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Services
The Multicultural Coalition addresses the needs of the new and established
immigrants in the Grand Island area as well as the homeless and low income
population. The Multicultural Coalition has developed focus groups
of immigrant and non-English speaking community members in the targeted
neighborhood in order to explore their current needs and avoid duplication
of services.
Services currently provided on-site are:
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- Immigration Services by
Lutheran Immigration Services staff
- Spanish Citizenship Classes
- Support services to children
and families who are in need of assistance in accessing
educational services and reducing barriers to such services by
the Grand Island Public Schools Outreach Center
- Monthly blood pressure clinics
- Health fairs
- Educational workshops by the
Parish Nurse program Staff
- Summer Reading Program for the
Old Walnut children and close neighborhood
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In
conjunction with services offered to the targeted
population, the Multicultural Coalition has and
will continue to work to enhance service delivery
and cultural integration in other ways.
Initial efforts have been made to initiate and
facilitate a Latino Leadership group that meets
monthly. The purpose is to identify Latino
men and women who have demonstrated leadership
qualifies and/or are emerging as community leaders
and assist them in expanding their roles in the
community. Another avenue the Multicultural
Coalition has taken is to sponsor an annual
conference to increase awareness about diversity
and multicultural issues in our community.
Participating Activities and Services of 2004 - 2005 |
- Neighborhood Night Out
- Immigrant Orientation Day
- Health Awareness Workshop
- Heart Truth Event
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Panel Meeting (6 1st generation immigrants)
- Panel Meeting (6 young Latino students from Grand Island
Senior High)
- Latino Leaders Group
- One Day Conference
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- Services offered on-site: series of videos for non-English
speaking residents, story time provided by the Grand Island
Public Library, Parish Nurse Program, Immigration Services
- Orientation Workshop on housing
- Homebuyer's Fair
- Latino Leadership Conference
- Minority Health Conference
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