Community Based Learning

Community Partners

 

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  * New this semester *

Christie Clinic

www.christieclinic.com

 

The OB/GYN department at Christie Clinic serves many Spanish-speaking patients. Spanish CBL students can help doctors and staff better communicate with these patients to enhance their quality of care.

 

* Special requirement *

Two students can work at this site. Because this will be a pilot semester, these students must be willing to work closely with the Christie Clinic staff and the Director of Spanish & Illinois (Prof. Ann Abbott) to refine the organization of this partnership and document their work in order to facilitate the work of future students at the Clinic. When you submit your schedule request to spanish-illinois@uiuc.edu, you must do the following:

  • explain in one paragraph why you want to work here and are qualified to do so
  • submit your schedule request with all the times you are available to work at that clinic (not just two hours)
  • submit an alternate request for another community partner in case you are not assigned to work at Christie Clinic

 

101 W. Univeristy Avenue   §  Champaign , IL 61820

 

                        Linda Sanstrom, Team Leader/Recept., OB/GYN                                    

                        217.366.8792    

                        lsanstrom@christieclinic.com

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Boy Scouts at Shadowwood

 

Shadowwood has many Hispanic residents.  Our volunteers interact with the Spanish-speaking boys as they engage in homework, fun activities, educational activities and field trips.  Community leaders and people from the university are engaged in ongoing efforts to offer youth and community activities at the community information center and at nearby Human Kinetics.  Both male and female students may participate.

 

1600 N. Market Street  §  Champaign, IL 61821

 

                        Obdulio Fonseca                                   

                        217.351.0662    

                        cuoc@eiu.edu

 

(From the Foreign Language Building on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada.  Make a left onto Goodwin.  Turn left onto Green Street.  Take Green Street to Neil Street and turn right.  Turn right onto Bradley and then Left onto Market Street.  Shadowwood is on the right side of the street.)

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East Central Illinois Refugee

Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC)

www.ecirmac.org

 

They provide a wide variety of social services to hundreds of Latina/o and Spanish-speaking immigrants to the Champaign-Urbana area. 

 

302 Birch St.  §  Urbana, IL 61801

 

Guadalupe Abreu                                  Deborah Hlavna 

                        Counselor                                            Co-Direcor

                        217.344.8455                                       217.344.8455

 

(Travel East on Green St. into Urbana.  Make a right onto Birch St.  The Center is in the Unitarian Church on the corner of Green and Birch.  Use the black door on the Birch St. side of the church.)

 

The students from the Fall 2006 semester have these recommendations for future students who work at ECIRMAC:

§ Es imprescindible que tengas buenas modales y buen trato con la gente.

§ Es recomendable que puedas entender bien cuando alguien habla en español.

§ No es imprescindible que sepas de las leyes para los inmigrantes.

§ Es importante que sepas que vas a ver y escuchar a inmigrantes que no son hispanohablantes, sino que usan otras lenguas.

§ Es imprescindible que los estudiantes sepan que no van a hablar en

español todo el tiempo.

§ Es importante que mantengas una distancia emocional profesional.

§ Es importante que entiendas que el número de clientes es variable, según la hora y el día.

§ Es recomendable que sepas prestar atención cuando te hablan.

§ Es imprescindible que no tengas miedo de preguntar (por ejemplo para información importante como formas de ciudadanía).

§ Es recomendable que seas responsable, que escuches bien, y que conozcas los números en español.

§ Es imprescindible que entiendas que es difícil al principio (te va a costar), pero vas a superarlo.

§ Es imprescindible que sepas trabajar y comunicarte con otras personas.

§ Es recomendable que tengas interés en el mundo (diferentes culturas) y que tengas la mente abierta.

§ NO es imprescindible que hables español perfectamente. Es un proceso continuo y vas a aprender y cometer errores, pero es una parte del proceso.

§ NO es imprescindible que tengas experiencia con este tipo de trabajo –se aprende como hacer todo rápidamente.

§ Es normal que sientas miedo.

§ Es recomendable que los estudiantes escuchen bien en el teléfono y se sientan cómodos hablando por teléfono (¡pero esto se aprende!).

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Booker T. Washington Elementary School

http://www.prairienet.org/btw-school/homepage.html

 

Washington is a very diverse elementary school with a strong ESL program and goals for integration of Spanish-speaking children into English-speaking classrooms.

