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Nutrition Links Adviser, Komal Shah,
adds tomato sauce to "Spanglish" lasagna.
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Latinos growing up in a setting where both English and Spanish are used often develop the habit of combining both languages to create words which have been called "Spanglish". The Penn State Nutrition Links Program partners with ACLAMO Family Centers to carry this idea into food preparation. Many ACLAMO students are excellent cooks in their own right. Penn State instructors build on this skill by showing Family Literacy students how to combine the best of a Latina cook´s home recipes with the best practices for healthy eating. In addition, the Penn State program also provides ACLAMO students with instruction on smart shopping, pregnancy nutrition, infant feeding, meal planning and other valuable topics.
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PARTNERING WITH PECO
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PECO´s Percy Rosales discusses saving energy.
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Part of ACLAMO´s Family Literacy Program includes education on ways to save money through budget planning, wise shopping, and careful use of utilities. PECO has been an invaluable partner in this effort.  In March, a representative from the Smart Ideas ® program returned to ACLAMO to meet with a new class of adult students to discuss wise energy use.
PECO also participates in ACLAMO´s Summer Bridge Program, providing games and activities which teach elementary and middle school Latino students about a wide range of energy issues, ranging from safety to conservation.
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ADELANTE PROGRAM ENTERS THE
SECOND HALF OF SPRING SEMESTER
Bryn Mawr College and ACLAMO continued their partnership in support of the Adelante Program.The junior and senior |
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Adelante students gather on the Bryn Mawr campus.
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high Latino students in this academic (STEM) support program engaged in a variety of activities, including two lessons given by the staff of Fairmount Water Works at its Philadelphia location. Students collected river samples, classified different types of microscopic organisms and learned about the history of the Water Works. |
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Adelante students at the Philadelphia Water Works.
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Part of the Adelante Program is providing support to student families. In this regard, the Adelante program sponsored an information session with the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition.
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IMMIGRATION UPDATE
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HIAS Pennsylvania updates ACLAMO staff members.
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While ACLAMO does not provide in-house legal representation to families with immigration questions, its social workers answer basic questions and refer families to experts in immigration law. Vleidmy Velarde, an accredited immigration specialist with HIAS Pennsylvania ( www.hiaspa.org), comes to ACLAMO´s Norristown location twice a month for individual meetings to provide specific information to families. She also keeps ACLAMO social workers and teachers updated on the latest changes in immigration laws.
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DEPOSITIONS AND DIAPERS
When the Pennsylvania Bar Association named High Swartz LLP to its Honor Roll of Legal Organizations Welcoming Women Professionals, it reflected the experience of High Swartz attorney Melissa Boyd.
"Missy" Boyd came to High Swartz in 2004 after a judicial clerkship in Maryland and the practice of family and personal injury law in Philadelphia. She also brought with her a background of strong family ties and a commitment to working to support families and children as the focus of her legal career. The firm responded by providing flexibility in hours and a willingness to work with Missy as she raised her young family.
The result has been a great success for both the firm and for Attorney Boyd, whose exemplary success in building her practice led to her being named a partner in 2008.
Presently, Missy´s children are 5, 7 and 10 years old. "It feels great to be beyond the diaper stage", Missy remarks with a grin. "But my legal practice will always reflect my commitment to my children and to my husband."
"We are very appreciative to Missy for her excellent support of ACLAMO," affirms Executive Director Juan Guerra. "She has helped to spread the word of the importance of our programs throughout the Montgomery County legal community and beyond. We are grateful that Missy includes ACLAMO, along with her legal career and her family, as one of her priorities."
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ACLAMO Family Centers celebrates its 37th year of providing Latino and low income residents of Montgomery County and surrounding areas with improved access and programs in education, health and social services to foster academic excellence, self-sufficiency and economic success.
ACLAMO stands for Accíon Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County, or Latin American Community Action of Montgomery County. ACLAMO is derived from the Spanish word aclamar, which means "to acclaim."
ACLAMO Family Centers ACLAMO Family Centers
512 W. Marshall Street 515 Walnut Street
Norristown, PA 19401 Pottstown, PA 19464
610-277-2570 610-970-2134
aclamo.org
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