name: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (Catholic Charities/United Way) - 2010 Oil Spill -> Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (Catholic Charities/United Way) - 2010 Oil Spill

notes: ASSISTANCE from Catholic Charities of New Orleans CCANO is currently providing services at the following locations: - St. Bernard Parish – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Plaquemines Parish – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache and St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Orleans Parish – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East; we also have a liaison at the BP Claims Center in New Orleans East - Jefferson Parish – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte Addresses: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation 4626 Alcee Fortier Blvd. in New Orleans East St. Anthony Catholic Church 2653 Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte St. Bernard Catholic Church 2805 Bayou Road in St. Bernard St. Patrick Catholic Church 28698 Highway 23 in Port Sulphur St. Thomas Catholic Church 17605 Highway 15 in Pointe A la Hache CCANO is distributing food vouchers to residents in need on the following days… - Mondays – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte - Tuesdays – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Wednesdays – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache - Thursdays – St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Daily – currently – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East On the days when food vouchers are not distributed, CCANO will provide case management services and limited financial assistance with utility bills, rent, mortgages, medical expenses, and similar expenses. At all centers, CCANO will help residents locate the nearest Second Harvest Member Agency food pantry so that they can get supplemental food. CCANO will provide crisis counseling to those needing this service. On some days, CCANO will also be able to provide boxes or bags of food or other items such as baby formula, diapers, and baby wipes. -------------------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our major accomplishments to date include: * Providing emergency relief assistance to over 3,000 Vietnamese American residents; * Developing a trailer site that provided 199 trailer homes to hundreds of returnees; * Engaging nearly 1,000 community members in identifying community needs and articulating priorities for neighborhood rebuilding process; * Offering culturally competent case management services to over 1,200 community members; * Secured $12.5mm State Tax Credits to develop 84-units of affordable senior housing; completed feasibility analysis for a 300-unit senior housing project; * Hosting and organizing small business loan fair with five lenders present and over 35 small businesses in attendance; * Assisting Village de l’Est business owners to secure over $2M in capital to rebuild or expand their businesses; * Gaining support and endorsements from over 50 local and national groups to form a long-term debris management and recycling plan; * Organizing over 500 Vietnamese American residents to stop the Chef Menteur landfill located near the community; * Mobilizing over 500 community members to participate in the Unified New Orleans Planning process. At each of the UNOP meetings, language translations and interpretations were organized by MQVN CDC staff. Participation in these citywide meetings resulted in the community being chosen as one of the target zones for recovery by the City of New Orleans; * Collaborating with Children’s Hospital and Tulane Medical School to start two bridge health clinic in New Orleans East; and * Approved for a Charter to open an Intercultural Charter School in the community. -> ASSISTANCE from Catholic Charities of New Orleans CCANO is currently providing services at the following locations: - St. Bernard Parish – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Plaquemines Parish – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache and St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Orleans Parish – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East; we also have a liaison at the BP Claims Center in New Orleans East - Jefferson Parish – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte Addresses: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation 4626 Alcee Fortier Blvd. in New Orleans East St. Anthony Catholic Church 2653 Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte St. Bernard Catholic Church 2805 Bayou Road in St. Bernard St. Patrick Catholic Church 28698 Highway 23 in Port Sulphur St. Thomas Catholic Church 17605 Highway 15 in Pointe A la Hache CCANO is distributing food vouchers to residents in need on the following days… - Mondays – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte - Tuesdays – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Wednesdays – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache - Thursdays – St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Daily – currently – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East On the days when food vouchers are not distributed, CCANO will provide case management services and limited financial assistance with utility bills, rent, mortgages, medical expenses, and similar expenses. At all centers, CCANO will help residents locate the nearest Second Harvest Member Agency food pantry so that they can get supplemental food. CCANO will provide crisis counseling to those needing this service. On some days, CCANO will also be able to provide boxes or bags of food or other items such as baby formula, diapers, and baby wipes. -------------------------------------- Vietnamese Americans Speak About BP Oil Spill Disaster June 12, 2010 WHAT: Regional Gulf Coast Press Conference by Vietnamese Americans to Speak on the BP Oil Spill Disaster WHO: Vietnamese American fishing communities in MS, AL and LA WHERE: Lighthouse Fishing Dock, 586 Bayview Ave. Biloxi, Mississippi 39530 WHEN: Tuesday, June 15, 10 AM Regional Gulf Coast Press Conference by Vietnamese Americans to Speak on the BP Oil Spill Disaster Biloxi, MS—Vietnamese-American communities across the Gulf Coast will host a press conference to demonstrate the regional impact the BP Oil Disaster has on livelihoods, the family and the community. The regional group challenges community leaders, BP, state and federal governments to urgent and collaborative action. We