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ISPN Official Business The next ISPN General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 25, 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.
- 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 as well as facilitating improvement of the General Meeting. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- 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 organize a biannual networking happy hour. For the Zoom details, email info@ispnstl.org.
- 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: Aya Kawasaki (ayak5lcsw@gmail.com); Julia Uyttewaal (julia.uyttewaal@wustl.edu); Meaghan Bailey (meaghan@wustl.edu)
- 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! The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Treasury to provide the Emergency Rental Assistance program (ERA) available through the American Rescue Plan Act. The rental assistance under ERA will help cover rent, utilities, and other housing costs to keep residents in their homes. Sent by Mirza Bijedic, Better Family Life
NEW! Rental assistance is available to help renters and landlords. For renters having trouble paying rent, utilities, other housing costs, or landlords trying to stay afloat with tenants in this situation. State and local programs are distributing billions of dollars in rental assistance to help renters stay housed during the pandemic. To find out more information click here. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager
NEW! Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a temporary benefit for children who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch but did not receive meals at school or day care due to closure, hybrid, or virtual learning. This benefit will help cover food costs from September 2020 through May 2021. The deadline to apply for P-EBT benefits is August 20th, 2021. To apply, you must complete the P-EBT Application and submit it by email to FSD.MOPEBT@dss.mo.gov or by mail to Family Support Division 615 E. 13th St Kansas City, MO 64106. Applications are available here and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is meeting with people to help complete applications. Please call (314) 256-8704 if you would like assistance or have any questions. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities
NEW! As students return to campus, SLU's Center for Service and Community Engagement is providing guidance for organizations with volunteer opportunities. If you have any date/time specific events that you would like us to advertise, please email Bobby Wassel (bobby.wassel@slu.edu) directly with the following information: name of organization., description of event/opportunity, date and time, location, and contact information.They maintain a Community Partners Database that has profiles on organizations, complete with contact information, description of volunteer opportunities, etc. To have a profile created for your organization or to update a current one, please complete our Community Organization survey. Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager
NEW! Home Sweet Home has a warehouse of donated furniture, mattresses and home goods for community members by referral. To receive furniture, a partner agency must recommend and pay a small referral fee, and then the client can shop for free to get home goods needed, with the help of a trained volunteer. They are located at the Hanley Industrial Court, just south of Highway 64. Sent by Betsy Cohen, St. Louis Mosaic Project
NEW! The St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH) is launching a Queer Immigrant Outreach Project to make its helpline and resources more accessible to LGBTQIA+ immigrants and refugees. To make sure that the Queer Immigrant Outreach Project is driven by community needs, they are launching a Needs Assessment Survey for LGBTQIA+ immigrants/refugees and their family, children, partners, friends, and service providers to complete - and they need your help to fill it out and spread the word! For more information about the goals of this project and ways to get involved, please click here. Needs Assessment Survey in English: rebrand.ly/QIOEnglish Needs Assessment Survey in Spanish: rebrand.ly/QIOSpanish When you fill out this survey, you will be entered in a raffle for 25 Visa gift cards valued at $10 each. This survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Sent by Sindy Ivaturi, St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline
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Upcoming Events August 7 (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM) 3930 South Broadway, Affinia Healthcare will be hosting a Back to School event which will include school supplies, COVID-19 vaccines (for adults and children 12 and older), school physicals, immunizations and other resources will be provided. A parent or guardian must be present to consent for exams and vaccines for children, by appointment only. All participants must wear face masks. View the flyers for more details English and Spanish. For more information, and any questions call 314-814-8737. Sent by Yvonne M. Buhlinger, Affinia Healthcare Foundation 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. 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. 