For immediate release
April 11, 2012
Press contact: Deborah Wang (330) 645-5805; dwang@asiaohio.org
Deaconess Community Foundation grants $35k to ASIA’s Refugee Farm Program
CLEVELAND – Asian Services In Action (ASIA) is pleased to announce a grant of $35,000 from Deaconess Community Foundation (DCF) for its Refugee Farm Project, an initiative to empower newly-arrived immigrants and refugees who face language and cultural barriers to harness their native agricultural skills to become self-sufficient.
Learn more about ASIA’s Refugee Farm Project here, or contact Susan Wong, Manager of Self-Sufficiency Services (216.881.0330 or susan.wong@asiaohio.org).
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Asian Services In Action
Founded in 1995, Asian Services In Action’s mission is to empower Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Northeastern Ohio to access quality, culturally, and linguistically appropriate information and services. ASIA serves over 8,000 people annually. Follow ASIA on Facebook and Twitter!
Deaconess Community Foundation
Deaconess Community Foundation provides resources that help organizations empower people to become self-sufficient. The Foundation’s actions are guided by the spiritual traditions of the United Church of Christ.
