| | | | ISPN Official Business NEW! 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. NEW! September 30 (1:00 PM) ISPN New Arrivals Public Forum This public forum will explore how St. Louis is responding to new arrivals, including those arriving from Afghanistan. These forums will also feature ISPN member agencies who will share updates from their organizational perspectives about community needs, gaps, and opportunities for support. Register in advance here. The next ISPN General Meeting will be Wednesday, September 22, 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. 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. Feel free to contact any of the committee leads below. - Conference Committee: Aya Kawasaki, ayak5lcsw@gmail.com; Julia Uyttewaal, julia.uyttewaal@wustl.edu; & Meaghan Bailey, meaghan@wustl.edu
- 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. | | | | News NEW! St. Louis Area Foodbank provides food assistance and transitional housing. Attached is a flyer that details more information about the assistance they can provide as well as how to schedule someone for a SNAP appointment with their team and find food resources. More information on their Transitional Housing Program is available here. Sent by Nicole Hawkins, St. Louis Area Food Bank NEW! Missouri Foundation for Health invites organizations to apply for an advocacy project that addresses pressing health issues that have been prioritized by the community. This request for applications (RFA) seeks a variety of advocacy projects that are community-led. The community should play a driving role in identifying and prioritizing the issue(s) which they believe will improve their health and well-being, as well as in the implementation of the work. Successful projects should have community involvement engrained at every level. Finally, projects should embed health and racial equity in their approach and offer a clear plan for advocacy to positively impact the identified priority issue. While it is not required that each project focuses solely on communities of color, projects that prioritize communities of color and work towards racial equity will be prioritized. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA & Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services, ISPN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Chair NEW! Diana Parra (WUSTL), Eileen Wolfington (LWSTL), and Karina Marin (LWSTL) have teamed up to organize another Level 1 Mindfulness class for new participants. The class is open only for women and taught in Spanish every Tuesday at 7pm starting on September 21st. The class will run for approximately an hour and a half and be held online via Zoom. Participants must be registered prior to attending the class and can do so by sending a text message with their name and the name of the class to this number: (314) 329-4932. Any women who have already completed this class with Diana are, unfortunately, not eligible to take the class again as we hope to reach new participants. We hope to offer a Level 2 course in the Spring for those who have participated in the level 1. For more information, see the flyer here! Sent by Sarah Caldera Wimmer, LifeWise Stl NEW! Health Impact Partners and Dignity Not Detention Coalition partnered to create a resource outlining recommendations for what healthy, just, and supportive immigration policy can look like for unaccompanied youth immigrating to the US, without relying on detention or detention-like facilities. Sent by Poli Rijos, Alive & Well Communities NEW! St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH) and their Queer Immigrant Outreach project have released resources for community members: - SQSHBook resource guide--feel free to share the link with folks within your organization who might benefit from it
- 2021 SQSH PR Kit, which includes links to their six main programs, basic information on the peer support helpline, and links to their social media pages, donation information, and shareable flyers/graphics!
- General SQSH flyers in full-sheets and quarter-sheets; please share this with any service providers who would be able to spread the word about SQSH to clients!
