks and be removed unless specifically noted. All submissions are subject to review. If you are receiving this email, you are currently subscribed to receive email communications from the ISPN. Click here if you would like to change your subscription preferences. Know someone who would like to receive our emails? Send them this link. | | | | News NEW! Washington University covered the COVID-19 Impacts collaborative project in this recent article. Learn more about the project and see the survey dashboard results here. Sent by Kim Thuy Seelinger, Institute for Public Health, Washington University NEW! The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is now offering two options for FREE COVID-19 testing. First, there are in-person testing events hosted around the state. Individuals are not required to pre-register or have an appointment, simply show up to one of the events below to receive the test. A government issued ID is not a requirement for this testing, but having one available onsite speeds up the registration process. Additional testing sites (with regular or one-time opportunities) may be added as indicators suggest the need for additional testing. The following events listed below are scheduled as of today. The latest information can always be found online. Second, Missouri residents may order a free test to be mailed to their Missouri address. These are PCR kits that are designed for self-collection with a return FedEx shipping container. Once received back by the laboratory, the result is returned to the person tested (via email provided) within 48 hours. More information about the at home self-collection kits and a link to order are also found online. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager The Missouri Department of Social Services recently announced that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Energy Assistance (EA) program will now be available to help Missourians with their heating and cooling bills year-round and the benefit amount will double for those who are eligible. To apply for help, Missourians will need to complete and submit a LIHEAP Application and any documents the application asks for to your local contracted agency by mail or online. For more information about LIHEAP and the services available visit the DSS website. Sent by Mirza Bijedic, Better Family Life Lutheran Foundation’s grant cycle is coming up soon! The deadline for grant applications is Wednesday, December 1st. Lutheran Foundation has six funding focus areas, one which is Foreign-Born Populations. Click here to learn more about what they fund. Though not required, the Foundation invites and encourages interested applicants to discuss their project/program with staff prior to applying. Note that space is limited as the deadline draws near, so please submit your consultation request ASAP. We look forward to hearing from you and learning more about your organization and project! Sent by Rebekah Miller, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis The COVID-19 Regional Response Team hosts a variety of resources about eviction prevention. Visit their website here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager | | | | Upcoming Events December 1 (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM) ISPN General Meeting This is the last general meeting for ISPN this year. Register here. To provide a 2-minute organizational highlight on behalf of your agency, click here to sign up. The agenda is available here. December 1 (6:30 PM - 8:00 PM) St. Louis County Building Equity in the Community This meeting is being held in an effort to establish St. Louis County’s Equity Plan. Click here to view the flyer. Sent by Kathryn Koch, ISPN Language Access Committee Chair December 6-10 St. Louis County Library is hosting five days of virtual business networking and education on a variety of business-critical skills and strategies including entrepreneurial mindset, business planning, marketing, and growing business with Google! Their focus is on helping small business owners launch and thrive. This will include classes led by industry experts, community partners and SLCL staff. Registration is required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. Visit www.slcl.org/events for more details. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager December 6-10 (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM) Alive & Well Communities Train-the-Trainer and Trauma Responsive Workshop The cost for the workshop is $450 per registrant and includes CEUs. NOTE: Attendees must attend the Alive & Well Communities' monthly Trauma Awareness training prior to attending this training. Please visit their Events Page to see when the next free training will occur and get registered. For more information, please contact info@awcommunities.org. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager December 8-9 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM) Advocates' Retreat, hosted by the Missouri Foundation for Health More details, including an agenda, will be provided to all registered participants closer to the event. Have questions? Email Megan Bhatti or call her at (314) 345-5573. Register here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! December 9 (12:00 PM - 1:15 PM) Ready to Stay: A Comprehensive Analysis of the US Foreign-Born Populations Eligible for Special Legal Status Programs and for Legalization under Pending Bills The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the Ready to Stay Coalition are hosting a webinar and discussion of the forthcoming CMS report, Ready to Stay: A Comprehensive Analysis of the US Foreign-Born Populations Eligible for Special Legal Status Programs and for Legalization under Pending Bills. Register for this webinar here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager December 11 Syrian dinner event at STL Foodworks, Central West End, hosted by Welcome Neighbor STL. To promote safety and social distancing, they are hosting DRIVE-THROUGH lunch and dinner events. For more information and to sign up to attend or volunteer, visit their website. Sent by Nicole Kreisel, Welcome Neighbor STL December 24 Moroccan/Syrian lunch event at STL Foodworks, Central West End, hosted by Welcome Neighbor STL. To promote safety and social distancing, they are hosting DRIVE-THROUGH lunch and dinner events. For more information and to sign up to attend or volunteer, visit their website. Sent by Nicole Kreisel, Welcome Neighbor STL | | | | Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities MICA Project is looking for a Client Support Services Program Manager. For more information on the position and for application instructions, click here. Liliana De La Garza, MICA Project FamilyForward is hiring for multiple positions in its Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW) program, which provides domestic violence advocacy, economic advocacy, education, and therapy services to individuals who identify as women in the community. Services are provided in English, Spanish, Bosnian, and Vietnamese. ROW is hiring for two Bilingual Advocates, a part time Language Advocate, a Bilingual Therapist, and a Therapist (any language). Information about the positions including detailed job descriptions can be found at https://familyforwardmo.org/careers/. For questions about the positions, potential applicants can reach out to Janée Johnson, Director of Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, at janee.johnson@familyforwardmo.org. Sent by Janée Johnson, FamilyForward, Redevelopment Opportunities for Women Washington University is hiring for an Associate Director for Community Engagement - Gephardt Institute for Civic & Community Engagement. For more information on the position and application instructions, click here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager Vivent Health has various openings for multiple positions such as clinic case manager, dental assistant, prevention specialist, and digital content specialist. Bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Using a medical home model, Vivent Health provides various services to people living with HIV. Our Prevention Department provides HIV/STI counseling and testing and participates in various outreach events. Please use the below link to see all openings: https://hr.viventhealth.org/careers/ Sent by Vivien Brite, Vivent Health ISPN is looking for an administrative intern! This intern would assist with communications such as the Weekly Round-Up, file organization, and virtual meeting support. For more details on the position, email info@ispnstl.org. The Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being is seeking volunteer support with virtual convenings and their Welcome Desk. For more information visit here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager | | | | | | | | Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)
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