The Parenting Class and Violence Prevention Class has now completed its first year.
Classes will resume with the new session starting September 11.
Please contact the Social Services office for details.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
UFW on VAWA
The UFW Foundation Urges Immediate Action Against House Proposed Changes to Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Los Angeles, CA - May 15, 2012 - The UFW Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, strongly condemns the attempts by many in the House of Representatives to strip confidentiality from immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking in the U Visa adjudication process. As currently worded, H.R. 4970 would allow immigration officers to obtain testimony from abusers in reported cases of domestic violence if their victim is an immigrant. This endangers victims by effectively notifying abusers of the victim's intent to escape the violence by cooperating with law enforcement. The UFW Foundation regards the politicizing of protections for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking as extremely dangerous, and believes the passage of H.R. 4970 would result in a significant increase in injuries and deaths among immigrant victims of domestic violence.
Currently, victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and certain other serious crimes that cooperate with law enforcement are eligible to apply for a non-immigrant "U Visa." The House proposal would fundamentally change the current U Visa by blocking all applicants from adjusting their status to that of permanent resident, and by allowing abusers to provide input into whether victims should be eligible for immigration relief.
Any attempt to provide abusers with additional tools with which to coerce, threaten, or manipulate their victims should be rejected by the community. Furthermore, the UFW Foundation views the proposed bill as part of a larger and continued effort to generate mistrust between immigrants and law enforcement.
The proposed bill is scheduled to go to the floor for a vote Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
Please call the following House leaders and urge them to oppose this action:
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)
DC phone: 202-225-6205
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)
DC Phone: 202-225-2815
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
DC Phone: 202-225-2915
Los Angeles, CA - May 15, 2012 - The UFW Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, strongly condemns the attempts by many in the House of Representatives to strip confidentiality from immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking in the U Visa adjudication process. As currently worded, H.R. 4970 would allow immigration officers to obtain testimony from abusers in reported cases of domestic violence if their victim is an immigrant. This endangers victims by effectively notifying abusers of the victim's intent to escape the violence by cooperating with law enforcement. The UFW Foundation regards the politicizing of protections for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking as extremely dangerous, and believes the passage of H.R. 4970 would result in a significant increase in injuries and deaths among immigrant victims of domestic violence.
Currently, victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and certain other serious crimes that cooperate with law enforcement are eligible to apply for a non-immigrant "U Visa." The House proposal would fundamentally change the current U Visa by blocking all applicants from adjusting their status to that of permanent resident, and by allowing abusers to provide input into whether victims should be eligible for immigration relief.
Any attempt to provide abusers with additional tools with which to coerce, threaten, or manipulate their victims should be rejected by the community. Furthermore, the UFW Foundation views the proposed bill as part of a larger and continued effort to generate mistrust between immigrants and law enforcement.
The proposed bill is scheduled to go to the floor for a vote Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
Please call the following House leaders and urge them to oppose this action:
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)
DC phone: 202-225-6205
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)
DC Phone: 202-225-2815
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
DC Phone: 202-225-2915
Monday, May 14, 2012
Special Hours
The Social Services Office will have some days with special hours this month
Thursday, May 17 11 a.m.-4p.m.
Friday, May 18 11a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, May 25 9a.m.-4p.m.
Monday, May 28 MEMORIAL DAY CLOSED
Thursday,May 31 9a.m.-4p.m.
Thursday, May 17 11 a.m.-4p.m.
Friday, May 18 11a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, May 25 9a.m.-4p.m.
Monday, May 28 MEMORIAL DAY CLOSED
Thursday,May 31 9a.m.-4p.m.
Crime, Punishment and Common Good
The California Catholic Conference, representing the Catholic community in the state of California, will host a conference on August 3 and 4, 2012 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles titled "Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration - A Symposium on Crime, Punishment and the Common Good in California."
The purpose of this statewide event is to convene those affected by the criminal justice system. The 750 attendees will learn more about California’s current system, deepen their awareness of the Restorative Justice model and commit to bringing it into fruition. There will also be a focus on specific calls to actions for all these members of the community, including city, state and local government officials, to provide leadership in creating a criminal justice system that is more responsive to victims, offenders and communities.
The symposium’s keynote speakers are all fully committed to the restorative justice model. Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix, Jr., of the Tarik Khamisa Foundation, will open the conference on Friday night. The Honorable Judge Gail Brewster Bereola of the Superior Court of California, Alameda County, will be the Saturday keynote.
Dates: August 3-4, 2012
Location: Loyola Marymount University
Sponsored by the California Catholic Conference. Co-sponsored by LMU and Loyola Law School.
To learn more and to register visitwww.restorejustice.com
The purpose of this statewide event is to convene those affected by the criminal justice system. The 750 attendees will learn more about California’s current system, deepen their awareness of the Restorative Justice model and commit to bringing it into fruition. There will also be a focus on specific calls to actions for all these members of the community, including city, state and local government officials, to provide leadership in creating a criminal justice system that is more responsive to victims, offenders and communities.
The symposium’s keynote speakers are all fully committed to the restorative justice model. Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix, Jr., of the Tarik Khamisa Foundation, will open the conference on Friday night. The Honorable Judge Gail Brewster Bereola of the Superior Court of California, Alameda County, will be the Saturday keynote.
Dates: August 3-4, 2012
Location: Loyola Marymount University
Sponsored by the California Catholic Conference. Co-sponsored by LMU and Loyola Law School.
To learn more and to register visitwww.restorejustice.com
Friday, May 11, 2012
Citizenship Class Schedule
The citizenship class will not meet on the remaining Mondays in May (14, 21, and 28) but will resume the Monday classes on June 4. The Tuesday and Wednesday classes will meet as normal.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Stewardship
A recent Wall Street Journal article stated that 6% ($35 billion) of the $569 billion donated by Christians to churches worldwide goes to money launderers, embezzlers, or the unscrupulous. Stewardship is important and just; that is why the parish has oversight councils such as Parish Council, Finance Council and Social Services Board.
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