JANUARY 2009

NOW: LATINO BOY SCOUT TROOP BEGINNING: ENCOURAGE YOUR LATINO FAMILIES TO GET THEIR CHILDREN INVOLVED

BSA is working with a group of Latino parents to get Charlottesville's first Hispanic Cub Scout Pack formed at Incarnation Church. Jim Lansing, our Council VP of Membership, and his wife Karen hosted a very nice spaghetti dinner after mass a few Sundays ago, which allowed us to meet with several parents and boys.

We are now trying to get the word out about Scouting to all Latino families, and also build interest in this Pack. Nuevas Raíces did a very nice front page photo and inside story about Scouting, so we are hoping that will generate some interest as well. We are grateful to Incarnation for agreeing to be our Chartered Organization to this Pack, and for providing them space to meet each week.

We expect to have the pack up and running as soon as late-January or so. Please contact me if you have any questions or know Latino families who would like to involve their children in Boy Scouts. Our receptionist is bilingual and, with my help, will be able to explain when we meet, the program, etc. Once our potential Cubmaster, Nancy Guzman, attends training, I'll provide her contact information.

Jackie Newton
Membership Chair
BSA Monticello District
434/977-4815

Thank you for helping us spread the word!

NOW: CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPISTS WANTED

The League of Therapists provides intensive in-home and outpatient psychotherapy services. We are looking for Bilingual (Spanish and English speaking) clinicians for our Charlottesville and Harrisonburg locations. The League provides excellent training and opportunities for growth. Candidates will have energy, a desire to learn, and relational and organizational skills. Applicants must have or be in pursuit of a relevant Masters or PhD degree and at least one year of experience. If interested, fax resume to Victoria Gibson at (434) 984-4852 or go to www.leagueoftherapists.com

BUSCANDO PSICOTERAPEUTAS BILINGUES (espanol/ingles) especialistas en ninos y familias. The League of Therapists (La Alianza de Terapeutas) provee los servicios de psicoterapia intensiva a domicilio y de paciente externo. Se necesitan terapeutas en Charlottesville y Harrisonburg. La Alianza (The League) provee formacíon excelente y oportunidades para avanzarse profesionalmente. Se requieren energía, voluntad de aprender, y habilidades relacionales y organizativas. Los candidatos deben estar en busca de o ya tener maestría o doctorado pertinente, y deben tener por lo menos un ano de experiencia. Si está interesado, mande el currículum vitae por fax a Victoria Gibson a (434) 984-4852 o visite a www.leagueoftherapists.com

NOW: ADULT FACILITATORS NEEDED – BILINGUAL SKILLS ARE WELCOMED!

SARA (Sexual Assault Resource Agency) is offering the CAP (Child Assault Prevention) Program training adults as facilitators to provide workshops in local elementary schools.

Requirements: Own transportation, flexible daytime hours, good communication skills, and experience working with children. A small stipend per workshop and mileage reimbursement is offered.

Training will be held: January 15 and 16 from 9am – 5pm at the SARA office in Charlottesville. For more information please contact Nancy at (434)295-7273 ext.25.

NOW THRU APRIL 2009: BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH 2009 INCOME TAX RETURNS

Martha Trujillo, United Way, will be volunteering again this year to help Latinos file their income taxes.

Martha would like to coordinate a group of volunteers to participate in this important effort.

Persons interested in being trained or who have questions about this initiative should contact Martha at 972-1701 or mtrujillo@UnitedWayTJA.org

NOW: SEEKING BILINGUAL INTAKE VOLUNTEER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS

Meals on Wheels is looking for a bilingual volunteer who can handle intake with Spanish speaking Clients. Please contact Irene Concetta Xenos, Volunteer Coordinator, if you’re interested: (434) 293-4364 or irene@cvillemeals.org More information on Cville Meals on Wheels is located at: http://www.cvillemeals.org

NOW: SEEKING BILINGUAL VOLUNTEER FAMILY MEDIATORS – TRAINING PROVIDED

The nonprofit Mediation Center of Charlottesville (MCC) is looking to train as family mediators -- at no cost -- several people fluent in both English and Spanish. The intensive training, accomplished in four seminars over several months, covers basic mediation skills, Virginia judiciary, family mediation skills, and domestic violence screening. In order to be certified by the Virginia Supreme Court, participants must then observe two family mediations and co-mediate at least five family mediations, until their mentor mediators are satisfied that they are able to mediate alone, if need be.

