Shared Offering for August: The Latino Partnership of Champaign County

The Latino Partnership of Champaign County, NFP (LPCC) is a clearinghouse agency that exists to support and improve general services offered to the Latino population in Champaign County.  The corporation supports and improves services to the Latino population in Champaign County by building the capacity of service-providing organizations and individuals through the distribution of information relating to community safety, legal rights, healthcare, educational and employment opportunities, language skills and other subjects beneficial to the community. It is associated with/has a membership made up of over 40+ public and non-profit organizations that seek to develop and improve services for/with members of the Latino/a community. 

The Office and Service Spanish class for direct service providers is geared to increasing proficiency of the 'gatekeepers'  by giving them sets of skills to handle tasks like intake, handling appointments and messaging with Spanish speakers.  LPCC has put on about 20 of these classes over the last 8 years, training about 500 service providers.

LPCC maintains an emergency account with the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.  This account is used to address short term emergencies involving families with children who are at risk of going hungry due to financial hardship.  We have provided any number of other types of assistance as need arises, often in coordination with other agencies. We have worked with the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC) on many occasions.  LPCC also coordinates and assists with the Mobile Consulate visits from the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates.  This allows local residents to maintain proper documentation without the added expense of traveling to larger cities for these purposes.

UU College of Social Justice Receives Major Support

At the 2012 Justice General Assembly, the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ), a new UUSC-UUA joint venture, was officially introduced to thousands of people. Shortly thereafter, Brad and Julie Bradburd of Gwynedd, Penn., announced their gift of $1 million to UUSC in support of UUCSJ. Their incredibly generous contribution reflects their confidence in and enthusiasm for this new initiative that will increase the capacity of Unitarian Universalists to catalyze justice. Visit the new UUCSJ website.And don’t forget to like UUCSJ on Facebook and follow on Twitter!  
http://actnow.uusc.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=8061.0&dlv_id=12001

Missed General Assembly? Don’t Miss the (Social) Action 
If you couldn’t make it to GA this year, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on UUSC’s Values into Action workshops! First, discover what was happening with UUSC on the ground in Phoenix through our extensive social-media coverage. Then make sure you have the tools to take the next steps for justice in your community — check out UUSC Senior Associate for Online Advocacy Shelby Meyerhoff’s top five take-home resources . 

 2012 Annual Fund Campaign: Success! Over the past month, UUSC has been reaching out to supporters in hopes of meeting an important $300,000 Annual Fund goal. Thousands of people responded with such generosity that we’ve surpassed the goal and will start the next fiscal year strong and ready to continue advancing human rights! Read a few words of thanks from Maxine Neil, UUSC’s director of institutional advancement. 

UUSC Announces Winners of Social-Action Awards Each year, UUSC recognizes one congregation and several individuals who have given their time, energy, and talent to advance social justice in cooperation with UUSC. UUSC is humbled by their dedication to human rights and excited to honor their first-rate support. Read about the winners of this year’s social-action awards.