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• Tickets - 2019 ACS Humanitarian Awards

  • When
    02 May 2019
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Great Room at Historic Savage Mill - 8600 Foundry St, Savage, MD 20763
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    12
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    248 registrants

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  The ACS Humanitarian Awards honors ordinary, yet extraordinary people and groups whose efforts and legacies have transformed Howard County residents’ lives. The 2019 awards will be the 45th year the awards have been presented.
  
  
  

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• Event Sponsor - 2019 ACS Humanitarian Awards

  • When
    02 May 2019
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Great Room at Historic Savage Mill - 8600 Foundry St. Savage MD 20763
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    35 registrants

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  The ACS Humanitarian Awards luncheon honors ordinary, yet extraordinary people and groups whose efforts and legacies have transformed Howard County residents’ lives. The 2019 luncheon will be the 45th year the awards have been presented.
  

  
  

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• 2019 Event Program Advertising - ACS Humanitarian Awards

  • When
    02 May 2019
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    The Great Room at Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry Street, Savage, MD 20763

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  The Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards luncheon honors ordinary, yet extraordinary people and groups whose efforts and legacies have transformed Howard County residents’ lives. The 2019 luncheon will be the 45th year the awards have been presented.

  
  

  
  
  

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• Challenges and Opportunities: Human Service Needs of Asian Americans in Howard County

  • When
    15 May 2019
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    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Training Room, Nonprofit Collaborative, 9770 Patuxent Woods Dr., Columbia, MD 21046
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    39 registrants

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  According to the most recent U.S. census data for Howard County, the Asian population grew from an estimated 19,206 (7.8 percent) in 2000 to 60,318 (18.8 percent) in 2017 — tied with non-Hispanic blacks. 

  Is your agency equipped to meet the needs of this growing demographic?  Have you thought about reaching out and engaging these residents, but don't know how? Are there opportunities for your agency to partner with other social service organizations to better serve this population?

  Come learn about the challenges and opportunities of serving the Asian population in Howard County from a distinguished panel comprised of representatives from the Howard County Chinese School, the League of Korean Americans in Howard County, the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, and the Indian Origin Network of Howard County (IONHoCo).

  Following the presentations attendees will be break into smaller groups to discuss how to overcome barriers and create new and better ways to serve the needs of this community.

  
  

  Presenters:

  Lanlan Xu:  Howard County Chinese School (HCCS)

  Topic: Asian Americans in Howard County: a Demographic Portrait 

  
  

  Jason Zhao: Howard County Chinese School (HCCS)

  Topic: Serving Chinese Americans in Howard County: Different Challenges Facing Different Age Groups

   

  Young Ran Chang(Smith), SuAhe Lee & Jessica Lee: League of Korean Americans in Howard County (LOKA-HC)

  Topic: Serving the Korean American Community: LOKA and its programs

  
  

  Will Lee: Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSCGW)

  Topic: Introducing KCSCGW- Howard County

  
  

  Pravin Ponnuri & Raj Kathuria: Indian Origin Network of Howard County (IONHoCo)

  Topic: Reaching out to the Asian Indian community for public service and their needs

   

  
  

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