We would like to recruit experienced adults who are interested in becoming mediators and who will commit to doing occasional volunteer mediations at the Center, as our Spanish-speaking clientele grows. Please note that because training and agreement-writing for the courts are in English, participants need to be fluent in both English and Spanish. For questions or more information, please contact MCC at 434.977.7315 or cmcc@mediationcville.org

NOW: BILINGUAL PHYSICIAN II (GENERAL PSYCHIATRIST)

Western State Hospital is recruiting for a staff General Psychiatrist at a 252-bed state psychiatric hospital. The current need is for HOTT/attending psychiatrist for a 22-bed psychosocial rehab/Comm. Prep ward. Primary diagnoses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and personality disorders. Duties include providing psychiatric care of patients transferred to the ward (diagnostic reassessment, psychopharmacologic management, and indicated psychotherapies). HOTT duties include providing overall leadership to team, supervision of milieu, supervision of team in planning and implementing psychiatric, medical and behavioral treatment plans for patients. This position is a 40-hour work week. Completion of an approved medical school and eligibility/certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology preferred. Bi-lingual Spanish and English are highly desirable.

Experience the vitality of a university community with good schools, recreational opportunities, cultural events and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Western State Hospital is a tobacco-free facility. Salary: Negotiable based on experience and Board certification. Postion #1278. Excellent State benefits. Position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED. EEO. Contact: Mary Clare Smith, MD, Medical Director, WSH, PO Box 2500, Staunton, VA 24402-2500; 540-332-8211. Email: Mary.Smith@wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov

URGENT: LATINO SOCCER TEAM NEEDS HELP

My name is Belen Martinez. I organized and am in charge of an indoor soccer league for the Latino community. The league started up well; we’ve played the first 4 of 14 games. Then I ran into a problem with the gyms. I've tried to find a gym to finish the season off, but so far I can't find a place that will rent to me. Even when I clearly state that we need a gym for the Latino community and I repeatedly get turned down. The League hasn't played in 4 weeks.

I would really appreciate it if someone could contact me with ideas. I can be reached at Belen Martinez, Charlottesville Club de Futbol, (434) 249-2966 or charlottesvillefc@gmail.com

NOW: GROUP OF BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS SEEKING WORK

A small group of volunteers is looking for an opportunity to use their (mostly intermediate) Spanish skills and get involved in the Latino community. We encompass a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and speaking abilities, but we have in common the desire to practice Spanish and help out in a way that is truly useful in the Latino community. We’re looking for opportunities to get involved about once a month on a weekend day or evening. Particular areas of interest are: helping people find and connect to the resources they need, interpreting, and almost anything that would involve interaction with and support for the Latino population in Charlottesville. Our preference is to work together as volunteers while interacting directly with the community.

If you have an opportunity like this and could use volunteers, please contact Erin at erinhc@gmail.com

NOW: UVA MEDICAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE FOR 30 HOURS

UVA’s Social Issues in Medicine course seeks to sensitize medical students to the poor and to different cultures through volunteer activities with community organizations. During their first or second semester, medical students are placed for 30 hours (over 10 weeks) of service learning with a community organization as part of this required class. Many of the students are bilingual and have worked in Latin America and/or with Latino populations in the US. These volunteers prefer to work in medical settings but can also devote time to non-medical initiatives. For more information on how to recruit these volunteers, contact Dela Alexander at da7r@virginia.edu

NOW: BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT

Creciendo Juntos (CJ) is a network of groups and organizations working with Charlottesville’s Latino population. We are seeking one to three volunteers who can donate 2 to 5 hours weekly to help keep our website updated. Duties include making contacts and preparing “blurbs” and other additions to the website for our webmaster to upload. Please contact lhemby@albemarle.org

BILINGUAL PHYSICIAN II (GENERAL PSYCHIATRIST)

Western State Hospital is recruiting for a staff General Psychiatrist at a 252-bed state psychiatric hospital. The current need is for HOTT/attending psychiatrist for a 22-bed psychosocial rehab/Comm. Prep ward. Primary diagnoses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and personality disorders. Duties include providing psychiatric care of patients transferred to the ward (diagnostic reassessment, psychopharmacologic management, and indicated psychotherapies). HOTT duties include providing overall leadership to team, supervision of milieu, supervision of team in planning and implementing psychiatric, medical and behavioral treatment plans for patients. This position is a 40-hour work week. Completion of an approved medical school and eligibility/certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology preferred . Bi-lingual Spanish and English are highly desirable.

