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ISPN Official Business The next ISPN General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 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. The ISPN Language Access Committee is collecting information about Welcoming Week (Sept. 10-19) Activities. If your organization has any Welcoming Week activities that might serve as opportunities for City and County government stakeholders to connect with the immigrant community and learn more about what service providers offer, please contact the Language Access Committee or Kathryn Koch at kathryn.koch@slu.edu. Sent by Kathryn Koch, ISPN Language Access Committee Chair 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.
- NEW! July 21 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Conference Committee Meeting This committee organizes the annual conference, which is held in November. The ISPN Conference is a space to network, share knowledge and expertise and give topic-specific presentations. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- NEW! July 30 (8:30 AM - 9:15 AM) Fundraising Committee Meeting This committee is focused on transparency, engagement, and investment from its membership to sustain this collaborative work. The committee may be especially relevant to individuals of educational institutions, people who aren't necessarily direct service providers, or community advocates with a passion for seeing collaborative work continue. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- NEW! August 12 (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM) Service Providers Committee Meeting. This committee is responsible for addressing emerging needs regarding service provision for immigrant community members. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- NEW! August 13 (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM) Membership Committee Meeting. This committee provides orientation of new members and engagement of current membership. They also organizes a biannual networking happy hour. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- NEW! August 19 (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM) Language Access Committee Meeting This committee advocates for language access for the community members with limited-English proficiency by collecting information on language access experiences and providing recommendations to local stakeholders. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
Committee leads are listed below.
- Conference Committee: Rita Chang (info@ispnstl.org)
- Immigrant Family Emergency Response Fund: Rita Chang (info@ispnstl.org)
- Fundraising Committee: Julie Fox (director@ihelpstl.org)
- Language Access Committee: Kathryn Koch (kathryn.koch@slu.edu)
- 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)
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. |
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News
NEW! Starting July 5, the St. Louis County Department of Human Services and the Salvation Army Family Haven will partner to operate a cooling shelter at 10740 Page Avenue in St. Louis County. The shelter will accommodate up to 26 people; hot meals, laundry and case management services will be provided. For additional information, call the Salvation Army-Family Haven at 314-423-7770. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager
NEW! No Kid Hungry Missouri is offering competitive grants of up to $5,000 to increase access to after school meals programs supported through the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program. This is a grant opportunity available for organizations who are eligible to serve free after school meals to children via USDA programs. The application closes on August 2nd. To learn more about eligibility requirements visit here. Sent by Mirza Bijedic, Better Family Life
NEW! Registration is still open for the foreign language court interpreter certification testing. The Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) is offering court interpreter testing in Jefferson City on September 25. You must have attended their two day orientation or passed both sections of the written exam to register. The oral exam fee is $200 for Spanish, $225 for French, Portuguese and Somali; $300 for Arabic, Bosnian, Korean and Russian, and $325 for Mandarin and Vietnamese. Cost for all other languages will be determined upon request. Prior to registering, please take a moment to read the Oral Exam Candidate Information Booklet found here. View registration form here, and more helpful information here. For any questions or concerns contact Tara Smith at Tara.Smith@courts.mo.gov, or call 573-522-2616. Sent by Tara Smith, OSCA
NEW! The Guardian Angel Settlement Association is has open enrollment for their Head Start/Early Head Start Learning Center. They are currently enrolling students ages 3-5 for the fall. View this flyer to learn more. Sent by Josephine Sporleder, Guardian Angel Settlement Association
NEW! St. Louis County launched new website called 'Revive STL County' to house vaccine information and advice, including where to get your vaccine. Visit the website here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager
NEW! St. Louis County continues to work with county libraries to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines. More COVID-19 vaccination events are coming up. Appointments can be made at www.stlcorona.com, but walk-ups will also be accepted. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager
Saint Louis County is co-hosting COVID-19 vaccine events with community partners. If your organization is interested in partnering with the Department of Public Health by hosting a vaccination event click here. Sent by Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services, ISPN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Chair
In need of a few COVID-19 vaccines for community members? Contact Maria Perez, clinical pharmacist at Beverly Hills Pharmacy, to schedule a small on-site pop-up clinic for community members. The pharmacy has staff that speak Spanish, Farsi, French, and Tagalog. To set up an on-site clinic or for more information, contact her at maria@bh-pharmacy.com. Sent by Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services, ISPN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Chair
Marillac Mission Fund has opened its Fall Responsive and Capacity Building grant cycles for organizations in the St. Louis 16-county region. All applications are due August 1, 2021. For more information, click here. Sent by Michele Mosley, Marillac Mission Fund |
