Also of interest…

“FINANCIANDO LA EDUCACION DE NUESTROS HIJOS HISPANOS”

Un seminario para Padres de Familia Hispanos
GRATIS y EN ESPAÑOL

Sábado, 10 de noviembre de 2007
de 9:00 AM a 12:00 PM

Oakland Mills High School
9410 Kilimanjaro Road Columbia, Maryland 21045

Información para ayudar a los padres de familia y los estudiantes a:

• Preparar solicitudes para la universidad

• Conseguir becas y/o financiar los costos de su educación

• Planear las finanzas/presupuesto personales de los padres para estar listos para pagar la universidad de sus hijos

• Ser competitivos en el mercado laboral

“Financing the Education
of
Our Hispanic Children”

A seminar for Hispanic Parents and their children
FREE AND IN SPANISH

Saturday, November 10, 2007
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Oakland Mills High School
9410 Kilimanjaro Road Columbia, Maryland 21045

Information to assist parents and students with the following:

• How to complete college application forms

• How to obtain scholarships and/or how to finance your education

• How to plan parents’ personal finances/budget to be ready to pay for your children’s higher education

• How to be competitive in the job market

This may be of interest to Conexiones members:

You’re Invited!
Creating a Path to Financial Security:
Thursday, November 1, 2007 • 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Capital Hilton • 1001 16th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20036
About the Roundtable…1. Please Join Us!
2. Who Should Attend?
3. Special Guests
4. RSVP Today!

Please Join Us!
You are cordially invited to participate in Creating a Path to Financial Security: A Women’s Roundtable on Credit Education. Freddie Mac will host this roundtable discussion, bringing together leaders with a variety of perspectives to examine the unique challenges that women face with accessing and using credit. We’ll also discuss best practices and effective strategies in credit education that can help put women on the path to financial security. Please join our Roundtable on this special day devoted to women’s financial empowerment.
Who Should Attend?
We look forward to bringing together community and industry leaders and policymakers responsible for shaping the growth and development of credit and financial education in their communities.
Special Guests
• Patti Cook, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Freddie Mac
• Rossana Rosado, Publisher and CEO of El Diario/La Prensa, the country’s oldest Spanish-language newspaper
• Gail Perry-Mason, Co-author of Girl, Make Your Money Grow!
RSVP Today!
To reserve your space, please RSVP to Maheen Qureshi via email or phone at (703) 903-2577 by Oct. 10. There is no cost to participate, but seating is limited. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the development of strategies that could impact women across the country.

At the July 2, 2007 meeting of the Howard County Council, an Honorary Resolution was presented to Dr. Murray Simon, in recognition of his service as  the founder and retiring President of Conexiones.

TEENS FROM THE HOOD/JOVENES del BARRIO: Cast/Staff

KEVIN GARCIA

President, Conexiones: MURRAY SIMON

HANNAH MILLER

Director: BETTY MAY

JENEL MYERS

JAVIER L. SCOTT

Assistant Director: AMPARO JARAMILLO

ORLANDO VILLALONGA

Ho.Co. Health Dept: NASSEEM ROOHI

DEVIN ZAHOR

NICK ZAHOR

Attention Asylees:

On July 30th, 2007 the cost to apply for a Green Card will increase from: $395 to $1,010 (age 14 and up), and from $225.00 to $600.00 (under age 14).

Apply for your Green Card NOW before the July 30th fee increase

University of Baltimore
Business Center Building
1420 North Charles Street
(at the intersection of Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue)

Free Parking in University of Baltimore “Bolton Lot,” (near MICA light rail station)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
to pre-register call: 410-558-3192 OR
email: greencardexpress@AFSC.org

(fee: $10 per person OR $25 per family)

*****Attorneys will be present*****

This workshop is sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Lutheran Social Services (National Capitol Area), Maryland Office for New Americans (MONA), University of Baltimore School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, and the University of Maryland School of Law Clinical Law Office.

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The Conexiones Board of Directors will meet tonight at the Central Library in Columbia, MD at 7pm.

The Maryland Hispanic Scholarship Gala will be held Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Martin’s East from 8pm to midnight.

The Maryland Hispanic Workforce Conference & Job Fair will be held on Friday, September 7, 2007.

The event will be held at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland, from 8am to 7pm. If employers have recruitment needs before September, please contact Gigi Guzman at 410-558-3515.

Students should apply to the SALEF general or health career scholarships, if they meet the following criteria:

• Demonstrate a history of community involvement.
• Be of Central American or other Latino ethnicity.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
• Reside and study in California or Washington D.C.
• Be willing to give back to the community by becoming a mentor to a high school student, be part of SALEF alumni or completing the equivalent in community service hours.

The scholarship is open to all qualifying students regardless of immigration status.

Applicants must be either: a) graduating High School seniors, b) current undergraduate, graduate and professional students or c) community college (AB540) students.

Please feel free to contact Jenny Galvez if you have any questions at (213) 480-1052 or jgalvez at salef dot org.

Welcome to the new Conexiones web site!