Sent by Nancy Spargo, Eliot Chapel | | | | Upcoming Events NEW! September 18 (12:00 – 3:00 PM) Day One Documentary (Click here to register). The screening will be followed by an interactive panel entitled St. Louis Refugee and Immigration Initiatives: Past, Present, and Future with experts featured in the film including Betsy Cohen (St. Louis Mosaic Project), Donnie Harris (Nahed Chapman New American Academy), Anita Barker (The International Institute of St. Louis), and Peter Tao, Architect and Community Organizer. Sent by Regina Crandall, St. Louis Public Library NEW! September 20 (6:00 – 7:00 PM) Betsy Cohen, local author of Welcome to the U.S.A. – You’re Hired! A Guide for Foreign-Born People Seeking American Jobs (Click here to register). Betsy will virtually present the wisdom from a dozen experts in international job search and career development, and provide recommendations for finding an American job faster and with more confidence. Sent by Regina Crandall, St. Louis Public Library NEW! September 27 (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM) Free Flu Shots at Casa de Salud Casa de Salud is partnering with BJC to provide free flu vaccines to the community on September 27th from 9am -2pm. The event is open to everyone. You do not need to be an established patient to receive the vaccine. Call 314-977-1250 to make an appointment, and walk-ins will be permitted as availability allows. Please direct any questions to ovelasquez@casadesaludstl.org. Sent by Ophelia Velasquez, Casa de Salud NEW! September 29 (6:30 - 8:00 PM) St. Louis County Building Equity in Housing Public Forum The forum will be held at the St. Louis County Council Chambers located at 41 S Central Avenue, Clayton, Missouri 63105. You may attend the meeting in person or virtually. This meeting is being held in an effort to establish St. Louis County’s Equity Plan. We welcome your participation! - Building Equity in the Community (November 24th)
- A Welcoming Plan as Equity in Action (December 15th)
- St. Louis County as a Change Agent (January 26th)
Sent by Kathryn Koch, ISPN Language Access Committee Chair NEW! September 30 (1:00 PM) ISPN New Arrivals Public Forum This public forum will explore how St. Louis is responding to new arrivals, including those arriving from Afghanistan. These forums will also feature ISPN member agencies who will share updates from their organizational perspectives about community needs, gaps, and opportunities for support. Register in advance here. NEW! October 1 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) Collaborative Café: Meet and Greet Your Community-Engaged Colleagues! The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research is hosting a networking event for researchers and community members interested in community-engaged research. Come share your challenges and successes, strategize solutions, and connect with others working in your focus area. This will be an open, discussion-style event. Space for this event is limited so please register in advance! Find out more and register here. Sent by Meaghan Bailey, Washington University Institute for Public Health October 15 The Latino Roundtable of Southwestern Illinois is hosting the 10th annual "Immigrants in Our Midst Conference: Recovery, Resiliency, and Revitalization." We are excited to provide this virtual opportunity to professionals, service providers, business owners, students, and interested community members. Topics will be focused on how we can better serve U.S. immigrants' and limited English proficient persons through creation of inclusive spaces, best healthcare practices, understanding changes in demographics, trauma informed practices, and much more. The save the date flyer is attached. Sent by Kristen Shinn, Puentes de Esperanza/Hoyleton Youth & Family Services | | | | Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities 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 NEW! The Cure Violence program evaluation team is seeking community outreach interviewers. Please see the attached job description and share with your networks. Learn more about Cure Violence here. Sent by Meaghan Bailey, Washington University Institute for Public Health NEW! Welcoming America is hiring a Midwest Regional Manager. Visit their website for application details. Sent by Christina Pope, Welcoming America NEW! St. Francis Community Services is searching for an Executive Director. With gratitude for 31 years of service in the Catholic Charities federation, including 10 years at St. Francis Community Services, St. Francis is announcing the retirement of Executive Director Karen Wallensak in June of 2022. St. Francis has engaged the search firm ROI to help find its next leader. Please lift up qualified candidates to Marcy Whelan at marcy@roisearchpartners.com. Sent by Meredith Rataj, St. Francis Community Services, ISPN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Chair NEW! Mercy Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Spanish Speaking Therapist. The ideal candidate would be a masters level social worker who can provide therapy in both English and Spanish. The therapist must be willing to see clients with a diverse range of presenting issues, and be willing to work with individuals, couples, and families. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Michelle Salois at michelsal@mercyprofessional.org. Sent by Ophelia Velasquez, Casa de Salud NEW! The International Institute is recruiting for two community engagement interns. Know a college student wanting some experience? Encourage them to apply! Visit their website to learn more. Sent by Jacquelyn Ballard, International Institute NEW! LiUNA - Missouri & Kansas Laborers' District Council has open job opportunities in construction. Information in Spanish is available here. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA NEW! LifeWise Stl is hiring van drivers and van co-pilots for their youth program. These are part time opportunities in the afternoon/evenings. The co-pilot position in particular could be good for a college student or parent looking for additional work. Van drivers must have their class E drivers license by their first day. Questions can be directed to emmapatterson@lifewisestl.org. Sent by Sal Valadez, LiUNA | | | | | | | | Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN)
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