Thank you to BrownWinick Law for supporting EMBARC!
BrownWinick’s Community Engagement Committee recently hosted a cornhole tournament and reception, raising $615 among staff members to donate towards EMBARC. More than 15 teams participated in the bags tournament.
Read MoreCome visit EMBARC and our partners on Friday, June 24 for our next job fair! The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Franklin Cafeteria at 4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA.
Read MoreOur Parent Navigators and families joined EMBARC on a field trip to Get Air Trampoline Park.
Read MoreEvery Wednesday, you can find Deborah Timmons at EMBARC’s Access Center at 4801 Franklin Avenue in Des Moines. Since October 2021, Deb has volunteered at the Access Center to support the refugee and immigrant community.
Read MoreIn honor of Women’s History Month, Iris Tun, a co-founder of EMBARC, shared her story of EMBARC’s founding years, and what community leadership means to her. Iris currently works as a Burma Family Focus Family Advocate and Parent Navigator for EMBARC.
Read MoreMonday night, the Iowa Wolves debuted limited-edition Celebrating Community jerseys, that will be worn for this week's AAPI Celebration Night game. You can take one home - the auction for these jerseys is now LIVE and ends 2/25 at 8 p.m.: bit.ly/35cRyZy
Read MoreEMBARC is honored to join the Iowa Wolves on Wednesday, February 23 for Asian American and Pacific Islander Celebration Night! For every $15 ticket sold at https://bit.ly/EMBARCatIowaWolves, a $5 donation will go directly to support services such as IT Navigator classes, Parent Navigator learning circles, crisis and advocacy support, and more.
Read MoreCentral Iowa resident Sui Par is a mother of three. After moving to Iowa, Sui joined EMBARC’s Community-Based English Classes (CBESL), held in partnership with Lutheran Services of Iowa, and soon connected with other services through Burma Family Focus at EMBARC. Today, Sui is a co-teacher for CBESL, and a mentor/advocate in Burma Family Focus’ IT Navigator and Parent Navigator programs.
Read MoreChild hospitalizations for COVID-19 remain high, leading one metro organization to host their first vaccination clinic that includes kids, while another plans to distribute information differently than before, We Are Iowa Channel 5 reported this week.
This month, a record number of children were hospitalized across the country due to the virus. …
Allison Pleasant, EMBARC's vaccine access program manager, said they have held three vaccination clinics since November and worked to get as many kids vaccinated as possible.
Read MoreMentorship proves crucial in many of our lives. This National Mentoring Month, meet Pray Meh, a RISE AmeriCorps member serving Burma Family Focus at EMBARC.
Pray met her mentor Dr. Patricia Singer through a member support coordinator at RISE AmeriCorps, as part of the program’s guidance for members in Iowa.
Read MoreThe Northwest Area Foundation announced a new grantmaking approach centered on justice and prosperity - and holds up EMBARC’s work as an example of building power locally.
“EMBARC’s constellation of programs — language classes, a multilingual helpline, a legal navigator, youth services, and more — support refuges’ efforts to build more inclusive communities that better meet their needs,” NWAF wrote in their announcement.
Read MoreWe have severe weather forecasts for this afternoon, and some school districts are releasing classes early for safety. Today's wind storm may cause wind speeds of up to 75 miles per hour, which is the same speed as last year's derecho storm in Des Moines. This storm can cause damage. The Burma Family Focus Access Center will be CLOSED today, Wednesday December 15, 2021.
Read MoreToday in the Des Moines Register: Trusting relationships within the refugee and immigrant community opened up vaccine access across Iowa, EMBARC representatives Mu Paw and Lam Bui said.
Read MoreAfter years of hard work, Iowa business owner Min Tun and his family can celebrate two major accomplishments.
Min received the 2021 Outstanding Immigrant Business Award at the Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit, held in Ankeny on Nov. 20. The honor recognizes Min’s determination, charisma and leadership as a local business owner.
Read MoreThis #BlackFriday and #GivingTuesday, join our mission by giving! Your generosity supports essential refugee-led programs and services that expand opportunities for refugees in Iowa.
Donations to EMBARC will support our ongoing advocacy efforts against systemic barriers that hold families back from reaching their full potential as friends, neighbors and community leaders. Your support is a gift to each individual we support.
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Read MoreDid you see us on TV last week? We Are Iowa Channel 5 reporter Khalil Maycock reported on EMBARC and Forward Latino’s efforts to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics to families with children ages 5 years and older.
It’s an important step to raise community awareness of children’s vaccines amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreEvery Friday, a group of refugees and immigrants from Burma gather in Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center’s (EMBARC) Franklin office to practice yoga. EMBARC’s Burma Family Focus team hosts the free yoga classes led by Steffi S. Lee, an EMBARC volunteer and certified yoga instructor.
Read MoreOver seven weeks in June and July of 2021, a group of eight refugee moms met each week at Franklin Junior High School to discuss anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, the brain, domestic violence, and similar topics. Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center’s (EMBARC) mental health support group focused on the importance of mental health and prepared participants to bring mental health information to others in their community.
Read MoreEvery four years, presidential elections dominate the news. But U.S. communities hold elections each year. This November 2, vote for your city council, school board, and municipal (city-level) positions. You can make a huge impact in your community by voting and by telling friends and family about voting.
Read MoreThrough the EMBARC Family Focus team’s intervention, a single father and refugee from Burma has regained stability in his family’s life after a tumultuous year. With no income, high language barriers, and three young kids to feed, Eh Doh Wah’s friend recognized the severity of the situation and connected him with EMBARC for urgent support. Family Advocate Iris Tun and other staff stepped in to help.
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