APRIL 2007

APRIL 2007: SIXTH ANNUAL WOMEN & GIRLS WELLNESS MONTH IN VIRGINIA: LET’S REACH OUT TO LATINAS

Women’s Health Virginia (WHV) urges all health care providers and educators and other organizations that are addressing the needs of women and girls to participate in the sixth annual Women & Girls' Wellness Month to be celebrated in April. We are hoping service providers and others working with Latinas will organize an event for members, staff or Clients to help improve awareness about and health services to the Latina community by highlighting their wellness issues and ways they can maintain their health and have full, active lives. "Wellness" is a broad concept and there are always a wide variety of events, including special health services and information programs, athletic events and exhibitions, cultural and social events. WHV will be happy to support your events by: publicizing them on its web site, in the media, and with people to whom we regularly send information; providing your agency with a poster to publicize your participation and to call attention to your event; by offering suggestions about activities if you need some ideas. To advise us of your celebration, visit www.womenshealthvirginia.org/forms/feedback.html For suggestions about organizing a celebration, to be added to our mailing list, or for more information about WHV or Women & Girls' Wellness Month, contact whvnet@womenshealthvirginia.org or 434/220-4500

APRIL 11 & 12, 2007: INCOME TAX HELP FOR LATINOS

On Wednesday April 11, and Friday, April 13, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, income tax help will be available for Latinos at the Church of the Incarnation Parish Activity Center (stone chapel). Forms (1040, 1040a, 1040EZ and Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit) will be provided and Spanish speaking volunteers will help low income Latinos to: file tax return; request income credit; and file request for Tax ID number in conjunction with first time tax return. Clients MUST bring W-2 forms and VALID Social Security numbers for everyone in their family. In addition, Tax ID number requests require that Clients brings: 1.Valid Passport original and copy OR 2. Any 2 of the following: Birth certificate, military service card from the country of origin, photo ID card from country of origin, driving licenses or a photo ID card from a US agency. Clients need to bring copies and originals of all documentation. The copies will be compared to originals and submitted to the IRS. People can sign up after the 1:30 Spanish language mass at the Church of the Incarnation or contact Marie Murray at: 434/963-4676 Ext 4 or mmurray@shelterforhelpinemergency.org The following is information you can use to create a flyer to share with your Spanish language clients.

AYUDA CON IMPUESTOS

FECHA/HORA: miercoles, 11 de abril y viernes, 13 de abril, de las 5:30 a las 8:30 pm
LUGAR: Iglesia de la Encarnación / Capilla de Piedra
PARA MAS INFORMACION: Marie Murray at: 434/963-4676 Ext 4 o mmurray@shelterforhelpinemergency.org

Voluntarios proporcionarán los formularios requeridos para solicitar el número de Tax ID (W-7) así como los necesarios para recibir credito de ingresos y para hacer declaraciones normales (1040, 1040a, 1040EZ and Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit). También ofrecerán ayuda para llenar los formularios. Las personas que no tengan número de seguridad social ni tax ID necesitan presentar copias de su pasaporte o copias de dos de los siguientes: licencias de conducir en los Estados Unidos u otro país, acta de nacimiento, carnet de servicio militar, carnet de identidad de su país de origen o carnet de identidad con fotografía, emitido por una agencia de los Estados Unidos. Todos deben traer su formulario W-02 del 2006, el número de seguridad social de cada miembro de la familia, y los documentos que el IRS envió a los que ya hicieron declaración de inpuestos en años pasados. Si nunca han hecho una declaracción de impuestos en los Estados Unidos, pueden hacerlas por el 2005 y 2004 al mismo tiempo, siempre que tengan los formularios W-02 de esos años.

