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CONGRATULATIONS! |
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Compensation Analyst Lien Le receives award |
In August, SV FACES' Compensation Analyst Lien Le was recognized for Performance Excellence by the California Victims Compensation Program (CalVCP).
During the last quarter of fiscal year 2011, the CalVCP did a push to assist as many crime victims as possible with financial assistance. Lien ranked 3rd among her peers statewide. Her dedication to helping crime victims receive benefits - such as medical bill reimbursement, income loss compensation, and mental health counseling - during difficult times is truly inspirational.
Our entire Victim Witness Assistance Program staff work incredibly hard to serve victims of crime. Here is what they accomplished from July 1st, 2010 to June 30th 2011:
- Provided services to 9,535 total clients, including 2,002 children
- Assisted nearly 100 elder victims of crime
- Provided 58 presentations to local law enforcement and partner agencies to educate the community about victim witness services
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BULLIED | |
Silicon Valley FACES was honored to co-facilitate a screening of the Southern Poverty Law Center's documentary "Bullied" on September 28th with the Network for a Hate Free Community. The event was sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley and San Jose City Council member Kansen Chu. Facilitators from Project Cornerstone, Outlet, Billy De-Frank Center, Camp Everytown Alumni Association and Silicon Valley FACES worked with small groups to organize some individual and community action items around the epidemic of bullying.
Facts about Bullying:
- 28% of students ages 12 to 18 report that they've endured bullying
- 71% of students report bullying as an on-going problem
- More than 160,000 children in the U.S. miss school every day just to avoid being the victim of bullying
(Sources: National Center for Education Statistics and National Bullying Prevention Center)
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NOT IN OUR TOWN | |
FACES recently joined with the local PBS TV station KQED and the Network for a Hate Free Community to present the documentary "Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness" at MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana) in San Jose. The film examines the aftermath of the beating death of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero, who was killed in 2008 by a group of seven teenage boys near the railroad station in Patchogue, New York, on Long Island. After the film, facilitators processed the messages of the film with community members.
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Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness Trailer |
Not In Our Town (NIOT) has become a national movement that encourages and connects people who are responding to hate and working to build more inclusive communities. Not In Our Town uses the power of media, grassroots events, educational outreach and online activities to help communities talk to and learn from each other. NIOT communities share stories and strategies about how to foster safety, inclusion and acceptance. For more information and the local NIOT movements, please visit www.niot.org. |
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MEET AMANDA LEBLANC FREEMAN -
EDUCATION DIRECTOR |
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Amanda LeBlanc Freeman -
Education Director |
Amanda joined the Silicon Valley FACES team in August as Education Director. She has had 15 years of experience in nonprofit program management in education and advocacy. Amanda has worked with women's issues, child abuse prevention, suicide prevention and homeless issues over her career.
Amanda has a BA Degree in Liberal Studies from California State University, Monterey Bay, graduating with honors in her major. She is a Bay Area native who is proud to be raising two sons in her hometown.
To contact Amanda, call (408) 286-9663 x390 or email afreeman@svfaces.org |
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BUILDING A FUTURE COMMUNITY |
Your generosity has supported the educational programs for which Silicon Valley FACES is known: Camp Everytown, Extremes of Hate: Holocaust Studies & Critical Thinking, Building Connections, The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing, Art and Multimedia Contest, and Common Ground.
These individuals have pledged $5,000 or more over the next five years to help Silicon Valley FACES continue to fulfill it's mission of building an inclusive and caring community, free of bias and bigotry.
Mary Alsheikh
Pat Bresee
Lawrence & Cyndi Chang
Carol Erario
Irwin Federman
Reid & Sharon Gustafson
Dotty & Terry Hayes
John Hopkins
Pete & Geri Patterson Kutras
Charles & Judy Munnerlyn
Len Shustek & Donna Dubinsky
Jerry Strangis
Marcela Yano
These foundations and corporations have donated $10,000 or more in the last year to support our programs.
House Family Foundation
Lockheed Martin Foundation
Los Altos Community Foundation
The James and Becky Morgan Family Foundation
David and Lucille Packard Foundation
San Francisco 49ers' Perry/Yonamine Unity Award
Leo Shortino Family Foundation
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Yahoo! Employees Foundation
For a complete list of our donors, click here. |
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Raise money for FACES at no cost to you! |
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SILICON VALLEY FACES LEADERSHIP | |
Executive Committee
Chair -- Carl E. Cookson
Vice Chair -- Dotty Hayes
Treasurer -- Eric Wang
Secretary -- Joyce Steakley
At Large -- Craig Nordlund
Executive Director -- Pat Mitchell, SFCC
Board of Directors
Rabbi Melanie Aron
Mikael Berner
Hon. Len Edwards
Pam Evans
Dr. Frank Fiscalini
Pam Glover
Dotty Hayes
Bob LoPresto
Lisa McCormack
Deputy Chief Phan Ngo
Maria Olide
Merline Saintil
Marty Schulter
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Building an inclusive and caring community free of bias and bigotry | |
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