今年年終佳節發放定於十二月十六日星期天上午九點到下午六點，主辦單位將透過洛杉磯政府慎選出八百個迫切需要幫助的低收入家庭來阿凱迪亞市孔雀園參加一年一度的年終發放活動。並邀請年滿十八歲 的成人能踴躍參與義工；協助將來自社區的愛心傳送到低收入家庭的貧童手中。（須先報名 amy@simplyhelp.org, no walk in basis）
Please join us this-coming Saturday at the New Image Homeless Shelter to distribute food, clothing and other necessities to the homeless. This is a very important distribution, as this center (as well as many others) are struggling in these tough economic times. The Center has not been able to supply any meat in their dinner meals for the last three months! Please help if you can.
We are not only dispensing meals (with meat, that we have supplied for the next couple of months) but are also distributing tooth paste, jeans, shirts, lotion, soap and back packs.
I hope you can come to help us out, and share from your heart. These distributions have been a lot of fun in the past, and the people at the shelter are so appreciative that it has always been a heartwarming experience.
We will be meeting at 4:30 pm to set up at:
New Image Homeless Shelter
3804 Broadway Place
Los Angeles, Ca 90037
Thank you so much, and I hope to see you there,
Tina Bow
時間:2012/10/6 星期六下午五點
地點: New Image Emergency Shelter for the Homeless. 3804 South Broadway Place Los Angeles, CA USA main +1.323.231.1711
聯絡人: Tina Bow Founder/President of SimplyHelp 幫幫忙基金會WWW.SIMPLYHELP.ORG
經濟寒冬加劇，聯邦與加州政府刪減許多教育與社會福利的補助。其中更包含遊民收容所每年的營運預算。洛城許多歷史悠久的非營利慈善機構面臨無法繼續慈善服務的困境，新印象無家遊民緊急收容所便是其中的一個例子，以往收容所每晚收留約六百名的遊民，其中一半為婦女，婦女中最年長的為93歲。收容所為他們提供緊急的庇護與社工服務；遊民中以年長、年幼者與婦女由於無法保護自己，在失業無家人口中風險最高的族群，尤其婦女在暗夜街頭更容易成為暴力與毒品控制的受害者，洛杉磯市目前估 計共有約五萬一千的無家人口。
在經濟不景氣以及聯邦與州政府社會福利預算大量刪減的狀況下，許多慈善組織面臨需要被幫助對象增加以及營運經費短缺的雙重困境。新印像收容所(New Image Emergency Shelter)原本每晚收容六百人而被迫刪減到四百三十六人。收容所由於聯邦經費短缺已經整整三個月無法提供遊民所需的營養，此外婦女服務人數更從原本的三百人到每晚一百五十人。創辦人布蘭達女士提到「政府官員持續的提醒我們減少服務人數，然而眼看許多到收容所請求幫助的人身上帶者被揍的瘀痕、或是被強暴的恐懼；儘管我們已經沒有能力去提供更多的餐點，我們希望起碼能提供他們一個安全的休息場所，讓他們感受像家一樣的溫暖」。
布蘭達女士又提到「我們很驚訝今年失業與失去家園人口的快速增加，其中很多新遊民不乏是高學位或是有小孩的家庭；另外亞裔也增加許多，很多人剛開始只是住在車上並持續尋找工作，他們心裡覺得困境很快就會過去，黎明很快就會到來，他們萬萬想不到困境會讓他們輪落到遊民收容所」「收容所除了協助緊急安置，更協助遊民申請低收入住屋與就業協助等服務，希望幫助他們快速回到正常的生活」
幫幫忙基金會與新印像遊民緊急收容所合作多次幫住遊民獲得冬天衣物、感恩節與聖誕節佳節餐點與發放。幫幫忙基金會會長鮑潘曉黛女士得知遊民收容所的困境，趕緊對有愛心的華人社區發出緊急救援的呼籲，關助貧困婦女與遊民是幫幫忙基金會長期以來的信念，幫幫忙基金會長期以來協助無數貧困婦女獲得一技之長以改善他們與子女的未來為使命。因此鮑會長呼籲社區愛心人士一同捐款與募集物資協助收容所，幫幫忙基金會號昭社區一同雪中送炭幫助無家婦女避免流落街頭、遭受暴力的威脅。
本周六下午五點(十月六日)幫幫忙基金會將進行第一波援助與發放，將收容所所需的三個月食物以遊民的民生用品送交給收容所雙胞胎創辦人布蘭達與琳達威爾森女士(Brenda Wilson and Lynda Wilson)。幫幫忙基金會義工將發放牙膏、肥皂、罐頭食品、背包與襯衫等物品；另外當天義工也將提供熱餐服務。
鮑會長特別鼓勵食品公司或是超市老闆「若您有快要過期卻還沒過期，品質良好的食品，請考慮好好的資源利用，將他們捐出幫助有需要的人」。另外也邀請愛心人士參與義工與捐款行列，更多資訊請參考網站WWW.SIMPLYHELP.ORG 或是來電213-626-7676
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幫幫忙基金會將於八月十一日上午十點至下午兩點協助位於長灘市的柬普寨移民社區聯合組織 (United Cambodian Community)共同舉辦第五屆的夏季街道園遊會 (5th Annual Summer Street Fair)，活動地點沿著長灘市的 Dawson 街，從 Dawson和Anaheim街口 (2201 E Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA90804) 開始。
5th Annual Summer Street Health Fair Distribution
* Time: Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 10am to 2pm
* Place: 2201 E Anaheim St. (corner of Dawson St. & Anaheim St.), Long Beach, CA90804 Location Map
