Have your legal questions answered by judges and attorneys practicing domestic violence, debt collection and immigration law. CASL is working together with members of Cook County's legal system to get you the answers you need at this FREE legal clinic. Join us on Monday, August 16, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in CASL's Grand Hall. For more information, click here, or here for Chinese (中文).

Fifth Third Bank - 6/15/10

Led by CASL Board Member, Vernon Lam, 15 employees from Fifth Third Bank volunteered at CASL on June 15th.  They put their managerial experience to work and conducted mock-citizenship exams with our Immigration Program clients and mock-job interviews with our Chef Training Program students.  All of our clients ended the day feeling more prepared for the future!  Thank you to Fifth Third Bank for your dedication to CASL and our clients!

 

Visit CASL's Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/caslservice to see pictures of Fifth Third Bank's Volunteer Day!

 

 

 

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For the third year in a row, 35 Deloitte employees came to CASL for a full day of volunteering on June 11th!  Our programs and halls were filled with excitement and giving spirits, as Deloitte volunteers connected with our clients ranging from newborns to seniors!  Volunteers helped conduct mock job interviews to our Community Employment Program clients, conduct mock citizenship exams to our Immigration Program client, paint and plant flower pots with our Adult Day Center seniors, conduct Excel and Powerpoint workshops for our staff, share immigrant experiences with our parents and families in the Family Learning & Resource Center, plant flowers in CASL's garden, and be positive role models in the classrooms for our Child Development Center.  Thank you to Deloitte for another great year of service!

 

Visit CASL's Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/caslservice to see pictures of Deloitte Impact  Day!

 

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Harris Bank Volunteer Group - 6/10/10

 

Over the past weeks, CASL has been helping to organize a National Town Meeting called AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy that will engage the American public in an unprecedented national discussion about our federal budget. As national leaders work to jumpstart our economy, significant challenges threaten the long-term vitality of the United States – chief among them, a growing federal deficit that is projected to increase at an unsustainable rate.

AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy will bring Americans together in cities across the country – including Chicago – on the same day, June 26. All participants from California to Maine will be connected live via satellite video, webcast and interactive technologies as they learn about the challenges facing our nation, explore the issues and weigh the trade offs. After the meeting, AmericaSpeaks will deliver to political leaders in Washington a clear message about the shared priorities of a large, demographically representative group of Americans.

CASL is very excited about AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy hosting an event here in Chicago, and we invite you to participate in this historic dialogue!

Click here to register for the event, or click here to view the event flyer!

More information can also be found here, at their website

 

Speaker: Dr. David Lee, Professor of Illinois Eye Institute

Date: June 17, 2010 (Thursday)

Time: 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

Place: Chinese American Service League (2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago, IL 60616) Room 205

Target: FALREC parents and the public

Language: Cantonese

Fees: All Free
 

For those who are interested, please call Ms. Cheung at (312) 791-0418 Ext.1173 or Ms. Lee Ext.1174 Monday thru Friday between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for registration.

Event Flyer:  English or 中文    
Sponsored by: Lloyd Fry Foundation, Michael Reese Health Trust, Health Vision Community Award

 

CASL is proud to announce that the Charter One Foundation has renewed its support of CASL’s Housing Initiative!  As the lead corporate supporter since the program’s inception in 2006, Charter One has partnered with CASL to develop this program into the largest and most successful program of its kind serving the needs of Chinese speaking individuals.

The CASL Housing Initiative serves to educate and counsel low and moderate income families on financial literacy and housing-related issues.  It strives daily to meet the needs of the expanding community and assists prospective home-buyers in realizing the “American Dream.”  To accomplish this mission, CASL has teamed up with Charter One and its other partners to deliver monthly seminars on financial literary and money management at our agency headquarters.  Representatives from Charter One often join us to lend their personal experience and advice on money matters at these seminars.

The program also offers workshops for first-time home buyers, and one-one-counseling on housing foreclosure, rental and financial matters by a certified bilingual housing counselor.  For more information on what the housing center can do for you, contact Ben Lau at 312-791-0418.  For more information on Charter One and the other wonderful projects they support, visit www.charterone.com/community