Ruby Tucker Barbecue
Alexandria City began its Spring outreach activities with their traditional BBQ.
Multicultural Families Director Rosalia Fajardo with an African-American male consumer.
Let’s Zumba!
On April 27, 2023, we went Zumba dancing!
Latin women participants of Zumba on Fire!
Rosalia Fajardo Recognized As La Mujer Maravillia by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Rosalia Fajardo was recognized as La Mujer Maravilla (Wonder Woman) by the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE).
Full photo of Rosalia’s La Mujer Maravilla (Wonder Woman) Award; Rosalia, wearing a pink blazer and black skirt, holding her award.
ECNV Donates COVID-19 Tests to BPSOS at Eden Center
ECNV partnered with BPSOS for a vaccination clinic at the Eden Center on April 21, 2023.
An Asian woman on the left and an Asian man on the right. Staff from BPSOS receiving a box of COVID-19 home test kits to be distributed to the community at the event
Culmore Resource Center
On April 13, 2023, ECNV staff participated in the health and resource fair held at the Culmore Resource Center organized by Second Story, distributing COVID-19 home tests.
Rosalia Fajardo and Margarita Baquero
FCPS Flash Forward Postsecondary Options Fair
Rosalia Fajardo, Director of Multicultural Families and Pansy Walker, Outreach and Expansion, represented ECNV, Inc. at the Fairfax County Public Schools Flash Forward post-secondary options event at Woodson High School in Fairfax.
ECNV at Arlington Central Library
On April 10, 2023, ENDependence Center of Northern VA staff (Pansy Walker, Ruchika Lalwani and Rosalia Fajardo pictured with families) spent time at the Arlington Central Library to bring awareness to the programs and services being offered by ECNV to the disability community and families.
ECNV and the Korean and Hispanic Community
April 8, 2023, Rosalia Fajardo, Director of Multicultural Families, participated in the community fair of health and resources organized by the Korean Community of the Presbyterian Church and Legal Aid Justice center for the Korean and Hispanic Community.
Rosalia Fajardo giving a woman wearing a pink sweater and hoodie COVID-19 test kits.
Eaton Square Apartments in Alexandria
On April 7, 2023 Rosalia Fajardo provided emergency rental assistance to Latina mothers with chronic disease conditions, and children with disabilities in the Eaton Square apartments.
Rosalia with two Hispanic women from Eaton Apartments.
ECNV’s I Am Self-Advocacy Program: In-School Update and Spring Session 2023
ECNV has been busy offering 2 models of their I Am Self-Advocacy (IASA) Program, one virtual and one in-person.
Three circles overlapping each other with words Self Advocate in the center and words Motivated, Committed, and Passionate on each circle.
What’s New with RAMP?
The Virginia Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) is a career-focused mentoring program for students with disabilities, aged 14-22, funded through the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).
RAMP logo
ECNV Receives Grant for Vaccination Outreach to Aging and Disability Communities
ECNV has funding from USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative to continue our work to provide vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities.
USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative logo.
Disability Community Mourns the Loss of Ed Weiss
The passing of Ed Weiss, an ECNV employee, friend, and advocate to the disability community is a great loss for all of us who knew him.
Ed Weiss, pictured on his front porch
NACA Homeownership: Take the First Step Toward Home Ownership
ECNV is partnering with NACA to provide a free homebuyer workshop. NACA is committed to helping the underserved build generation wealth through access to affordable mortgages and financial assistance.
Volunteer Research Study Opportunity
Do you experience recurrent urinary symptoms? If so, you may be eligible for a Urinary symptoms research study.
CDC Now Allows Additional Covid-19 Shots For Older Adults And Immunocompromised Adults
Because the protection provided by the COVID-19 vaccine fades much more quickly for people 65 and older and people who are immunocompromised, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to allow an additional a dose of the updated (bivalent) vaccine for these populations.
Dateability
After years of facing discrimination and rejection due to her disability, co-founder Jacqueline Child, along with her sister created Dateability, the dating app designed for people with disabilities and chronic illness.
Sexual Victimization of I/DD Populations
Sexual Assault is a critical issue for the disability community, and particularly for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). While the statistics vary, people with I/DD are between 2-7 times more likely to be victims of sexual violence.
Sexual Health Resource Hub
The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham partnered with the Disability-inclusive Sexual Health Network (DSHN) and The Arc of Augusta to release an accessible sexual health resource hub for those with IDD.