are raising these issues in the hopes that President Obama hears our pressing needs as he tours Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for the first time after the Oil Spill Disaster. Today, one third of all commercial seafood workers in the Gulf Coast are Vietnamese American. In the Gulf, at least 80% of the Southeast Asian community depends on the seafood industry. Most can no longer work due to current Federal water closures. For nearly 30 years, Gulf Coast Vietnamese Americans have thrived as commercial fishermen harvesting shrimp, crabs and oysters and processing seafood. The fishing industry was a natural appeal for many Vietnamese refugees arriving in the US in the mid 1970s since these jobs did not require English proficiency. It also became a pathway to realize the American dream by becoming successful entrepreneurs of the sea. Now, the entire seafood industry and this American dream is ruined indefinitely. Gulf Coast Vietnamese Americans propose the following solutions: 1) long-term jobs created to replace destroyed livelihoods (2) BP and government agencies communicate information on the oil spill clearly to the community (3) financial institutions grant fisherfolk loan deferments and cancel interest rates (4) immediate and temporary provision of financial assistance (5) comprehensive and full healthcare coverage resulting from the oil spill clean up work (6) establish legal protection for fisherfolk from lawyers who are preying on them to profit off of vulnerable populations “I can’t work anymore,” said Tony Quang Nguyen, a commercial shrimper in Mississippi for 30 years. “I don’t know English, so the information being given us isn’t clear. I have no way of checking to see if BP will really follow through or not.” The conference is organized by the South Bay Alliance of Alabama, Mississippi Coalition for Vietnamese American Fisherfolk and Families, the Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation and Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans. WHAT: Vietnamese Americans speak about BP Oil Spill Disaster WHO: Vietnamese American fishing communities in MS, AL and LA WHERE: Lighthouse Fishing Dock, 586 Bayview Ave. Biloxi, Mississippi 39530 WHEN: Tuesday, June 15, 10 AM -------------------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our major accomplishments to date include: * Providing emergency relief assistance to over 3,000 Vietnamese American residents; * Developing a trailer site that provided 199 trailer homes to hundreds of returnees; * Engaging nearly 1,000 community members in identifying community needs and articulating priorities for neighborhood rebuilding process; * Offering culturally competent case management services to over 1,200 community members; * Secured $12.5mm State Tax Credits to develop 84-units of affordable senior housing; completed feasibility analysis for a 300-unit senior housing project; * Hosting and organizing small business loan fair with five lenders present and over 35 small businesses in attendance; * Assisting Village de l’Est business owners to secure over $2M in capital to rebuild or expand their businesses; * Gaining support and endorsements from over 50 local and national groups to form a long-term debris management and recycling plan; * Organizing over 500 Vietnamese American residents to stop the Chef Menteur landfill located near the community; * Mobilizing over 500 community members to participate in the Unified New Orleans Planning process. At each of the UNOP meetings, language translations and interpretations were organized by MQVN CDC staff. Participation in these citywide meetings resulted in the community being chosen as one of the target zones for recovery by the City of New Orleans; * Collaborating with Children’s Hospital and Tulane Medical School to start two bridge health clinic in New Orleans East; and * Approved for a Charter to open an Intercultural Charter School in the community.
mission: MQVN CDC History In December 2005, MQVN CDC along with community leaders from the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church launched the one of the first neighborhood planning process in the City of New Orleans involving extensive survey collection, targeted focus groups, one-on-ones, community wide meetings and a major design charrette to develop vision and concepts for community redevelopment. The findings and priorities identified by community members gave MQVN CDC a series of recommendation to formulate its mission, key strategies and program priorities. MQVN CDC Vision MQVN CDC will be a credible advocate of equality for all residents in the Greater New Orleans area who desire self-determination, sustainability, harmony and accessibility to rights and services. We aim to foster quality community development, resiliency and celebration of cultures. MQVN CDC Mission MQVN CDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting our unique diversity and improving the quality of life of residents in the Greater New Orleans area, beginning in New Orleans East. Together with community partners, our work encompasses health care, environmental and agricultural concerns, education, housing, social services, economic development and culture and the arts. -> MQVN CDC History In December 2005, MQVN CDC along with community leaders from the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church launched the one of the first neighborhood planning process in the City of New Orleans involving extensive survey collection, targeted focus groups, one-on-ones, community wide meetings and a major design charrette to develop vision and concepts for community redevelopment. The findings and priorities identified by community members gave MQVN CDC a series of recommendation to formulate its mission, key strategies and program priorities. MQVN CDC Vision MQVN CDC will be a credible advocate of equality for all residents in the Greater New Orleans area who desire self-determination, sustainability, harmony and accessibility to rights and services. We aim to foster quality community development, resiliency and celebration of cultures. MQVN CDC Mission MQVN CDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting our unique diversity and improving the quality of life of residents in the Greater New Orleans area, beginning in New Orleans East. Together with community partners, our work encompasses health care, environmental and agricultural concerns, education, housing, social services, economic development and culture and the arts.

