Bienvenidos a Delmarva

Bienvenidos a Delmarva is an initiative of the Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University.

BEACON’s MissionI. To help fulfill the I. To help fulfill the academicacademic mission of our University and School by mission of our University and School by providing our students, faculty, and staff opportunities for engaging in:providing our students, faculty, and staff opportunities for engaging in:

   a) Applied Business Learning Experiences (ABLE);a) Applied Business Learning Experiences (ABLE); b) Community Based Research;b) Community Based Research; c) Scholarship of Service;c) Scholarship of Service; d) Scholarship of Outreach;d) Scholarship of Outreach; e) Scholarship of Application; and e) Scholarship of Application; and f) Scholarship of Integration.f) Scholarship of Integration.   II. To help fulfill the II. To help fulfill the regional service missionregional service mission of our University and our of our University and our

School by providing business, economic, and community development School by providing business, economic, and community development technology and knowledge transfer services to a variety of entities, technology and knowledge transfer services to a variety of entities, including private businesses, government agencies, non-profit, and including private businesses, government agencies, non-profit, and community organizations.community organizations.

BEACON’s ObjectivesStudent/Faculty Applied Learning: Student/Faculty Applied Learning: BEACON team members, both students and BEACON team members, both students and faculty, will apply concepts taught and learned in the classroom to real-world clients faculty, will apply concepts taught and learned in the classroom to real-world clients and projects.and projects.

  

Regional Outreach: Regional Outreach: BEACON will contribute to the region’s business, economic, and BEACON will contribute to the region’s business, economic, and community development through targeted outreach projects. community development through targeted outreach projects.

  

Technical Assistance to SU: Technical Assistance to SU: BEACON will be a resource to Salisbury University by BEACON will be a resource to Salisbury University by working with peer outreach programs and with University leadership to a) identify working with peer outreach programs and with University leadership to a) identify issues of concern to outreach organizations across campus; b) develop appropriate issues of concern to outreach organizations across campus; b) develop appropriate recommendations.recommendations.

Sustainability: Sustainability: BEACON will be self-sustaining.BEACON will be self-sustaining.

  

Working Environment: Working Environment: BEACON will create a working environment that is BEACON will create a working environment that is professional and customer-oriented, but also flexible and respectful of staff’s family professional and customer-oriented, but also flexible and respectful of staff’s family and other personal needs. BEACON will strive for an internationally diverse team.and other personal needs. BEACON will strive for an internationally diverse team.

WHAT IS BIENVENIDOS?

Bienvenidos a Delmarva is a Network of Over 70 Service Providing Organizations on the Delmarva Peninsula Brought Together by BEACON in Order to be Better Prepared for Meeting the Rapidly Changing Needs of our Immigrant Communities…

WHY A NETWORK?

Rapidly Growing Immigrant Community; Barriers to Services:

Language Culture

Prepare for the growing demand for services: Support and Train Frontline Service

Providers Work in Unison Rather than Separately

WHY A NETWORK?

Avoid Community “Crisis” Georgetown, Delaware Salisbury, Maryland

Build Competencies Explore Opportunities for

Harmony

BACKGROUND

BEACON Initiated Bienvenidos and Hosts Monthly Meetings

BEACON Conducted a Needs Assessment of Service Providers and Helped Bienvenidos Establish FIVE Priority Areas…

FIVE PRIORITY AREAS

EDUCATION LANGUAGE

ESOL FOR IMMIGRANTS SPANISH FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

HEALTH TRANSPORTATION LEGAL

The Bienvenidos MISSION

Facilitate Service Provision to and Communication with the Immigrant Communities on the Delmarva Peninsula by:

MISSION

Enhancing the Quality of Life of our Immigrant Communities;

Creating Mutual Appreciation and Understanding of these Immigrant Communities; and

Collaborating Actively with Agencies and Organizations, to Ensure that the Various Needs of the Immigrant Communities, Including Language, Education, Health, Transportation and Legal, are Met…

Activities

Meet Monthly to: Exchange Information Discuss Problems and Needs Work on Solutions

Raise Awareness Conduct Outreach

CULTURAL COMPETENCY

Training Organizational Assessment and

Planning Community Needs Assessment

“Compartir es Aprender” Mini-Fair

“Compartir es Aprender” Mini-Fair

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