| | | | ISPN Official Business NEW! The IFER Fund is reopening! Applications will be available online at the ISPN's website from May 24-31. The next ISPN General Meeting will be Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Register here. Want to plan ahead for the year? All the meetings for 2021 are listed. Just click the drop-down button to register. 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. Feel free to contact any of the committee leads below. - Conference Committee: Rita Chang (info@ispnstl.org)
- Immigrant Family Emergency Response Fund: Rita Chang (info@ispnstl.org)
- Fundraising Committee: Emily Stuart (emily@gatewaypets.org)
- Language Access Committee: Kate Koch (katek7@gmail.com)
- Membership Committee: Sidee Conteh (sconteh@slcommunityofstl.org)
- Communications Committee: Eliza Prager (elizapragerot@gmail.com)
- Vaccine Committee: Meredith Rataj (mrataj@ccstl.org)
- Service Providers Committee: Marissa Cohen (mcohen@ehoc-stl.org)
The ISPN & Wash U COVID-19 Impacts Surveys is seeking participants! We need your help in spreading the word! The ISPN & Washington University in St. Louis are teaming up on a project to understand and design collaborative initiatives regarding the impact of COVID-19 on immigrants and immigrant service providers in the St. Louis Region. There are two surveys: one geared toward service providers and the other for immigrant community members. The immigrant community member survey is available online in English, Spanish, Nepali, Arabic, & Mandarin. The survey is also available over the phone in additional languages at 314-935-3557. For more information on the project and to take the surveys online, visit our website. Our outreach toolkit is available here. Looking for more rapid updates about COVID-19? Check out the News section of our website! A growing list of COVID-19 resources are available on our Resources page. 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 Friday. 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! The Gateway Region YMCA offers free, virtual reading tutoring to youth in 1st - 12th grades who are behind in reading. This tutoring takes place once a week through Zoom and is free regardless of Y membership. Register here. Interested in volunteering to be a reading tutor? Sign up here. Please email Michelle Peeler with any questions. Sent by Michelle Peeler, Gateway Region YMCA NEW! Help St. Louis City prioritize direct aid! Mayor Tishaura Jones's survey regarding the prioritization of emergency Federal funds for direct aid is now available in multiple languages. The survey has been translated into Arabic, Dari, Kinyarwanda, and Nepali. Sent by Rosie Lang, International Institute NEW! With support from the CDC and in partnership with NRC-RIM, NACCHO has announced a funding opportunity for local health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) to partner to rapidly to scale up innovative COVID-19 education, testing, contact tracing, vaccination, and other prevention and mitigation strategies with refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities. NACCHO will provide funding and technical assistance to LHDs and their RIM community partners to implement at least one primary prevention strategy (for up to $175,000) with the option of implementing a secondary primary or secondary prevention activity (for up to $250,000). Potential applicants are encouraged to reach out to RIM-serving organizations or leaders in their communities or the LHD in their jurisdiction to partner to submit an application. Applications are due June 11, 2021 at 1:59 PM. The Request for Applications can be found here. An optional webinar will be held on Monday, May 17 at 12 PM. Register here. Sent by Chelsea Butchereit, USCRI NEW! The St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund (CSF) will be investing $1 million into historically underserved communities through the Grassroots Funding Program, focusing on lifting-up community-identified children’s behavioral health priorities and needs by funding smaller organizations already ingrained in the community. CSF is accepting Letters of Intent from organizations interested in the Grassroots Funding Program until Friday, May 28, 2021. Sent by Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services NEW! St. Louis University has released a video of their Spanish webinar, "Ya Me Vacune Contra COVID-19, Ahora Que?". View it here. Sent by Esmeralda Aharon, SLU | | | | Upcoming Events April 7 - June 1 (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) FEMA's Community Vaccination Center providing the Pfizer vaccine is open at The Dome. - Who: Missouri residents
- Hours: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 7 days/week.
- Location: The Dome at America’s Center, Entrance C (corner of Cole Street and Broadway) Free parking can be found across from Entrance C (at 6th and Cole Street). Shuttle service from the parking lot to the entrance is available. Broadway Central entrance is available to drop off/pick up people who use wheelchairs and need elevator access.
- Registration: Walk-ins are welcome! Registration is available on-site. Save time by registering in advance through the MO Vaccine Navigator if you are able.
- Vaccine: Pfizer, first and second dose available
- No ID or other documentation is necessary to receive the vaccine.
