The Siler City Police Department is organizing its 3rd annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3rd from 6-9pm.

The downtown block party, sponsored by the Liaison and the NC Arts Incubator, will take place in the Incubator courtyard on the corner of N. Chatham Avenue and E. Second St.

There will be live music, dance, activities for children and much more. All free of charge!

Come and join us and bring your family and friends!

The awards were presented in Asheville by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in ceremonies attended by more than 300 people from across the state.  Now in its 24^th year, The Nancy Susan Reynolds Award is presented to “unsung people who are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of North Carolinians.”  Each winner received a $25,000 prize: $5,000 for the recipient’s personal use, and $20,000 to be given to nonprofit organizations of his or her choice.  Additionally, recipients received a bronze sculpture of the philanthropist Nancy Susan Reynolds, who died in 1985, and was one of the founders of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Through the years Marcia has been the Latina voice in Siler City that has brought this historically divided community together. Since she arrived in this country as a new immigrant herself, she has worked to improve the quality of life for Latinos in Chatham County and to shatter the stereotypes that years of non-communication have created. She has laid a path for the Latinos in Chatham County to become contributing members of the larger public forum. With her quiet determination, fierce sense of justice, compassion and gift for mediation, Marcia became the champion for thousands of frightened, voiceless and powerless Latino immigrants in the community. Her dedication and passion for her work at The Liaison has strengthened its connection to both the community and its clients.

Full-time Position Available

Victims of Crime Program Coordinator

El Vínculo Hispano / Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Organizational Summary: Founded in 1995, El Vínculo Hispano (EVH) is a grassroots non-profit organization that fosters cultural understanding between Latinos/as and other residents of Chatham County, and empowers Hispanics to overcome the challenges they face as immigrant and find their voice in the community. Chatham has approximately 20,000 Latino residents. EVH offers direct services, advocacy and community organizing. EVH has a strong record of collaboration, successful programs, fiscal accountability and constituent involvement. The organization counts on five staff members, an active Board and community support. EVH serves between 5,000 and 7,000 individuals per year. We seek a dynamic, self-motivated and bilingual Victims Program Coordinator to administer our ongoing Victims of Crime or Fraud Program.  

Current Challenge: Latinos are at an increased risk of victimization due to language barriers, limited knowledge of the criminal justice system, victims’ rights, and available resources.

Program Goal: Latino victims of crime will increase their ability to function safely as immigrants by having full access to the criminal justice system, and other health and human services.

Responsibilities:

• Identify Latino victims of crime by collecting crime reports from local law enforcement agencies and by attending district court each week.
• Help Latino crime victims understand and utilize criminal justice system and understand their rights.
• Conduct outreach to victims via Vínculo’s newsletter, workshops, events, and other means.
• Provide on-going case management of victim’s needs, emotional support and crisis counseling.
• Assist victims in filing for Victims Compensation Funds.
• Provide interpreting for victims during regular office hours or in times of crisis to facilitate communication with law enforcement agents and criminal justice system personnel.
• Learn about local resources and develop a collaborative relationship with law enforcement agencies, DA’s office, judges, magistrates, district attorney’s office, and other health and human service agencies to improve services to Latino victims.
• Offer resource referral services to victims and help victims access needed services.
• Work towards identifying gaps in services to Latino crime victims and improve access to the criminal justice system.
• Participate in the Chatham Criminal Justice Task Force that works to improve services for victims.
• Establish Program objectives and develop measurable outcomes for the Victims’ Program.
• Track Program progress and assist in reporting to Funders.
• Attend Program workshops and trainings.
• Assist in serving clients, fundraising, organizing community events and outreach efforts.
• Report to Associate Director.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and/or minimum 2 years relevant work experience
• Fluent in English and Spanish; bicultural preferred
• Organized and strategic; Excellent interpersonal skills and team player
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
• Willing to work some weekends and evenings
• Available 24/7 to Law Enforcement, the local hospital, and other agencies for assistance to victims.
• Valid NC Drivers’ License and No criminal record

Preferred:

• Previous translating/interpreting experience.
• Experience in working with Hispanics from various backgrounds.
• Non-profit and/or volunteer experience.

Salary Range: $30,000 to $35,000; commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

Send resume and bilingual cover letter:       

El Vínculo Hispano

(no phone calls please)                           Attn. Marcia Espinola

105 E. Second St. Siler City, NC 27344

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Full-time Position Available

Youth Program Coordinator

El Vínculo Hispano / Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Organizational Summary: Founded in 1995, El Vínculo Hispano (EVH) is a grassroots non-profit organization that fosters cultural understanding between Latinos/as and other residents of Chatham County, and empowers Hispanics to overcome the challenges they face as immigrant and find their voice in the community. Chatham has approximately 20,000 Latino residents. EVH offers direct services, advocacy and community organizing. EVH has a strong record of collaboration, successful programs, fiscal accountability and constituent involvement. The organization counts on five staff members, an active Board and community support. EVH serves between 5,000 and 7,000 individuals per year. We seek a dynamic, self-motivated and bilingual Youth Program Coordinator to administer our ongoing youth leadership and gang prevention/intervention program.  