notes: ASSISTANCE from Catholic Charities of New Orleans CCANO is currently providing services at the following locations: - St. Bernard Parish – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Plaquemines Parish – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache and St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Orleans Parish – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East; we also have a liaison at the BP Claims Center in New Orleans East - Jefferson Parish – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte Addresses: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation 4626 Alcee Fortier Blvd. in New Orleans East St. Anthony Catholic Church 2653 Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte St. Bernard Catholic Church 2805 Bayou Road in St. Bernard St. Patrick Catholic Church 28698 Highway 23 in Port Sulphur St. Thomas Catholic Church 17605 Highway 15 in Pointe A la Hache CCANO is distributing food vouchers to residents in need on the following days… - Mondays – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte - Tuesdays – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Wednesdays – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache - Thursdays – St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Daily – currently – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East On the days when food vouchers are not distributed, CCANO will provide case management services and limited financial assistance with utility bills, rent, mortgages, medical expenses, and similar expenses. At all centers, CCANO will help residents locate the nearest Second Harvest Member Agency food pantry so that they can get supplemental food. CCANO will provide crisis counseling to those needing this service. On some days, CCANO will also be able to provide boxes or bags of food or other items such as baby formula, diapers, and baby wipes. -> ASSISTANCE from Catholic Charities of New Orleans CCANO is currently providing services at the following locations: - St. Bernard Parish – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Plaquemines Parish – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache and St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Orleans Parish – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East; we also have a liaison at the BP Claims Center in New Orleans East - Jefferson Parish – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte Addresses: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation 4626 Alcee Fortier Blvd. in New Orleans East St. Anthony Catholic Church 2653 Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte St. Bernard Catholic Church 2805 Bayou Road in St. Bernard St. Patrick Catholic Church 28698 Highway 23 in Port Sulphur St. Thomas Catholic Church 17605 Highway 15 in Pointe A la Hache CCANO is distributing food vouchers to residents in need on the following days… - Mondays – St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte - Tuesdays – St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard - Wednesdays – St. Thomas Catholic Church in Pointe A la Hache - Thursdays – St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur - Daily – currently – Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans East On the days when food vouchers are not distributed, CCANO will provide case management services and limited financial assistance with utility bills, rent, mortgages, medical expenses, and similar expenses. At all centers, CCANO will help residents locate the nearest Second Harvest Member Agency food pantry so that they can get supplemental food. CCANO will provide crisis counseling to those needing this service. On some days, CCANO will also be able to provide boxes or bags of food or other items such as baby formula, diapers, and baby wipes. -------------------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our major accomplishments to date include: * Providing emergency relief assistance to over 3,000 Vietnamese American residents; * Developing a trailer site that provided 199 trailer homes to hundreds of returnees; * Engaging nearly 1,000 community members in identifying community needs and articulating priorities for neighborhood rebuilding process; * Offering culturally competent case management services to over 1,200 community members; * Secured $12.5mm State Tax Credits to develop 84-units of affordable senior housing; completed feasibility analysis for a 300-unit senior housing project; * Hosting and organizing small business loan fair with five lenders present and over 35 small businesses in attendance; * Assisting Village de l’Est business owners to secure over $2M in capital to rebuild or expand their businesses; * Gaining support and endorsements from over 50 local and national groups to form a long-term debris management and recycling plan; * Organizing over 500 Vietnamese American residents to stop the Chef Menteur landfill located near the community; * Mobilizing over 500 community members to participate in the Unified New Orleans Planning process. At each of the UNOP meetings, language translations and interpretations were organized by MQVN CDC staff. Participation in these citywide meetings resulted in the community being chosen as one of the target zones for recovery by the City of New Orleans; * Collaborating with Children’s Hospital and Tulane Medical School to start two bridge health clinic in New Orleans East; and * Approved for a Charter to open an Intercultural Charter School in the community.
mission: MQVN CDC History In December 2005, MQVN CDC along with community leaders from the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church launched the one of the first neighborhood planning process in the City of New Orleans involving extensive survey collection, targeted focus groups, one-on-ones, community wide meetings and a major design charrette to develop vision and concepts for community redevelopment. The findings and priorities identified by community members gave MQVN CDC a series of recommendation to formulate its mission, key strategies and program priorities. MQVN CDC Vision MQVN CDC will be a credible advocate of equality for all residents in the Greater New Orleans area who desire self-determination, sustainability, harmony and accessibility to rights and services. We aim to foster quality community development, resiliency and celebration of cultures. MQVN CDC Mission MQVN CDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting our unique diversity and improving the quality of life of residents in the Greater New Orleans area, beginning in New Orleans East. Together with community partners, our work encompasses health care, environmental and agricultural concerns, education, housing, social services, economic development and culture and the arts. -> MQVN CDC History In December 2005, MQVN CDC along with community leaders from the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church launched the one of the first neighborhood planning process in the City of New Orleans involving extensive survey collection, targeted focus groups, one-on-ones, community wide meetings and a major design charrette to develop vision and concepts for community redevelopment. The findings and priorities identified by community members gave MQVN CDC a series of recommendation to formulate its mission, key strategies and program priorities. MQVN CDC Vision MQVN CDC will be a credible advocate of equality for all residents in the Greater New Orleans area who desire self-determination, sustainability, harmony and accessibility to rights and services. We aim to foster quality community development, resiliency and celebration of cultures. MQVN CDC Mission MQVN CDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting our unique diversity and improving the quality of life of residents in the Greater New Orleans area, beginning in New Orleans East. Together with community partners, our work encompasses health care, environmental and agricultural concerns, education, housing, social services, economic development and culture and the arts.