APRIL 12, 2007: JAVA FOR JUSTICE – IMMIGRANT WORKER’S RIGHTS

The Legal Aid Justice Center, on Preston, across from Washington Park, will have a one hour open house in its library, from Tuesday through Friday this week, to discuss its work. The gatherings, which include question-and-answer sessions, begin at noon and last about an hour. Thursday’s talk will focus on the Center’s work to ensure immigrant workers receive fair treatment. Other topics include: Tuesday - children’s rights advocacy; Wednesday - Civil Advocacy program and how Legal Aid helps low-income residents find justice in areas of employment, housing, public benefits and consumer fraud; and Friday - how the agency seeks to protect the rights of low-income seniors. RSVP is appreciated. Call Curry at 977-0553, ext. 101, for details.

APRIL 21, 2007: FREE BREAST HEALTH SCREENING

On Saturday, April 21, 2007, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care Center on Pantops will offer free breast health screenings that include: a mammogram, self-exam instruction and a clinical breast exam. Women can also have their blood glucose and cholesterol level checked. The service is for women who don’t have insurance or their insurance doesn’t cover mammograms and cost is a concern; who are 40 or older; and for women who haven’t had a mammogram for over a year. Immigration status is not a factor. Bilingual (English/Spanish) staff will be available. Appointments must be made in English: (434) 982-7009 or MaryBeth.Revak@mjh.org

APRIL 23, 2007: ESOL COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXPO

Albemarle County Adult Education, through its English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) WEB/Partnership Grant, is planning an ESOL Community Information EXPO on April 23, 2007 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m, in the student dining hall at Albemarle High School. The purpose of the EXPO is to provide community information to those in the Central Virginia area who have come here from other countries, and who may need assistance in obtaining information and access to services in this community. Most of these adult students are Latinos. If your agency is interested in attending, contact Karen Luxsman 296-3872 x 6 or klakshman@k12albemarle.org or Rebecca Snider (434) 296-3872, ext. 2 or rsnider@k12albemarle.org

APRIL 26, 2007: CJ PLENARY PRESENTS PEATC AND AN UPDATE ON CJ ACTIVITIES

The April Plenary, on Thursday, April 26, 10 – 11:30, at the Albemarle 5th Street County building, Room A, will feature Barbara Cornicello from the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center). Barbara Cornicello, Director of Communications and Outreach for the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) will be the featured speaker. Barbara is bilingual and married to Marcelo, an Argentinean. She lived in La Plata, Argentina for three years. Barbara, like her husband, has been working with the Latino community for the past 20 years on business, community and cultural platforms and initiatives. In her capacity with PEATC she assists the families of children, in particular Latinos, with and without disabilities through education, information, training, and building parent-professional partnerships to promote success in school and community life. Barbara recently attended a CJ plenary and working group meeting and on April 26 will be talking about the importance of collaboration and community partnerships as well as the role PEATC plays in assisting families of diverse backgrounds to comprehend and navigate the complexities of the educational system and to be more active participants in their child’s education thereby creating an environment for their children to achieve success in school.

During the plenary we will give everyone an opportunity to make announcements about any new programs, events, or opportunities related to the Latino community. We will also provide a power point update of CJ activities and look forward to your involvement in them.

APRIL 28 – MAY 7, 2007: ONE HOUR IMMIGRATION SPECIAL PRESENTED BY ZONA LATINA (ZTV)

This presentation will feature Angela Kelley, Director of the National Immigration Forum. It will be aired from Saturday, April 28 - Monday, May 7 on ABC-16, WVAW-16 Dish Network, Comcast Cable 3; Re-airs Monday at 12:30 AM (same stations) and Sunday, 10:30 PM on MyCvilleTV, Comcast Cable 2. Videostreamed on www.wvaw.tv DVD copies will be made available for educational use. For information, please contact Diane Taylor, zonalatina.tv@gmail.com or (434) 980-3737; (434) 409-1410. Zona Latina (ZTV) is Virginia's 1st bilingual educational television program. The mission of ZTV is to bridge language and cultural barriers between our English and Spanish speaking communities, to dispel cultural stereotypes and provide public service information to improve health, access to education and quality of life for Virginia's growing Hispanic population and the general public. Zona Latina is captioned in both English and Spanish.