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WEM Hosts One-Day Seminar: "Reaching Out To and Serving Latinos" January 13, 2009 - Tuesday - 9:00 - 4:00  West End Ministries is thrilled to host a one-day seminar on reaching out to and serving the Latino community in and around High Point. Covering a variety of cross-cultural issues, the seminar will be particularly valuable to social workers, health care providers,law enforcement personnel, and others in the helping professions.
The presenter for this highly informative program will be the Rev. Mark Sills, founder and executive director of FaithAction International House in Greensboro, and a certified consultant with the National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Rev. Sills excells in workshops aimed at healing racism and improving cross-cultural communication skills, and is the author of Hispanics in North Carolina: An Introduction to Your New Neighbors. Over 220 people have recently received this training. Some of their comments included: "Excellent workshop. Should be required for all service providers." And "Awesome training - I learned so much! This is thee best training I've been to in a long time. The information was helpful and practical." This event is free, but space is limited, so don't delay! To register, simply click here:
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Mailing Address P.O. Box 2163 High Point, NC 27261 |
The seminar content, which will include immigration causes and consequences, barriers to communication, Title VI, and other issues, has been prepared by a team of Latino leaders with extensive experience in managing human service organizations serving the Latino community in North Carolina.