 

606 E. Grove St.  §  Champaign, IL 61820

 

                        Sherry Alimi                                         Julie Healy                            

                        Principal                                               Student Services Coordinator

                        217.351.3901                                        217.351.3901

                        alimish@champaignschools.org              healyju@champaignschools.org

 

(From the Foreign Language Building on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada.  Make a left onto Goodwin.  Take Goodwin North and make a left onto University Ave.  Turn right onto Wright Street.  Make a left onto Grove Street.  The School is located on the right of the street.)

 

  School calendar and weather/emergency information.

Dicen los estudiantes:

§ Es imprescindible que los estudiantes sepan que no van a hablar en

español todo el tiempo.

§ Es recomendable que tengan experiencia con los niños.

§ Es importante que sepan que todas las clases en BTW son distintas.

§ Es recomendable (pero no imprescindible) que hayas tenido experiencia en trabajar con niños

§ Es necesario que tengas un sentido de humor y un escudo mental contra "spitballs" y gritos de tono alto... pero en serio, es muy divertido.

§ Es imprescindible que tengas paciencia con los niños.

§ Tienes que ser responsable y llegar a la escuela a tiempo.

§ Es necesario que sepas las reglas de la escuela.

§ Es recomendable que sepas qué hacer si hay una emergencia.

§ Es necesario que tengas respeto por las diferencias de los niños.

§ Es recomendable que tengas metas específicas que quieres realizar en BTW.

 

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Booker T. Washington After School Library Program

http://ilabs.inquiry.uiuc.edu/ilab/btwalp

 

The parents in Shadowwood expressed the need for after-school programming for their youth, and Prof. Ann Bishop from UIUC responded by founding this program. It takes place from 3-5 pm at BTW, and our students work as tutors who develop close relationshbips with BTW students, helping with homework, reading, and enrichment activities that emphasize family strengths, stories, and digital media.

 

606 E. Grove St .  §  Champaign , IL 61820

 

* Ms. Laura Lowe * Volunteer Recruiting & Communications * llowe@uiuc.edu * lauralowe826@gmail.com *                                       

* Ms. Alison Bolla *alison.bolla@gmail.com*

* Ms. Michelle Santiago * Family Liaison *

    

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Champaign Central High School

http://www.gomaroons.com/

 

Central High School has a large population of Spanish-speaking students and a significant ESL program.  Many of the students are enrolled in classes taught in English and spend some time in the ESL classrooms during the day.

 

601 W. University Ave.  §  Champaign, IL 61820

 

                        Marlene Citraro                                     Laura Zick-Bottorff

                        ESL Teacher                                        ESL Teacher

                        217.351.3911                                       217.351.3911

                        citrarma@champaignschools.org            zickla@champaignschools.org

 

(From the Foreign Language Building on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada.  Make a left onto Goodwin.  Turn left onto Green Street.  Take Green Street to Prospect and turn right.  Make a right onto University Avenue.  Central High School will be on the left side of the street.)

 

  School calendar and weather/emergency information.

 

Dicen los estudiantes:

§ Es recomendable que tengas un coche porque vas a necesitar trabajar fuera del campus.

§ No es importante sí no tienes confianza cuando hablas español porque puedes practicar, y a los estudiantes les gustan enseñarte nuevas palabras

§ Es imprescindible que enfoques en un aspecto de la educación para ayudar los estudiantes porque no puedes ayudarlos en todo.

§ Es recomendable que traigas un diccionario.

§ Es imprescindible que tengan paciencia y tengan la habilidad de trabajar con otros y con compasión.

§ Es recomendable que sepas algo de las matemáticas.

§ Es importante que respetes la cultura hispana.

§ No es imprescindible que hables español perfectamente bien.

§ Es imprescindible que te guste comunicarse con otras personas.

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Child Care Resource Service

www.ag.uiuc.edu/CCRSCare

 

Child Care Resource Services (CCRS) helps parents find child care for their children and also helps those low-income parents pay for child care while they are working or taking classes. Students will assist with Spanish-speaking clients who enter the office and other surveys/tasks related to helping the Latino clients in CCRS. Children visit the office, but no direct work with children will be guaranteed (more of an office-type job).

OJO:

  • CCRS is not a day-care center nor a pre-school. CCRS does work directly with children, but in a limited fashion.

  • Having a flexible schedule can greatly impact your experiences with CCRS. You can choose to work in the office each week and work on very valuable projects that enhance your skill sets. Or, with a flexible schedule you can have more varied, interesting, and personal experiences the student can have. Furthermore, t he more flexible you are with your schedule, the more opportunities you will have to work directly with Spanish-speaking clients. Many outreach events involving Latino communities take place on the weekends. Ask Dr. Garnier for a schedule of events and work them into your calendar. Just be sure that you work 28 hours during the semester.