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. NEW! August 20-21 The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC) and partners are hosting a Rental Assistance Application event at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. As the eviction moratoriums end, thousands of families are facing eviction and homelessness. Rental assistance is available to help families stay in their homes. This event will help St. Louis City residents apply for rental assistance. Register here. For any questions about the event contact Clarice Lipsey at CLipsey@ehoc-stl.org. Sent by Marissa Cohen, EHOC, ISPN Service Providers Committee Chair NEW! August 24 (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM) SLU's Center for Service and Community Engagement Community Service Fair Community partners will be provided with a table and chairs to advertise their organization to all new and many returning SLU students. Space is limited! REGISTER NOW Sent by Rita Chang, IFCLA, ISPN Program Manager NEW! August 28 The International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL) will be hosting its Festival of Nations Grand Finale at 9 Mile Garden. The event will feature food trucks, international gift booths, and live performances. The event is intended to be a smaller version of the typical festival due to the delta variant. For more information about the event click here. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute September 1 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research is hosting a webinar called "Know Your Level". This session will address the use of plain language, research and program material readability, and will introduce tools to improve communication with community participants. Register here for the event. Sent by Meaghan Bailey, Washington University Institute for Public Health |
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Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities NEW! The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC) and partners are hosting a Rental Assistance Application event at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park on August 20-21. There are many volunteer opportunities available including helping individuals complete the rental assistance application, scanning required documents, setting up email addresses, and more. There is volunteer training on August 10 at 6 PM via Zoom. Sign up to volunteer here. For any questions about the event contact Clarice Lipsey at CLipsey@ehoc-stl.org. Sent by Marissa Cohen, EHOC, ISPN Service Providers Committee Chair NEW! The International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL) will be hosting its Festival of Nations Grand Finale at 9 Mile Garden on August 28. The event will feature food trucks, international gift booths, and live performances. For volunteer opportunities, click here. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute NEW! Cass Information Systems Inc. is looking to fill a position for a Bilingual Client Account Representative. This position is responsible for supporting the daily activities related to the processing of assigned client accounts and will be the primary resource for Spanish-speaking client contacts. Other responsibilities will be responding timely to internal and external requests in an effort to identify process improvements and facilitate solutions. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA NEW! The International Institute of St. Louis is hiring for multiple positions. To find out her visit here. Also, they are recruiting for multiple AmeriCorps positions. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute NEW! The International Institute of St. Louis is in great need of on-call volunteers to assist with apartment setups for the influx of arrivals. To volunteer, email Carrie Brickey Brown at brickeyc@iistl.org. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute NEW! The International Institute of St. Louis has many open positions available. This includes anti trafficking case manager, social worker, AmeriCorps/Volunteer coordinator among others. For more information visit here. Sent by Rosie Lang, International Institute of St. Louis NEW! The Missouri Office of Refugee Administration (MO-ORA) is seeking a full-time staff person as a Program Evaluator for its Missouri Refugee Temporary Assistance Connection (MO-RTAC) Program. The Program Evaluator is responsible for data collection/management and quality assurance. To learn more click here. Sent by Paul Costigan, Missouri Office of Refugee Administration The Biome School is now hiring for multiple positions. For more information click here. Sent by Michele Mosley, Marillac Mission Fund Alive & Well Communities Activation Team is seeking to grow a cohort of trauma-informed leaders to strategize, facilitate, and lead our community activation efforts. They want to invest in you so that they can build Alive and Well Communities across our state. They will provide free training which amounts to a value of $1,500. The deadline is August 10th by 11:59 PM. Interested? Learn more here. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is looking for a full-time social worker for their Latinx Outreach Program. The person in this role will provide crisis intervention, case-management, therapeutic interventions (depending on degree and license), and advocacy for Spanish-speaking Latinx parents in St. Louis City, County, and St. Charles. They will also assist with special events for the community, networking and outreach. Interested candidates will possess the following: a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Psychology – Master’s Degree is preferred, fluent in Spanish, experience providing support to at-risk families, experience with home visiting, and a passion for the mission of the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery. If you are interested or have any question please contact Sarah Johnson at sarahej@crisisnurserykids.org. Sent by Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services, ISPN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Chair 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 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 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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