SEWA-AIFW 501c3

Serving The Asian Indian DiasporaAnd South Asians since 2004

Program

• Brief overview of initiatives & programs• Senior Issues awareness• Harmonium Performance• Experiences of a volunteer• Bhutanese youth sports initiative• Dance Performance• A note from the Chief Operating Officer

Overview

Need for SEWA-AIFWAAPI – fastest growing Poor Population

Health AwarenessRespect and Support our Seniors

Help curb Domestic Violence issuesAssimilate and Support RefugeesGuidance and Support to Youth

Mission

Serve and promote “Total Family Wellness” for Asian-Indiansin Minnesota by:

• Addressing immediate needs of families in crisis.• Providing outreach services to under-served communities.• Promoting research to determine the services needed and to

build bridges between the government, private foundations, and communities.

• Creating a group of trained volunteers sensitive to the ethnic and cultural needs of the Asian-Indian community.

Initiatives

Crisis Hotline

Health Initiatives

Elder’s Programs

Women’s Programs

Outreach Information &

Education

•Avg 35-50 calls•Servicesa)Translationb)Referrals-Housing-Legal-Public benefits-Court-Emotional

•Monthly Clinic-Blood Pressure-BMI-Diabetes-Flu Shots-Prescreening-Referrals•Annual Health Fair

-Access to Specialists

-EducationHonoring Choices

Monthly lunch events-Education-Socialization-Lectures•House Visits•Quarterly picnics

•Immigration assistance•Support for human trafficking victims •Tobacco prevention campaigns•Smoke free homes campaigns•Free legal clinics•Bhutanese refugee program•Senior Program

• Community Outreach -Quarterly Events

- Education - Socialization - Empowerment• Free Webinars• Domestic Violence Program• Economic

Empowerment

Activities

Free Health clinics

We organize free health clinic which provide consultation and basic checkups free flu shots and for help identifying and supporting any health needs of our community. At following locations:

– Hindu Mandir Maple Grove• Every fourth Sunday at 11:30 am

– Sikh Society of Minnesota Gurudwara Bloomington• Every Third Sunday at 11 am

For Winter Hours: Check our Events Calender.These clinics are staffed by experienced doctors and volunteers from our communitySewa-Aifw is a platform to filter all current Health information through MDH of Minnesota and others.

Activities

Seniors at India Day Fest with volunteers

Activities

Vikalp ka Summan – Honoring ChoicesACP Education Sessions for South Asians in Minneapolis

Sponsored by SEWA - AIFW

Activities

Healing Art

Activities

Crisis hotline(952-912-9100 )

Crisis line is available 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week for the Asian-Indian community.

Confidential services and referrals, which include free or low cost legal support, access to medical care and social services.

Crisis line is Answered by trained, culturally sensitive advocates from the Asian-Indian community.

Activities

Women outreach in cluster Apartments

Activities

Help Organize and support youth sports and cultural activities

Activities

Outreach Information and EducationImmigration assistanceSupport for human trafficking victims Tobacco prevention campaignsSmoke free homes campaignsFree legal clinicsTransportation via SEWA sponsored van

Partnerships SEWA Community Partners

MCBW (Minnesota Collation of Battered Women), Civil Society (Human Trafficking), India Association of Minnesota, Minnesota Asian Pacific Council, Capi, Clearway Minnesota, Hennepin County Multi-Cultural Services The Sikh Society of Minnesota; Hindu Society of Minnesota; The Islamic Center of

Minnesota; Minnesota Vishnu Temple Asian Women United of Minnesota Alexander House U of Minnesota Medical School Fairview Hospital UCare

Sewa-Aifw organized or participated various community outreach and partnership-building events. Through these events, Sewa-Aifw has raised the awareness of community members in the Twin-Cities metropolitan area.

LinksHardships for foreign graduatehttp://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2014/10/27/video-minnesota-foreign-graduate-unfriendly-place

Asian American and Pacific Islander poverty report by CAPACDhttp://nationalcapacd.org/sites/default/files/u12/aapi_poverty_report-web_compressed.pdf

MDH Health Report - Advancing Health Equity in Minnesotahttp://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/healthequity/ahe_leg_report_020414.pdf

Bhutanese Youth Sports and Cultural Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNkxqPTppyMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLGxxW4Z0Mg

Honoring Choices Publicationhttp://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=29ac2be3923dff613187adf8b&id=90cb524668&e=4045bda7cd