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| National CAPACD E-Newsletter March 2008 |
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Contents:
1) Asian American Community Organizations Awarded Funding Through National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program
2) National
CAPACD organizes first ever Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Asian
American delegation to PolicyLink Summit
3) National CAPACD Bids Farewell to TC Duong, Community Resources Programs Manager
4) Highlights for National CAPACD's 9th Annual Convention!
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1) Asian American Community Organizations Awarded Funding Through National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program
In
March 2007, NeighborWorks America announced that 700 local counseling
agencies will receive $130 million to help families and individuals
facing the threat of foreclosure, including five National CAPACD
members. National CAPACD awarded members include:
- Asian Community Development Corporation – Boston, MA
- Chhaya Community Development Corporation – Jackson Heights, NY
- Chinese American Service League – Chicago, IL
- Korean Churches for Community Development – Los Angeles, CA
- Lao Family Community Development – Oakland, CA
Nationally,
an estimated 350,000 to 400,000 families facing the threat of
foreclosure will be directly assisted with this funding – and
many more will be helped by the training of foreclosure counselors,
provided through the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling
program.
The foreclosure crisis is currently impacting millions of families
across the nation. Many AAPI families have been given high-cost
loans and are at greater risk for foreclosure.
Unfortunately, few resources are being made available to target the
specific needs of our communities. Overall, the national response
to foreclosure mitigation has not ensured that bilingual, bicultural
information is disseminated about the home-buying process to AAPI and
immigrant communities.
Over the past three months, National CAPACD has met with NeighborWorks
America, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and many of
the top mortgage lenders to advocate for AAPIs to receive adequate
information and resources to mitigate the impact of foreclosures in our
communities. We will continue to work closely with our national
partners to ensure that the needs of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islander communities are addressed.
NeighborWorks awarded National CAPACD 50 scholarships for NeighborWorks
Training Institutes and Regional Placed Based Trainings on Foreclosures
with the first training in St. Louis on May 19-23rd. Additional
dates and locations can be found on the NeighborWorks' website. To apply for a scholarship please contact Nira Ly.
National CAPACD is also reaching out to our members to learn how the
foreclosure crisis is impacting your communities. If your member
organization is interested in working with National CAPACD as we
continue to partner with national financial institutions and government
agencies to address foreclosure mitigation, please contact Nira Ly.
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2)
National CAPACD Organizes First Ever Native Hawaiian, Pacific
Islander and Asian American Delegation to PolicyLink Summit
National CAPACD, in partnership with the Council
for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and the Southeast Asian Resource
Action Center (SEARAC), brought together a delegation of Native
Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans to participate in the
PolicyLink Regional Equity Summit. During the Summit, held in New
Orleans, March 5-7, more than 35 members of National CAPACD's, CNHA's
and SEARAC's networks came together to share expertise and learn about
equitable development. The Summit offered participants a venue
for community organizers, funders, researchers, and policy advocates to
explore groundbreaking achievements, innovative strategies, and lasting
policies that connect low-income/low-wealth communities to
resources.
The joint delegation from National CAPACD, CNHA and SEARAC ensured that
the Summit was inclusive of all communities, and provided a unique
perspective from Native Hawaiians, Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders. Several members of the delegation spoke on workshop
panels, including Alex Zhang form Asian Community Development
Corporation, Robin Danner from the Council for Native Hawaiian
Advancement, Deyanira Del Rio from the Neighborhood Economic
Development Advocacy Project and CAPACD Executive Director Lisa
Hasegawa. We look forward to seeing many of our delegation
members soon at National CAPACD's 9th Annual
Convention!
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3) National CAPACD Bids Farewell to TC Duong, Community Resources Programs Manager
National CAPACD is sadly saying goodbye to TC
Duong, our Community Resources Programs Manager, who will be leaving
the organization at the end of March. For the last two years, TC
has played an integral role in developing and leading National CAPACD's
peer-to-peer technical assistance program: AAPI Communities Taking
Initiative in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION).
Through TC’s committed efforts, ACTION has grown and flourished
as a national network supporting the work of AAPI community-based
organizations in cities across the country and impacting more than
11,000 people. TC may be leaving National CAPACD, but he will
continue to work with AAPI community-based organizations as the Program
Manager for Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and
Leadership (APPEAL), based in Oakland, CA. TC will oversee
APPEAL's training and technical assistance activities to build a
tobacco-free AAPI community.
We wish TC all the best in his new life in California, but we’re
not giving him up too easily. He will continue to work with us
through the transition period and remain part of the CAPACD family
– and he will still be joining us at our Annual Convention this
year in Anaheim! Send TC your best wishes in his new endeavors at
the Convention or at tcduong@nationalcapacd.org!
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4) Highlights for National CAPACD's 9th Annual Convention!
Join National CAPACD for our 9th Annual Convention -- Vision, Voices, Votes: Standing Together for Justice & Equity – in Anaheim, CA, May 15-17, 2008!
This year, we are particularly excited to welcome Doris Koo, President/CEO of Enterprise Community Partners,
who will speak on the current efforts to address the national
foreclosure crisis. Doris recently testified in front of the
United States Senate Committee on Housing, Banking, and Urban Affairs
regarding the national foreclosure crisis and the Senate’s
Stimulus Package. A former board member of National CAPACD, Doris
is a nationally respected leader with nearly 30 years of housing and
community development experience.
During this critical election year, we will be holding the convention
in conjunction with APIAVote’s first-ever Presidential Town Hall,
Register today to join National CAPACD and Doris Koo in Anaheim!
REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE $50! Early Bird Registration Deadline: April 12, 2008.
National CAPACD has a limited number of rooms reserved at the Sheraton
Park Hotel at a reduced rate for convention attendees.
Deadline for Discounted Hotel Reservation: April 12, 2008
Click here
or call (866) 837-4197 to make your hotel reservation today! Be
sure to identify yourself as a National CAPACD Attendee and make your
reservation before April 12, 2008!
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