  • CCRS is active in the social services community; they would very much like students to participate in at least one community event during their CBL work. Some of these events involve direct interaction with Spanish-speaking clients.
  • TASK LIST: *assist Spanish-speaking clients as they enter office or phone in
    *read over/edit CCRS Spanish-version of website to learn more about what CCRS does
    *translate documents as needed
    *e-mail from staff list to see if they have any documents, messages, etc. to be translated
    *record data/results from Spanish survey
    *investigate further tasks to help our Spanish speaking clients
    *read Spanish documents/brochures to gain knowledge of child-care vocabulary
    *try to set up a date to join Kathy or meet her on a stop with the Quality Counts van
    --the Quality Counts van is a library of books, games, toys, etc. that child care providers can borrow for a period of time and then the van comes again to exchange/pick up/drop off new materials (a chance for students to see child care in action, possible interaction with children for a short period of time)
    **times will vary—usually an all day trip, but can meet at certain locations
    *attend a Latino Partnership meeting with Philip and Milagros (2nd Thursday 3:30-4:30)
    *attend Community Forum meetings (1st Wednesday –evening)
    --Have Background Check to interact with the children that come with their parents to the meetings (more of a one-on-one experience with children)
    *speak with Milagros or Diana and find out more about their life/job/etc.

 314 Bevier Hall  §  905 S. Goodwin  §  Urbana , IL 61801

 

                        Dr. Philip Garnier                                    

                        CCRS Specialist                                   

                        217.244.7091                                        

                        pgarnier@uiuc.edu                                         

 

(From the Foreign Language Building on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada.  Make a right onto Goodwin.  Bevier is on the Southwest corner of Gregory and Goodwin.)

 

Dicen los estudiantes:

§ Es imprescindible que sepan como leer y escribir bastante en español y también como traducir. Otra cosa que es imprescindible es que el estudiante tenga una ética firme para trabajar, porque muchas veces es muy fácil decidir que el trabajo es pesado y no hacerlo.

§ Es recomendable que el estudiante sea una persona extrovertida, flexible, y tenga un sentido del humor. Son importantes porque mucho del trabajo es trabajar delante de una computadora, lo que puede ser muy aburrido y es recomendable que el estudiante pueda hablar con los otros trabajadores de la oficina.

§ No es importante que el estudiante hable en español con mucha fluidez.  Hay dos personas en la oficina que hablan español, así que ellas hablan por teléfono y con clientes muchas veces cuando es necesario.

§ Es bueno que  te interesen los servicios y recursos humanos.

§ Es aconsejable que seas capaz de trabajar tanto en equipo, como solo.

 

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Champaign County Health Care Consumers

http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/

 

Champaign County Health Care Consumers is a citizen action organization, founded on the premise of participatory democracy and the belief that meaningful reforms in the health care system will come only with the active involvement of consumers.  From its inception, CCHCC has organized to increase the influence of consumers who have traditionally been excluded from the health care decision making process. They carry out their mission through consumer education, advocacy, and community organizing.

 

44 E. Main Street   §  Suite #208   §  Champaign , IL 61820

 

Ms. Megan McClaire, Hotline Coordinator

(217) 352-6533 ext. 19

megan@healthcareconsumers.org
         

  Students who have worked at CCHCC have this advice:

§ Es imprescindible que los estudiantes sepan que van a tener desafíos, y que sepan que no van a saber todas las respuestas o toda la información.

§ No es importante que sepan cosas del sistema medico. Lo aprenderán.

 

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Habitat for Humanity

http://www.prairienet.org/habitat/HabitatparaHumanidadINICIO.html

 

Habitat for Humanity is a well-known national non-profit. For the first time this semester, two students may work at the Champaign branch, doing a variety of jobs in the store (Restore), creating materials in Spanish for the organizaiton and doing community outreach.

 

119 E. University Avenue   §   Champaign , IL 61820

 

                       Ms. Alejandra Seufferheld                                                                         

                       217.377.3059                                       

                       seffrhld@uiuc.edu

 

Store hours are Tuesdays -Saturdays 10-5 and Sundays 1-5.

Two students may sign up to work with Habitat for Humanity now, but you will need to work out your exact schedule in August when more information is available.  

                       

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