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Upcoming Events NEW! July 15 - July 18 The Regional Response Team's Collaborative Action Network (CAN) is hosting a free Wellness Summit that will be offered both in person and virtually. This will be a 4-day healing and wellness summit for the greater STL community. These sessions will include topics such as joy and pleasure, grief and loss, and health and wellness. Volunteers are needed. If you would like to volunteer register here. If you would like to attend click the link. To learn more, visit here. View the two flyers, flyer 1, flyer 2. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! July 20 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM) St. Louis Regional Data Alliance Membership Meeting. In this meeting there will be information about some exciting next steps for how the RDA is expanding its membership offerings and community initiatives. Click here to RSVP. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! July 21 (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM) ISPN Conference Committee Meeting This committee organizes the annual conference, which is held in November. The ISPN Conference is a space to network, share knowledge and expertise and give topic-specific presentations. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org. NEW! July 21 (11:00 AM - 1 PM) The Rome Group will be hosting an event via zoom called The Philanthropic Landscape. Topics to be discussed is the finding from their local surveys of grant makers and nonprofits and compare those results to national trends provided by Giving USA. The event is free of charge, but reservations are required. To register and reserve your spot visit here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! July 21 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Vaccine Equity Cooperative is hosting a webinar about the recent increase in vaccinations in the communities. Panelists will share the best practices and lessons learned on how they have overcome barriers and increased vaccination rates in their communities. Register here to attend. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! July 28 St. Louis County forum on building equity in healthcare St. Louis County is holding a series of meetings (dates are attached) to develop an Equity Plan to include an immigrant Welcoming Plan. For more information, click here. If you would like to present for 5 minutes about changes the County could make to become more equitable in these areas: healthcare, police/EMS, housing or education, email TheEquityPlan@stlouiscountymo.gov or Kathryn Koch, Language Access Committee Chair at kathryn.koch@slu.edu. Additional forums are upcoming: Building Equity in Policing and Fire Service (August 25th), Building Equity in Housing (September 29th), Building Equity in Education (October 27th), Building Equity in the Community (November 24th), A Welcoming Plan as Equity in Action (TBD), and St. Louis County as a Change Agent (January 26th). Sent by Kathryn Koch, ISPN Language Access Committee Chair NEW! July 30 (8:30 AM - 9:15 AM) ISPN Fundraising Committee Meeting This committee is focused on transparency, engagement, and investment from its membership to sustain this collaborative work. The committee may be especially relevant to individuals of educational institutions, people who aren't necessarily direct service providers, or community advocates with a passion for seeing collaborative work continue. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org. August 4 - 6 Saint Louis Racial Equity Virtual Summit. The Summit is designed to build on the success of the inaugural summit in 2019 when over 500 advocates for equity gathered together. This year, the event will move to a virtual platform, allowing more people to participate in sessions while adhering to safe gathering policies. Learn more and register here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! August 12 (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM) ISPN Service Providers Committee Meeting This committee is responsible for addressing emerging needs regarding service provision for immigrant community members. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org. NEW! August 13 (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM) ISPN Membership Committee Meeting This committee provides orientation of new members and engagement of current membership. They also organize a biannual networking happy hour. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org. NEW! August 19 (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM) ISPN Language Access Committee Meeting This committee advocates for language access for the community members with limited-English proficiency by collecting information on language access experiences and providing recommendations to local stakeholders. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org. |
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Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities NEW! The Missouri Office of Refugee Administration (MO-ORA) is hiring for an Eligibility and Compliance Specialist. The Eligibility and Compliance Specialist is responsible for eligibility determination for MO Refugee Program services, coordinating with local implementation partners, training and technical assistance support, data collection and management, quality assurance and additional tasks as needed. Bachelor's degree or 3 years of experience is required. This position is non-managerial but rather administrative support. Experience in working in refugee services preferred. Interested? Apply here. Sent by Chelsey Butchereit, USCRI NEW! Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County is hiring for two positions. They are looking a Customer Relations Specialist for their Community Based programs and an Enrollment and Match Support Specialist for their School Based Programs. Both positions require fluent bilingual Spanish/English applicants. Learn more and apply here. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! The International Institute Community Development Corporation is looking for a VISTA member to manage and expand the New American Alliance database, as well as launch community engagement efforts. For more information contact Jacquelyn Ballard at ballardj@iistl.org. Apply here. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute Interfaith Partnership STL is hiring for the part-time role of Executive Administrator. The Executive Administrator will be working in close cooperation to coordinate, oversee, and implement all aspects of operations of Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis. The position will involve working an average of 20 hours per week. Interested? For more information, click here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager FOCUS Impact Fellows is offering you the opportunity to enhance your leadership and technical skills. The program will be a hybrid, including both in-person meetings and site visits, as well as online meetings and components on the FOCUS virtual campus. View the flyer. For any questions contact: wallys@focus-stl.org. Learn more here. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities The Gateway Region YMCA is seeking volunteers to be reading tutors. Tutoring takes place once a week through Zoom. Sign up here. Please email Michelle Peeler (michelle.peeler@gwrymca.org) with any questions. Sent by Michelle Peeler, Gateway Region YMCA LifeWise STL is hiring an Economic Wellness Administrative Assistant and a Financial Social Worker. Read more about these positions here. Sent by Natalie Gemberling Webb, LifeWise STL The Immigrant Home English Learning Program (IHELP) is looking for a fall intern to assist the program in various areas, including teaching English one on one, assessing students life-skills & doing general check-ins, and recruiting new volunteers. For more information on this position, contact Julie Fox director@ihelpstl.org. Sent by Julie Fox, IHELP, ISPN Chair 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 |
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Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)
5021 Adkins Ave., Room 122 | St. Louis, Missouri 63116
314.721.2977 | info@ispnstl.org
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