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FOUNDATION update CCF Expansion Update The 19,000 square foot addition to the CCF center is nearly complete. Construction is on track to finish in the third week of July and a private ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for July 31. The more-than-double floor space includes an Ascension Primary Care Clinic, Konja Family Art Studio, Leila & Johny Kello Courtyard, Level One Bank, Supercuts Salon, Thomas Denha Main Street, Wild Bill’s Café, and Wireless Vision Center, a full-sized gymnasium. Census 2020 The City of Sterling Heights wants to be number one in the country in Census responses and the CCF is helping them get there! The City of Sterling Heights was able to utilize census information to target those in Sterling Heights who haven’t completed their census yet. Using a virtual phone bank, the CCF has made nearly 1,000 follow up calls to Sterling Heights households that have not filled out the Census. For every person not counted, Michigan stands to lose $3,000/per person per year. Visit 2020census.gov to complete your Census, if you haven’t already. CCF Awarded Ralph Wilson Grant The CCF has been awarded a $20,000 grant in the category of Caregiving from The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds. The majority of this year’s grants were designed to support organizations as they adapt and adjust during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to continue their critical work on current projects or address urgent needs as they arise within the seven counties of southeast Michigan: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston. The CCF is pleased to be recognized as caregivers as well as supported in their efforts. Applications were accepted through an open, competitive process. Information on next year’s grants will be made available in the fall. Preserve Our Language Learn to speak Chaldean Aramaic with Mango Languages! In an effort to preserve the Chaldean language, the Chaldean Community Foundation has partnered with Mango Languages to create the Chaldean Aramaic online language tutorial. This language preservation is a documentation project in preserving and revitalizing the indigenous language of Jesus Christ — Aramaic — commonly known as Chaldean or Syriac. Create your free profile today at mangolanguages.com. Chaldean Community Foundation 2020 Academic Scholarship Program 2019 CCF Scholarship Recipients The Chaldean Community Foundation’s (CCF) Academic Scholarship Program is a collaborative effort between private philanthropic ventures and the Foundation to help Chaldean students meet the escalating costs of education. Through support from w3r Consulting, Drs. Nathima and Peter Atchoo, the Nona Family and the Abdulkarim and Jamila Sesi Memorial Scholarship Fund, the CCF will award more than 15 scholarships this year. Students can apply online beginning in mid-July. Follow the Foundation on social media or visit chaldeanfoundation.org to stay in the loop! Sharon Hannawa CCF Profile Sharon manages the CCF’s RAST Program, which assists more than 30,000 individuals annually Meet Sharon Hannawa. Sharon began as a Board member of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, serving from January 2006 until October 2010, when she resigned to work for the CCF. She celebrates her 10 -year anniversary at the Foundation in November. Sharon manages the CCF’s Refugee Acculturation Sustainability and Training (RAST) Program, which continues to provide more than 30,000 individuals annually with a variety of social services including immigration assistance, job placement, access to health care, English as a Second Language, and access to basic needs support. Sharon is extremely passionate about advocating on behalf of members of the refugee and low-income immigrant community to resolve issues related to acculturation. She’s a Department of Justice partially accredited representative — which means Sharon can represent aliens before the Department of Homeland Security. Sharon received her BA from Wayne State University, is a graduate of the New Detroit Multicultural Leadership Series (2009), a recipient of the City of Sterling Heights Diversity Distinction Award (2012) and was recognized as a local Quiet Hero at the Ford Freedom Award Celebration (2013). The Chaldean Community Foundation is lucky to have her. 10 CHALDEAN NEWS JULY 2020
CHALDEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RESPONSE TO COVID-19 TRANSITIONED NEARLY 50 STAFF TO A REMOTE WORK MODEL ANSWERED AND PROCESSED MORE THAN 5,000 CALLS PERTAINING TO DHHS CENSUS IMMIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT CAREER SERVICES BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT PROVIDED SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 350 SPECIAL NEEDS CLIENTS AND FAMILIES 16 25 34 217 41 KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED VIDEOS PRODUCED DOCUMENTS TRANSLATED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SHARED NEW RESOURCES ADDED TO WEBSITE KEEPING THE COMMUNITY HEALTHY 72 CLIENTS PROVIDED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE * VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS REACHING NEARLY 100,000 LAUNCHED VIRTUAL CENSUS DAY CAMPAIGN REACHING NEARLY 29,000 RADIO INTERVIEW REACHING NEARLY 20,000 96 TELEHEALTH THERAPY SESSIONS CONDUCTED 11 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS CONDUCTED *THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHALDEAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (CAAHP) FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 586.722.7253 OR GO TO CHALDEANFOUNDATION.ORG JULY 2020 CHALDEAN NEWS 11
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