HRC Classes & Programs
Refugee Community Partnership (RCP)
A grassroots committee established to understand the needs, demands, cultures and living conditions of neighboring refugees. We hope to continue our groundwork effort where we built partnership with legal services, businesses, various UNC student organizations (Adovcates for Human Rights, UNC Student Action with Workers, UNC School of Medicine's Refugee Health Initiative) and above all, the refugee communities of our county to effectively give voice to this highly marginalized part of our community. Please visit our page to learn about our accomplishments, goals and resources.
Update: RCP is looking for committee leaders for the academic year of '12-'13. Please follow this link to learn of ways you can help refugees in Orange County!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dEw3M2ZjQ3I2a3JKdlVfVW5ZeHdSc3c6MQ#gid=0
Contact: Asif Khan
Update: RCP is looking for committee leaders for the academic year of '12-'13. Please follow this link to learn of ways you can help refugees in Orange County!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dEw3M2ZjQ3I2a3JKdlVfVW5ZeHdSc3c6MQ#gid=0
Contact: Asif Khan
Beto's Computer Classes
Informal evening gatherings to improve computer literacy skills and maintain the HRC's computer lab.
Contact: Alberto de la Torre Rodriguez, 919-943-7046
Contact: Alberto de la Torre Rodriguez, 919-943-7046
Health Committee
The health committee involves planning large health fairs and activities aimed at addressing community health needs by providing health services and spreading information about mental and physical wellness. Other health projects include the organization of youth programs to encourage young students to enter into medical professions, participation in community partnerships to help end health disparities, and networking with local and state health organizations to provide health services for low-income community members.
Gardening
Started by local UNC students, the goal of the HRC's Community Garden is to motivate children and adults to work hand in hand to improve their own health and knowledge of agriculture and cultivation. Now is the time to start preping this year's garden*; Any ideas on what YOU want to see planted, let us know. Volunteers and donations are welcome, feel free to contact Beth: ebronson@email.unc.edu or contact@humanrightscities.org
*Community Yard Days ahead. Check the HRC google calender for future dates!
*Community Yard Days ahead. Check the HRC google calender for future dates!
After-School Tutoring Program
In collaboration with Mary Scroggs Elementary School, this program is an after-school learning center for students who wish to receive assistance with their homework and class projects. Moreover, through this program, the HRC also promotes the learning of computer and social skills through educational games conducted by local school teachers and many enthusiastic and eager student volunteers from the University of North Carolina.
Farmer FoodShare
A non-profit organization that works with local farmers and local residents to provide fresh, locally grown food from surrounding areas to those who are food insecure in Orange County, including residents of Abbey Court. Their goal is to combat food insecurity while supporting farmer livelihoods by raising awareness, funds, and fresh produce to create a sustainable local food economy. Food is brought from the Farmers’ Market to the HRC on Saturdays. We start this process at 11:50am.
Saludamos
A program sponsored by the Sustain Foundation, which provides weekly instruction at the HRC in cooking nutritious meals, and, yes, yoga.
Linking Immigrants to New Communities (LINC)
A UNC Campus Y student organization that works to help ease the transition of recent immigrants to North Carolina and the United States through student interaction and raising awareness in the community. LINC provides English Classes at the Human Rights Center, as well as classes that are more focused on conversation practice. LINC also connects UNC students with the immigrant community of Chapel hill and Carrboro to foster communication and building bridges of understanding. The amount of volunteers and community members
involved in LINC has expanded greatly due to the large need in the community and interests of UNC students to step outside UNC and work with the community (not for the community).
involved in LINC has expanded greatly due to the large need in the community and interests of UNC students to step outside UNC and work with the community (not for the community).
The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)
A non-profit organization developed by a group of devoted UNC students and community members seeking to alleviate local poverty by offering savings opportunities, micro-loans, financial education, and assertive support to individuals who are underemployed and unemployed. By creating better opportunities for employment, self-employment, and housing, CEF motivates participants to build personal assets, gain higher income, engage in a healthy community, and sustain transitions out of poverty.
Technology Without Borders
A UNC Campus Y student organization committed to bridging the digital divide in all its forms. We work with local marginalized populations to provide them with digital literacy, training, and access to computers and the Internet at a free or reduced rate. We are currently expanding the reach of our community based wireless networks beyond Abbey Court to other apartment communities in the area. We work with a wide variety of populations, however, our target populations are low-income families, youth, and the homeless.