Current Challenge: In 2009, 41% of NC Latino youth dropped out of HS compared to 28.9% of students overall. Gang related activity has increased in Chatham County, particularly in the Siler City area. The NC Criminal Justice Analysis Report on Latino Gangs states that gang membership has increased by 68% since 1999, and the highest rate of gang growth is in Latino communities in the Piedmont. Latino youth are susceptible to gangs because of social alienation, cultural differences, and lack of educational, professional and recreational opportunities. 

Program Goal: Latino youth ages 10 to 19 will have greater access to educational and recreational opportunities to increase their self-esteem, develop leadership skills, and avoid becoming a gang member.

Responsibilities:

• Help Latino youth develop the leadership skills and knowledge they need to grow into successful, civically engaged adults.
• Offer positive alternatives to gang membership for Latino youth in Siler City.
• Establish a Teen Advisory Board to help guide and determine activities for participants.
• Collaborate with other service providers to expand educational, professional & recreational opportunities for Latino youth.
• Identify at-risk youth that could benefit from participating in this program.
• Work in partnership with the Community Education Coordinator to carry out the program’s mission.
• Offer consulting and training to local service providers to help them become more sensitive to barriers faced by Latino youth.
• Participate in the Chatham Gang Prevention Coalition to strengthen partnerships and collaboration between law enforcement, grassroots groups, churches, and health and human services personnel.
• Conduct workshops and outreach activities for Latino parents to increase awareness of resources and services to prevent their children from joining gangs.
• Manage Program budget with Management team
• Establish Program objectives and develop measurable outcomes for the Youth Program
• Track Program progress and assist in reporting to Funders
• Attend Program workshops and trainings
• Assist in serving clients, fundraising, organizing community events and outreach efforts
• Report to Associate Director.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and/or at least 2 years relevant work experience
• Fluent in English and Spanish; bicultural preferred
• Ability to work with youth and adults of varying backgrounds and socio-economic levels
• Organized and strategic
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
• Willing to work some weekends and evenings
• NC Drivers’ License
• No criminal record

Salary Range: $30,000 to $35,000; commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

Send resume and bilingual cover letter:       

El Vínculo Hispano

(no phone calls please)                          

Attn. Marcia Espinola

105 E. Second St. Siler City, NC 27344

and/or email to info@evhnc.org; www.evhnc.org

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   Call the Hispanic Liaison for more information or come by the office.

   Thank you for supporting our work!

May 20th 2010

The first Mexican Consul General of the Carolinas, Carlos Flores Vizcarra, with Chief Tyson at the end of a successful visit to Siler City. He spoke to  representatives of local and county law enforcement, Chatham County Schools and the Chatham Human Relations Commission about the services offered by the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh and about the security features of the Consular ID card.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us at The City Tap for our Quincenera celebration on May 27th.

We had an unforgettable evening!

The Hispanic Liaison partnered with the Siler City Police Department and the N.C. Arts Incubator for our second successful downtown event.

Live Music was provided by Nu Blu, our youth group performed a dance number and the kids enjoyed the face painting and pinatas. The fun really started when the Fire Truck arrived.

Thank you to all of those who came to the event, the Police and Fire Department and local merchants. We had a great evening.

Annual Burrito Bash 

Was held on December 1, 2009 in partnership with Chatham County Together!  

Over 200 friends came together and shared a memorable night in a great location, filled with wonderful artwork and incredible donations of all kinds, salsa classes by Mia Caraganis and the dance rhythms of Saludos Compay. 

We’d like to thank our fabulous local artists, The Pittsboro General Store Café, our auctioneer Gary Phillips, Saludos Compay, and all of our supporters. With your help, we raised an impressive $5,320 in support of the Hispanic Liaison and Chatham County Together.  

It was a great pleasure for us to host this multi-cultural event at beautiful Shakori Hills.

Over 2,000 guests enjoyed a day of live music, dance, delicious food and visited the many non-profit and business booths. Performers included Galumpha, who thrilled the crowds again; fabulous Bravo Norteño, local legends Saludos Compay, The Firehouse Rhythm Kings, the colorful Guadalupano Folk Ballet and our dear friend Cesar Merlos as a great MC.

The celebration continued in the Movement Tent with music and classes in acrobatics, hula-hooping and dance. Our Kid’s World was packed with activities from portrait drawing and facepainting to storytelling and pony rides, to name but a few.

Our VIP speakers included Margie Ellison and Esther Coleman from the Human Relations Commission, Siler City Police Chief Gary Tyson, Mayor Pro Tem John Grimes and Chatham Arts Director Molly Matlock

Congratulations to Richard Caviness on winning the car in the raffle!

Thanks to our Sponsors!!