Hmong, Mien, Lao Community Action Network - Hmlcan

A free summer youth public speaking and leadership program!

Apply by Monday, June 19 at tinyurl.com/2017SpeakLead

OCA Sacramento is now accepting applications for our annual summer youth Speak & Lead Program, a 6-week public speaking, communication and leadership program created for high school students in the greater Sacramento region to learn how to organize speeches, build public speaking confidence, and develop communication and leadership skills through an interactive class with educational lectures, stimulating exercises, fun activities, and unique guest speakers.

Join us this summer starting June 25th for 6 3-hour sessions to gain a transferable skill and make life-long friends.

Apply by Monday, June 19 at tinyurl.com/2017SpeakLead

Space is limited to 25 students so apply today!

OCA Sacramento is now accepting applications for their Speak & Lead Program. Participants will learn how to create a speech outline, organize your speech ideas, communicate verbally and non-verbally, and prepare your note cards among other communication skills.

The Speak & Lead program is for Asian Pacific Islander high school students (graduating seniors are ok) located in the greater Sacramento region. It's a 6-week public speaking program meeting every Sunday from 9AM-12PM starting July 10th and ending August 14th where the final speech competition will take place for a chance to win some cash! The classes will be held at the Sacramento Sheriff Community Room located at 7000 65th Street, Sacramento, CA 95823. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

If interested, the online application is due by Friday, June 24, 2016 for consideration. The program is limited to 20 students so apply early and have all questions completed thoroughly. The link to the application is http://tinyurl.com/SpeakLead2016. Please refer to the application for more information.

If you know of any high school students who can benefit from this program, please forward this message to them.

Speak & Lead Program Application Form OCA Sacramento is now accepting applications for our Speak & Lead program this summer! Space is limited to 20 students so apply today! ABOUT US OCA Sacramento is an organization of community advocates, one of 100 chapters and college affiliates of OCA National, located in Washington, DC, that strive...

Join us tonight at the Passport to Health &Wellness event from 4-8PM at Elk Grove Park. Bring your family to get health resources!

There will also be great entertainment, food demonstrations, a sports and children's area and free raffle prizes!

Calling all high school and college students!

OCA National will be hosting a FREE 2-day Youth (high school) and College Track on leadership development and community organizing at the OCA National Convention in San Francisco on July 2-3, 2015.

Breakfast and lunch is included in the registration so register today at:

High School Registration: https://ocanational.site-ym.com/?page=YouthTrack

College Track Registration: https://ocanational.site-ym.com/?page=CollegeTrack

Please share and see you all at the OCA National Convention!

Youth Track - OCA National Center Whether students are freshmen or seniors, it's never too early to start thinking about life beyond high school. Community involvement, effective goal setting and finding mentors are important factors to succeeding in life beyond high school. As students prepare for their journeys after high school,…

Asian Pacific Islanders remain one of the most understudied groups in their health status and service use compared to other minority groups.

Come share your story to help us frame our advocacy efforts at the API Women's Health Roundtable tomorrow night from 6-8 p.m. at the Sheriff Central Station community room located at 7000 65th Street.

Please refer to the flyer for contact/additional information. Light snacks will be provided.

HMLCAN Youth Coordinator, Nai Saechao with Congressman Ami Bera and OCA Sacramento Chapter - Asian Pacific American Advocates Board Members at the 2014 OCA Sacramento Dragon Boat Festival.

Enjoyed celebrating the Dragon Boat festival with OCA Sacramento Chapter - Asian Pacific American Advocates and friends last night. The festival is a time to reflect on the importance of loyalty and commitment to the community. I'm thankful to everyone who came and to all of those who help strengthen our community each day.

We hope all of you can join us and support the Iu-Mien Student Conference! There is going to be delicious food and an awesome movie screening. Put it in your calendar and come support this life changing conference for students!

Sacramento's Hmong and Mien parents and students gets engaged in local control funding formula

Sacramento, Feb. 25-- Over 30 Hmong and Mien parents and students were engaged in conversations about Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) during last night's HMLCAN Community Forum at George Sim Community Center.

HMLCAN partnered with Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP), Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), Hmong Women's Heritage Association (HWHA) and Iu-Mien Community Services (IMCS) to create a conversation geared towards the Hmong and Mien community.

Along with HIP's presentation on LCFF, Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) Interim Superintendent Sara Noguchi, Ed.D and Administrator Tu Moua discussed the progress of LCFF within the school district.

Students and former SCUSD students spoke about their molded 12-year old textbooks, unsavory mystery lunches, drastically cut after school programs and the need to re-implement higher education navigators/counselors.

Parents and students broke into groups to discuss and identify key concerns from their school site that they wanted to see more of or changed. Culturally sensitive administrators and teachers and curriculum that reflect the ethnic diversity of the student population were the concerns urged by parents. Individualized support from teachers and tutors, simple school facilities upgrade including desks and computers, and certified instructors who were equipped with skills to work with students were among the top three concerns for the students.

HMLCAN and HIP will compile the responses and send them to SCUSD to be reviewed and considered in the school districts Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) draft to be released mid March.

A final LCAP is due on July 1st to be implemented throughout the school district.

Look for upcoming opportunities to be part of the LCAP process and represent your individual, family or community needs from the school site and district. [NS]

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Photos taken by Sacramento BHC Media Team at the HMLCAN Community Forum on LCFF.

Thanks to all the community organizations including Scc Hope and Asian Resources Inc. (ARI) and Hmong and Mien parents and students who participated in last night's community forum. You're feedback will be reviewed by the Sacramento City Unified School District.

A big thank you to our community partners: Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP), Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), Hmong Women's Heritage Association (HWHA), Iu-Mien Community Services (IMCS) for helping to outreach, plan the group discussions and present on Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

Special thanks to Sacramento City Unified School District for working with HMLCAN on this community forum.

HMLCAN- and other community partners held a community forum last night to educate the Hmong community about the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and how our community can help shape the future of their children's education.

Reminder: Come join us for this very important discussion tomorrow at the George Sim Community Center!

Not sure how you will be impacted by LCFF? What is LCFF? What is the LCAP?

Please come and join the Hmong, Mien, Lao Community Action Network - Hmlcan Hmong Innovating Politics Southeast Asia Resource Action Center Iu-Mien Community Services Hmong Women's Heritage Association as we host a community discussion to learn more about the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). We want to hear from you what you want in the LCAP! We also highly encourage parents to come join us, because your voices are critical!

It is extremely important that our communities become involved and stay engaged in this LCAP process so that the struggles, stories and needs of our students are met. We have to make sure that the increased revenue coming from LCFF, ultimately help our low income and English learner students.

LCFF/LCAP Community Forum
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
6:00 - 8:00 pm
George Sim Community Center (6207 Logan St, Sacramento, CA 95824)

See you all there!

Not sure how you will be impacted by LCFF? What is LCFF? What is the LCAP?

Please come and join the Hmong, Mien, Lao Community Action Network - Hmlcan Hmong Innovating Politics Southeast Asia Resource Action Center Iu-Mien Community Services Hmong Women's Heritage Association as we host a community discussion to learn more about the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). We want to hear from you what you want in the LCAP! We also highly encourage parents to come join us, because your voices are critical!

It is extremely important that our communities become involved and stay engaged in this LCAP process so that the struggles, stories and needs of our students are met. We have to make sure that the increased revenue coming from LCFF, ultimately help our low income and English learner students.

LCFF/LCAP Community Forum
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
6:00 - 8:00 pm
George Sim Community Center (6207 Logan St, Sacramento, CA 95824)

See you all there!