- Language Access: The State Vaccine Navigator is now available in Spanish and English. FEMA is providing onsite interpretation for Spanish, Bosnian, and Vietnamese, as well utilizing a language line. Some signage within the Dome will be in Spanish, Bosnian, and Vietnamese. Flyers for this event are available in English, Spanish, Bosnian, Dari, and Vietnamese. Flyers are now also available in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Swahili, and Thai. Sent by Charles Bryson, CREA
NEW! May 15 (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM) JFK Community Center Vaccination Event in Florissant, MO, sponsored by the City of Florissant, St. Louis County Department of Public Health, and the Hispanic Leaders Group of St. Louis. All three vaccines (Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer) will be offered at this event. To register, simply text the names of everyone receiving the vaccine to 314-220-1382. Walk-ins are welcome. A flyer in English and Spanish can be found here. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA NEW! May 18 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) Vaccine Equity Bright Spot Briefing: Increasing Access and Readiness in Latinx Communities, presented by the Vaccine Equity Cooperative. In addition to the systemic and structural barriers generally faced by communities of color, vaccine access and readiness continues to be a challenge in many Latinx communities, even as the vaccine becomes more widely available. This webinar will present the latest Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor data, with a focus on vaccination rates and barriers among Latinx communities against national trends, common COVID-19 vaccination concerns and access challenges among Latinx populations, and successful approaches to increasing vaccine access and readiness in Latinx communities by enabling and supporting local promotoras. Register here. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! May 19 (10:30 AM - 11:45 AM) The Effective Use of Census Data in Successful Non-Profit Grant Writing, presented by the Latinx Education Collaborative. This workshop will feature Toni Pritchard, Data Dissemination Specialist at the US Census Bureau, speaking on the effective use of census data. Register here. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA NEW! May 20 - Pfizer Vaccine Event at the International Institute, in partnership with Affinia, St. Louis City, & ISPN. First doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered. Appointments can be made for those 12 years old or older. They will need a birth certificate or some form of ID to verify age and identity and a parent/guardian to be present to sign for consent during the vaccination. Currently, 200 slots are available. This link may be used to schedule appointments for individuals directly. The link will be closed the afternoon of May 17. The clinic will be held in the International Institute gym with parking available on the back lot. Individuals are encouraged to show up no more than 15 minutes prior to their appointment. Appointments for the second shot will be scheduled at the event. Interested in volunteering? Email Valerie Lamping at lampingv@iistl.org Sent by Rosie Lang, International Institute NEW! May 22 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) 1st dose of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Event Vaccinations will be given at the Peace Center, 4019 S. Grand Blvd. Call 314-371-6312 to make an appointment. Individuals must be 18 or older. A flyer is available here. Sent from Laura Brink, CFNA NEW! May 26 (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) Digital Health Interventions for Depression and Diabetes in Underserved Populations, presented by Dr. Adrian Aguilera, sponsored by The Center for Mental Health Services Research at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. Dr. Aguilera’s research is focused on developing and testing technology-based interventions to address health disparities in low-income and vulnerable populations. Dr. Aguilera’s work has focused on utilizing mobile phone technology to disseminate mental health interventions. His interventions have primarily focused on using text messaging which has been applied 1) as an adjunct for cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT), 2) a public mental health intervention for COVID-19 related stress and anxiety and 3) a machine learning based intervention to personalize messages to motivate physical activity for individuals with diabetes and depression symptoms. Register here. Sent by Julia Uyttewaal, Institute for Public Health, Washington University | | | | Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities NEW! Alive & Well Communities is seeking members of the local immigrant community to serve on their steering committee. A full summary of this position can be found here. All nominations are due May 28. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! Welcoming America is hiring an Administrative Specialist. Visit their website for more details on the position and application instructions. Sent by Christina Pope, Welcoming America The Civil Rights Enforcement Agency (CREA) Commission is seeking new members. Commission members must be residents of St. Louis City. The Commission meets bi-monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 9:00 AM. A full list of duties can he found here. Contact Charles Bryson at brysonc@stlouis-mo.gov with any questions. Sent by Charles Bryson, CREA Bilingual International Assistant Services (BIAS) is hiring a full-time Language Services Coordinator. The Coordinator oversees the operations of the Language Services team and helps meet the needs of Bilingual International's clients and partner organizations by ensuring appropriate language access in accordance with the agency's mission. View the listing here. Sent by Jason Baker, BIAS The Gene Slay Boys and Girls Club is hiring a LCSW to fill the full-time position of Social Service Manager. The Social Service Manager will provide leadership for GSGBC, including members, families and all staff in the implementation of and functioning as a trauma-informed organization. View the full listing here. Sent by Mariella Funk, Gene Slay Boys & Girls Club The Gene Slay Boys and Girls Club is hiring a Youth Development Specialist. The Youth Development Specialist will be responsible for delivery and implementation of program activities in accordance with the program plan; fostering an environment of cultural change that achieves positive outcomes for youth and program; fosters the development of youth: academic, physical, intellectual and emotional potential. View the full listing here. Sent by Mariella Funk, Gene Slay Boys & Girls Club Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is hiring a Refugee Services Program Manager. View the full listing here. Sent by Samantha Moog, Catholic Charities LifeWise StL is seeking a full-time Bilingual Therapist to work individually and with groups primarily in their Maternal Mental Health Program. An ideal candidate will be well-versed in trauma-informed care, able to work individually and as part of a collaborative team, familiar with culturally responsive interventions, and comfortable working in a community service setting. Please send a resume, cover letter and salary history to jobs@lifewisestl.org. In the subject line, please write “Bilingual Therapist.” Sent by Sarah Caldera Wimmer, LifeWise STL The International Institute CDC is searching for an Outreach and Data Americorps VISTA member for a year of service. The Member will support the integration of new Americans by promoting services targeted to lift them out of poverty, increasing volunteer support, and linking to a support network of grassroots groups. New Americans currently live in poverty rates of 18.5% across MO, and 15.9% in the St. Louis Metro. A current database contains 500+ listings with services including job placement, job training, entrepreneur resources, and ESOL classes. View the full listing here. For more information, contact Jacquelyn Ballard, ballardj@iistl.org. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute | | | | | | | | Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)
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