(Reprinted from the Akron Beacon Journal) By Bob Dyer Beacon Journal columnist POSTED: 04:54 p.m. EDT, Mar 29, 2010 It happens so often that those of us in the column-writing business can quote the response even before it arrives. Almost every time we express an opinion — which is, of course, every time we write…

Sujata Burgess, Community Health Promotions Program Specialist will be interviewed by Health Commissioner Karen Butler from the Cleveland Department of Public Health. The interview will focus on the successful collaboration among Cleveland Department of Public Health, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, and Asian Services In Action that resulted in the vaccination of over 250 low-income…

This summer, ASIA’s Lantern Youth will break ground on a community garden in AsiaTown as part of the Re-Imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland program. ASIA’s community garden is one of 58 projects selected by the City of Cleveland and Neighborhood Progress to recreate and revitalize a total of 15 acres of vacant land. With a…

Asian Services In Action, Inc (“ASIA”) is pleased to announce  that “Living Free” Program is available in our community every Sunday. “Living Free” Program is designed to help people with addiction problems to learn to overcome the struggles they are facing while meeting other students enjoying freedom from their own addiction.  This program provides a…

2009 Fall Newsletter – Asian Services In Action (click here)

Asian Services In Action, Inc.  is pleased to inform the communities that H1N1 influenza health information is available in different languages at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) website (www.aapcho.org). AAPCHO is currently monitoring the H1N1 Flu (a.k.a. “Swine Flu”) in collaboration with various health agencies across the country.  It gathers and…

YWCA ChangeMakers is an innovative program that gives leaders the space to build the skills necessary to lead an ever-changing, increasingly diverse workforce. YWCA invites you to join a cross cultural dialogue series that is focused on increasing its mission to eliminate racism and empower women.  It is a four part dialogue series beginning on…

ASIA is pleased to announce that it has received $116,998, two-year grant from the Cleveland Foundation to support the Newcomer Family Support Center, a program which assists newly arriving immigrants and refugees find jobs and to address barriers toward self-sufficiency. “During these difficult economic times, the Foundation’s two-year grant is unprecedented.  We are grateful to…

The Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services announced that ASIA has been awarded one of the Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.   The funding will support Newcomer C-PEP (Crime Prevention and Education Program ), a community-based effort to engage newcomer population to better understand the American…

The countdown to the 2010 Census has begun, and the U.S. Census Bureau is looking to national, tribal, state and local officials and community leaders to ensure an accurate count. With Census Day in less than a year — April 1, 2010 — the Census Bureau has launched a critical national effort that affects the…

ASIA was recently awarded EFSP Phase 27 American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds to provide emergency food assistance to those who are homeless or at high risk of becoming homeless.  The funds will be disbursed between April through October 2009 and will support ASIA’s food pantry program, which provides monthly supplemental food, often items such as…

The Akron Community Foundation announced today that ASIA was one of the recipients of the Vernon L. Odom Fund to support diversity initiatives.  The $1,000 grant will be used by members of the Lucky Seniors program to purchase supplies to knit hats, scarves, gloves, mittens for newly arriving immigrant/refugee youth in Summit County. For the…

NEW 2009 SERIES “There are no strangers!” A collaboration of the Western Reserve Historical Society, the International Services Center, and the International Community Council. This is a new series of ‘brown bag” lunches for 2009 held at the Western Reserve Historical Society – based on the successful series called “Know Your World” hosted by the…

Grand Prize: 2 Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere in the U.S. courtesy of AirTran Airways. Download ASIA’s 2009 Raffle information.

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