Experience the vitality of a university community with good schools, recreational opportunities, cultural events and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Western State Hospital is a tobacco-free facility.
Salary: Negotiable based on experience and Board certification. Postion #1278. Excellent State benefits. Position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED. EEO. Contact: Mary Clare Smith, MD, Medical Director, WSH, PO Box 2500, Staunton, VA 24402-2500; 540-332-8211. Email: Mary.Smith@wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov

JANUARY 8, 2009: CJ OPEN ROUNDTABLE

CJ Roundtables are offered three times a year to allow all attendees an opportunity to identify Latino oriented initiatives they are involved or interested in in an effort to encourage networking, partnering and other support of these projects and interests.

This is an excellent opportunity for government, community, academic, faith based and other groups and individuals that offer services to the Latino community or want to know what community resources exist for Latinos. Yes, do bring information about your services, ideally a one page Word document that briefly describes them and eligibility requirements and provides contact information. If possible, your fact sheet should offer the same information in Spanish on the reverse side.

Registration, Coffee & Donuts begin at 9:45 am. Tables will be available to display your agencies materials. The Roundtable will begin promptly at 10:00 am and will be adjourned at 11:30 am to allow attendees time to network. As always, this CJ event will be held in Room A of the Albemarle County Building on 5th Street Extd. Free – Public Invited. Contact Peter Loach at peterl@piedmonthousing.org

JANUARY 11, 2008: VIRGINIA LATINO LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT AND LATINO LOBBY DAY

This is an invitation to our members and friends to join VACOLAO on Sunday, January 11 from 12:00pm-4:00pm in Arlington, Virginia for our Legislative Summit. We will be discussing the legislation that is being introduced in the upcoming Legislative session in Richmond and how to prepare for it.

Confirmed panelists speaking on legislative initiatives include attorney Luis Parada, who has worked on legislative bills that address in-state tuition restrictions on undocumented immigrant students graduating from Virginia’s schools and Jeanne Smoot of the Tahirah Justice Center, who will address legislative initiatives on immigrant victims of crimes.

We will also be inviting a number of Virginia State Legislators to participate in our Legislative Summit. VACOLAO’s Virginia Latino Legislative Summit - Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:00pm-4:00pm Barcroft Community House 800 South Buchanan Street, Arlington, VA 22204 - 12:00pm-12:30pm Registration 12:30pm-1:00pm Welcome and Purpose of Summit 1:00pm-2:00pm Discussion on I mmigrant Focused Legislation 2:00pm-3:00pm Effective Legislative Advocacy in Richmond 3:00pm-4:00pm VACOLAO’s Advocacy Role and How to get Involved. For more information and to register contact: vacolao@aol.com or andrestobar@comcast.net or 703 379-7487

BEGINNING JANUARY 12, 2009: PVCC SPANISH LANGUAGE LANDSCAPING CLASSES

PVCC will be offering another class in Spanish this spring. This time we are offering Landscaping (primarily hardscaping). It will be Mondays & Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm, 1/12 – 4/29. Our classes are now held behind Snow’s Nursery at 1977 Avon Street Extended. Interested students should call Lucia Caycedo at (434) 961-5285 (she is bilingual). There is not a fee for this class.

For a Spanish language flyer, visit click here.

¡No Pierda Esta Oportunidad!
Se ofrecen clases gratis en Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC)

Principios de base de la construcción (Jardineros)

CPI Certificación para Instaladores de Pavimento

NCMA SRW Certificación Nivel I. Pared Segmental de Contención. Programa de Educación para Instructores

Balancín

Herramientas del Intercambio: Sierra de cadena y sierra húmeda

Acabado y Drenaje

Los asuntos específicos cubiertos incluyen opiniones de plan, escalas, términos del modelo, símbolos y abreviaturas.

