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SAHELI E-News
August 2006
Welcome to the August 2006 edition of the SAHELI
e-Newsletter!
In this issue:
(1) From the Family Advocate
(2) From the Community Educator
(3) Volunteer Satisfaction Survey!
(4) Passages: Call for Literary Submissions!
(5) Help SAHELI win $5000!
(6) Free Social Services Interpreter Training in September
(7) Welcome New Volunteers and Volunteer Kudos
From the Family Advocate:
During July 2006, SAHELI received 58 calls on the
helpline. Calls are usually from victims/survivors, existing clients,
family members or friends of victims, advocates from other agencies,
potential volunteers, and others who want more information about
SAHELI.
Of these calls 2 were from new clients who are receiving
ongoing advocacy services, and 10 were from new clients who received
one-time referral assistance.
Furthermore, SAHELI staff and advocates provided
38 face-to-face sessions for 9 clients in the month of July.
From the Community Educator:
In July, SAHELI continued to educate the Austin
community in matters of domestic violence and sexual assault. We
presented to the Political Asylum Project of Austin and the Williamson
County Crisis Center, discussing the dynamics of domestic violence
in Asian/Asian-American communities.
SAHELI for Asian Families hosted an Asian Community
Exchange, in which leaders within the Asian community were invited
to discuss pertinent social and cultural issues affecting Asian
communities within the Austin area. Through this exchange, we gathered
valuable information from the Asian community about how we can better
tailor our resources to this group in the Austin area.
Volunteer Satisfaction Survey!
Volunteers! Let us know how we’re doing! If
you haven’t already, please take a moment to fill out this
brief, 10 question volunteer satisfaction survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=737012382868
Passages: Call for Literary Submissions!
SAHELI is pleased to present the opening night of
Passages, a unique live program of selected poetry, prose, book
excerpts and song.
SAHELI invites the community, youth, authors and
poets to share their favorite literary works. Passages will be a
free, non-competitive event that is open to the general public.
Submissions should not exceed 10 minutes when read aloud. There
is no minimum duration requirement.
Submission topics are encouraged to address issues
related to the Asian or Asian-American communities however, all
submissions will be considered.
Please send submissions via e-mail to passages@saheli-austin.org
or write to the address below.
SAHELI
P.O.Box 3665
Austin, TX 78764-3665
Help SAHELI win $5000!
Compose a Haiku for SAHELI!
Local software company Community TechKnowlege has
announced the 5-7-5 Heart of Texas Haiku Competition for nonprofit
agencies in Travis, Hays and Williamson Counties. Nonprofit agencies
are invited to submit one haiku that best describes the heart of
their services or mission, and which expresses the critical role
they play in our community. One award of $5,000 will be given to
the nonprofit agency with the haiku that best expresses the passion
and heart that drives the important work of service providers in
the community.
A haiku is a poem that is made up of three lines
of typically five, seven, and five syllables, and often includes
natural images or themes.
Compose a Haiku for SAHELI by August 22nd and we
will review and enter the best Haiku for this competition. If your
Haiku is chosen for submission, you will receive a Free SAHELI cookbook
and T-Shirt. Please email your Haikus to " passages@saheli-austin.org".
We look forward to your creativity!
friends of SAHELI
free t-shirt awaits your soul
let your mind haiku!
Free Social Services Interpreter Training
in September
In order to better meet the needs of our clients,
SAHELI for Asian Families is offering free social services interpreter
training for individuals fluent in English and one other Asian language.
This 24-hour training teaches basic interpreting
skills and the ethical behavior required of interpreters providing
services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
The training will be conducted by Esther Diaz, an
experienced trainer and educator with the Austin Area Translators
and Interpreters Association.
Training dates:
*Tuesday, September 5th, 6-9pm
*Thursday, September 7th, 6-9pm
Tuesday, September 12th, 6-9pm
Thursday, September 14th, 6-9pm
Tuesday, September 19th, 6-9pm
Tuesday, September 26th, 6-9pm
Thursday, September 28th, 6-9pm
Saturday, September 30th, 1-4pm
(*Please note: the first two classes are mandatory).
Location: SAHELI for Asian Families (please call
or email for directions).
In lieu of tuition for the training, SAHELI requests
that participants volunteer their interpretation services to SAHELI
for 15 hours. Trained interpreters can earn $20/hour professionally.
For more information: contact Sonia Ladha at sladha@saheli-austin.org
or 512-356-1565. Learn more at www.saheli-austin.org.
Welcome New Volunteers and Volunteer Kudos:
SAHELI welcomed 6 new volunteers this month. We
look forward to working with you!
SAHELI would like to thank Lang and Jane for tirelessly
providing their interpretive services. Your time and dedication
has really provided a valuable service to the Austin community.
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