The class promotion 40th was finished already.
New class of 41st started from July 16 th. Kindly inform you about
computer class active as below:
A/ Computer class 40th promotion was finished on 9 th July.
B/ On 10 th -- 13 th July, we begin taking new students application
(register), interview and select suitable students for new class.
C/ On 14 th July 09:00 am Ceremony Graduate Day of 40th promotion and
the new class of 41th promotion opening ceremony.
Teacher Mr. Phuong Sophat introduced active Simply Help in US and in
Cambodia. He informed some of the rule regulation of class.
He mentioned about active students was graduated many promotions
before. After graduated Simply Help allowed them volunteer for
continue to practice. They have occasion continue to practice and they
got lots of experience improve more and more. Most of volunteer were
successful get job with Computer skill graduated from Simply Help.
Then Mr. Vuthi ‘ s speech what is Simply Help Organization and how
precious funds from donor that we should be grateful.
-He encourage student to study hard for get one real skill to improve
to work in the future when finished from Simply Help.
-Simply Help have small budget but can help lots of people have skill.
-Mentioned must consider before believe what is right or wrong, what
is true or not?
-The reason give something free to the poor is not good, some examples
…………… , must remind oneself don’t do what he comment free is
poison try to do free to be positive, useful to us.
-How to concentrate mind to study, how living with happiness:
Education is important included practice Buddhism also. Of course he
mentioned if possible practice meditation mostly lead our mind clear
so we are living to improve.
Then top of three students impression.
1-Mr. Orpov Sovi Vorth, 1996 (number 3) : He was happy that was
graduated from Simply Help org. computer class is the third among top
three students in class. Thank you very much to teachers, volunteers,
donors Simply Help and ADoc, PTC have successful.
2-Mr. Din Sok Reach, 1994 (number 2) : He was happy to study at
Simply Help org., he can practiced directly with computer almost full
time after teacher explain. He studied understood well by teacher
teach on slide screen. He get good result became he tried come to
study never absent. He said thanks so much to Simply Help org. to
teachers, volunteer.
3-Miss Peng Sothea, 1993 (number 1) : Happy to study at Simply Help
computer class, good teacher, new computers. Simply Help give basic of
computer to the students, if no basic computer skill they study at
university not good because university not provide computer to student
practice directly two hours as Simply Help. She appreciated Simply
Help and remind students promotion 41st must try to study hard.
Then end gave some small present to top of three students in class and
show movie for enjoy on Graduation Day.
New class of 41st promotion started 16 July already, I will report
later amount of student register.
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