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Dine and Discuss
Benefit Bank and Immigrants' Rights to Public Benefits
June 24, 2010
The Benefit Bank is a means of fighting poverty through a web-based service that directly assists low and moderate-income individuals and families to obtain benefits and services. More information about the Benefit Bank will be posted soon.
Also, the link below (highlighted in blue) is the information that was presented regarding immigrants' rights to public benefits. Audio files of this discussion will be updated on the site as well.
Panel Members for this discussion included:
- Tammy Besherse, SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center
- Tricia Richardson, The Benefit Bank South Carolina
Click here for:
Audio Files from this Dine and Discuss (coming soon)
Immigrants' Access to Public Benefits
Dine and Discuss
Substance Use and Latinos: Prevalence, Programs and Outreach
April 1, 2010
Substance abuse (including drugs and alcohol) are serious conditions within the Hispanic population. Three panel members presented information from the following organizations: Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), the Latino Coordinator for DAODAS, and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Statewide and local drug counseling information and a personal account of overcoming alcoholism was shared at this meeting. An audio file and a Powerpoint of this discussion can be found below.
Panel Members included:
- Hannah Bonsu, Lead Bridge Coordinator for DAODOS
- Socorro White, Alpha Behavioral Health Center and Hispanic\ Latino coordinator for DAODAS Region 2.
- JM, Alcohólicos Anonimos
Click here for:
Audio Files from this Dine and Discuss
Substance Abuse
Calendar of Events
Jun
3
Free Training
Ensuring Meaningful Access to Services for Latinos
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands invites you to a FREE training about Ensuring Meaningful Access to Services for Latinos/as on June 3, 2011 from 8:30 – 4:00pm in the Bill Rogers Community Connections Center in Columbia. The presenters are Ambar Hanson and Patti Tototzintle, Latina advocacy experts from Casa de Esperanza in St. Paul, MN. Register at stsm.org
Jun
11
Community Dine & Discuss: Dehydration
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Iglesia de Cristo, 101 Ball Park Rd
This is a community event; therefore, it will be a Spanish-language event.