Contacte a Lucia Caycedo al teléfono (434) 961-5285

JANUARY 12, 2009: CJ HEALTH PROMOTER WORKING GROUP MEETING

Lay Health Promoters have a long history of providing public health services in many different cultures and countries, promoting health among groups which have traditionally been denied adequate health care, and working for a more equitable distribution of health services. The Promoters come from the community in which they work and are well trained and expected to perform health promotion, education and service delivery within a limited scope, networking with neighbors, churches and in other venues. They are not "doctors and nurses without a license" but may deliver primary care and preventive services within a limited scope of practice which they have been specially trained to do.

In May 2007, the CJ Health Promoter Working Group was formed with the objective of providing a Lay Health Promoter program in the greater Cville area. Since then the group has organized a Latino Health Survey, a large Help Fair in Southwood, a public panel addressing the Health Promoter model, and extensive training for twelve Latina Health Promoters. Among the activities planned for 2009 are monthly Continuing Education sessions for the twelve on the first Thursday of the month, coordinated by Colombian doctor Ivonne López (RHOP). The CJHPWG will be compiling data on the graduates’ activities to help with future grants. Most recently, it partnered with PVCC to apply for a large grant from the Dept. of Labor as a Work Force/ESL program through PVCC.

The group’s next meeting is Monday, January 12, 2009, at 9:00 am at SHE (by Albemarle High). Agencies and individuals interested in participating in the group are most welcomed. For more information contact Jan Wolfe (RN, MS, FNP, director of the Rural Health Outreach Program, RHOP): 434-263-4858, jan@rhop-brmc.org For more information about the group, visit http://www.cj-network.org/cjwgm/health.html

JANUARY 12, 2009:  CJ MONTHLY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Interested in helping Creciendo Juntos (CJ) continue its ongoing work or coordinating new initiatives? Come to a monthly CJ Executive Committee Meeting to observe or commit to a specific task. The meeting for one hour begins at noon, lunch provided, at the office of Piedmont Housing Alliance, in ACAC’s downtown building.

Members presently include: Peter Loach and Jo Olson (Piedmont Housing Alliance), Linda Hemby (Albemarle Social Services), Dilcia Colindres (Shelter for Help in Emergencies/SHE), Martha Trujillo (United Way), Tim Freilich (Virginia Legal Aid Justice Center), Blanca Owens (CHIP), and Gloria Rockhold (ESL/Albemarle Public Schools), Yvonne López (Rural Health Outreach Program/RHOP) and Rich Hubbard (Pastor of Word of Faith Church’s Spanish congregation) are also attending these meetings.

For more information contact Peter Loach at peterl@piedmonthousing.org or visit http://www.cj-network.org/exec_cmtee.html

BEFORE JANUARY 17, 2009: BILINGUAL PREVENTION SPECIALIST VACANCY WITH REGION TEN

Region Ten’s Center for Child and Family Services is seeking a Prevention Specialist to work as part of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) within Prevention & Adolescent Addiction Services to be part of the community team that implement an effective model prevention program with local families. A valid Virginia Driver's License, plus an acceptable driving record are required. Seven hours per week. Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply. Hourly rate is $17.62.

All applications are due by 12:00 noon on Friday to be considered for this week's recruitments. A full-length job description for any of these positions may be obtained by calling Brittany Liberatore, Human Resources Generalist, at 434-970-1392. Apply at Region Ten CSB, Human Resources Office, 502 Old Lynchburg Road, Charlottesville VA 22903; mail to 800 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville VA 22903; or apply online at www.regionten.org . To have an application mailed directly to you and/or receive a copy of a full job description; call the Human Resources Office.

JANUARY 29, 2009: CJ COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKGROUP MEETING

Many local initiatives oriented to Latinos are products of CJ work groups. Join the Community Services Work Group on January 29, at 1:00 p.m., at United Way (downtown), to shape its initiatives for calendar year 2009. Everyone is welcomed.

Contact Martha Trujillo 972-1701 or mtrujillo@UnitedWayTJA.org Also visit the group’s webpage at: http://www.cj-network.org/cjwgm/cs.html