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Now hiring: Women’s Outreach Program Coordinator
Attention members, volunteers, service users, and current employees! We are currently hiring for the position of Women’s Outreach Program Coordinator PDF HERE: INTERNAL JOB POSTING Women’s Outreach Program Coordinator Internal Job Posting: For members, volunteers, service users, and current employees Type of Contract: Part-time (3 full days/week), contract position Application Deadline: Sunday, January 22,2017 (midnight) Interview Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Contract Duration: 5 months (till June 30, 2017) Responsibilities 1. Plan, implement and evaluate the Asian Women-at-Risk Outreach and Education Project 2. Support 8 peer educator volunteers to assist with HIV/AIDS education services for Asian women 3. Provide 4 HIV/AIDS outreach sessions at various East and Southeast Asian ethno-cultural community events, ESL classes, church groups and settlement services 4. Conduct 7 HIV/AIDS/STIs workshops for Asian women in the City of Toronto 5. Organize 1 social event for Asian women 6. Organize “Pillow Talk”, a community learning forum on women and sexual health 7. Design and run an educational campaign to promote female condom use 8. Attend network meetings and professional development training as required 9. Maintain statistics, and prepare reports 10. Other administrative tasks as needed Qualifications: - College or university education or 2 year work experience in social work, adult education, or health promotion - Familiarity with the East and Southeast Asian communities in Toronto, especially with issues faced by newcomer women and their families - Knowledge, and/or lived experience, and sensitivity to issues concerning HIV/AIDS/STIs, women’s healthy sexuality, and violence against women - Good communication and writing skills in English - Fluent in one of the East or Southeast Asian languages and able to conduct a workshop in that language - Basic volunteer management skills - Experience in workshop planning, and group facilitation, especially with women - Experience in conducting health outreach activities, and community [...]
LOOK Photovoice Project now online!
LOOK Photovoice Project now online! As our social media theme this month is HIV Awareness, we have now provided the work from our Photovoice Project online, available for everyone to see! The Photovoice Project empowered a group of East and Southeast Asian PHAs (Persons Living with HIV/AIDS) in Toronto with workshops and training over the course of several months in 2016 to explore their experiences through photos; To capture their truths and realities of life, hope and living with HIV. We also partnered with Taiwan's Lourdes Association to bring you this joint exhibit. Please have a look at the online gallery for the LOOK Photovoice Exhibition!
ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 Thank You & September Month in Review
30 Runners/Walkers Help Make the ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 the Most Successful One Yet! On behalf of the Board and staff at ACAS, we would like to thank our runners/walkers for their dedication, energy, and commitment, and the generosity of our donors for making this year’s charity fundraising challenge the most successful and best one yet—raising a whopping $24,226.00!! For our sixth year taking part at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k, we had a contingent of 30 registered runners/walkers and 7 teams competing for the top team prize. While all of our teams raised more than $1,000 each, our top grossing team is once again Team CelebrAsian. Under Dr. Alan Li’s leadership, Team CelebrAsian has raised a whopping $11.615! Special shout-outs to our fastest runner Anthony Ku Ong for completing the 5k under under 23 minutes, and our half-marathoner and past ACAS Executive Director, Keith Wong! While our initial goal of $20,000 has been reached, the online donations will be live until Friday, October 28, 2016, at 5pm. This means you can still seek out sponsors and help us raise even a bigger amount. You can make a one-time online donation to ACAS here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=3322773 As ACAS has been negatively impacted by recent decisions on funding reallocations by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), every bit of your support would help. Thank you very much in advance for your continual support to ACAS. ACAS September Month in Review Fun, Food, and a Good Cause at the Second Annual Fabulous Feast! Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp, and Richard Utama hosted an authentic Thai dinner as part of our efforts to to raise funds for 2016 ACAS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge on September 24, 2016. Over 25 guests attended this very special and intimate event, and savored many wonderful [...]
ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 Update #4 & A Special Video Feature from the Teen Titans
Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: It is only 4 days away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, ACAS has raised $ 16,375.00 as of Thursday, October 13, 2016! That means we have reached 80% of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, and please continue to support us in the coming days so we can add the $ 3,625 we need! In this update, you will see a very special video from the Teen Titans, our Queer Asian Youth (QAY) Team. Please watch below and find out why QAY is such a special program that deserve your support! With 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title, below is an update of how much each team has raised so far. Team CelebrAsian is leading with a whopping $8,210, while Team ACASwonderWomen has overtaken the second place with $2310. Team Remembrance of Heroes are at the third place with $1640. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $8,210 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $2310 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $1640 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $1405 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $1150 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team Shimmerellas – [...]
ACAS ScotiaRun Update #3 & Presenting the Shimmerellas!
Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: With just under 10 days away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, ACAS has raised $11,180 as of Thursday, October 6, 2016! That means we have reached 55% of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, andplease continue to support us in the coming days so we can add the $9,000 we need! In this update, you will see a very special video from the Shimmerellas; Our ACAS Trans Women’s Program Team. Please watch below and find out why the Shimmerellsas are so shimmery and deserve your support! With 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title, below is an update of how much each team has raised so far. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $6,505 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $1265https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $300https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $1490 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $1200 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Shimmerellas – Transwomen’s Program (Captain: Mina) – Amount Raised $0https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=723939 Team Titans – Queer Asian Youth Program (Captain Gabriel Bacani) – Amount Raised $135 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=724248 Please join us as a runner/walker to help us raise funds to benefit the East and Southeast Asians of the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV! To find out [...]
ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 Update & Profile Feature #2
Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: With just under 3 weeks away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, ACAS has raised $6,915.00 as of Thursday, September 29, 2016! That means we have raised over 1/3 of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, and please continue to support us in the coming days! In this update, you will see a very special video from our Sex, Love, Asian, Men! (S.L.A.M.!) Men’s Program Team: Team ACAS SuperMen. Please watch below and find out why the ACAS SuperMen are so special and deserve your support! With the addition of Team Shimmerellas and Team Teen Titans, you would be thrilled to know that we now have 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title! Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $4430 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $625 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $250 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $710 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $800 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Shimmerellas – Transwomen’s Program (Captain: Mina) – Amount Raised $0 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=723939 Teen Titans – Queer Asian Youth Program (Captain Gabriel Bacani) – Amount Raised $0 [...]
Join us at the Second Annual ACAS Fabulous Feast!
Come join us and have some amazing food with great company this Saturday evening for a good cause! Mark your calendar and join us for an evening of amazing Thai food, fun and fabulous company hosted by Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp and Richard Utama to raise funds for the ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge 2016! RSVP by Friday, September 23! Date: Saturday, September 24, 7-9 p.m. Location: Party Room, 256 Jarvis Street, Parking on the street Noulmook S., ACAS Executive Director, and volunteers will prepare an authentic Thai dinner for guests. Menu Authentic Thai curry (Green or Red) Son in law eggs Thai Esaan sausage Classic Thai desserts Mysterious dish we bet you’ve never tasted in any Thai restaurant before. Suggested donation: $30. Bring your own bottle (BYOB). Donation receipts will be issued for this event. Spaces is limited! RSVP with Mina at officeadmin@acas.org, Noulmook at ed@acas.org or call 416-963-4300 by Friday, September 23rd.
ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge 2016 Update and Profile Feature
Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: October 16, 2016 is fast approaching. In fact, it is only 3.5 weeks away! We would like to thank all the 21 runners/walkers who are helping us to raise our $20,000k fundraising goal at this year's ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Race! As of Wednesday, September 21, 2016, we have raised $4,690 from 63 donors, which makes us having reached almost one-fourth of our fundraising goals. This year, one of our runners and long-time ACAS supporter, Keith Wong, will be taking on the half-marathon challenge. Please read below for a very special ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 Runner Profile Feature about Keith! You would be thrilled to know that we have 5 amazing teams competing against each other to see which team would raise the most money this year. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain: Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $2970 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain: Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $650 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain: Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $ 0 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain: Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $450 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain: Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $520 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Please join us as a runner/walker to help us raise funds. To find out how you can register as a runner/walker, please [...]
ACAS ScotiaRun Challenge Announcement & August 2016 Month in Review
Run with ACAS at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) Charity Challenge 2016 and help raise $20,000 for East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ Community! Dear runners, walkers, donors and ACAS supporters, Are you ready to run for a great cause and raise money for Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) to support East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ community in Toronto? Join us as a runner or walker on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at this year at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k Run/Walk (STWM) Charity Challenge! This is ACAS’ 6th year at the STWM Charity Challenge, and our fundraising goal is $20,000. We invite each and everyone of you to take part of the challenge either as a runner, walker, fundraiser, donor or supporter! As an annual major fundraiser event for the agency, all funds raised at the race will directly support our East and Southeast Asian service users who are living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ communities, our Queer Asian Youth program, our new Transwomen Program, as well as help support the work of the Ontario Positive Asians Network, a network for HIV+ Asians in Ontario. In the past five years, ACAS has met or exceeded its fundraising goal. From raising $15,000 in the 2000 to over $24,000 in 2015, we have seen an increase of funds raised over the years. Through engaging our stakeholders, service users, volunteers and donors to support our participation at the SWTM Charity Challenge, we have built a stronger community for East and Southeast Asians infected and affected by HIV in the Greater Toronto Area. Last year, we had a total of 32 runners and seven teams of walkers and runner competing for the top spot. Together with the generous [...]
Join Us at the ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge 2016
Run with ACAS at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) Charity Challenge 2016 and help raise $20,000 for East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ Community! Dear runners, walkers, donors and ACAS supporters, Are you ready to run for a great cause and raise money for Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) to support East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ community in Toronto? Join us as a runner or walker on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at this year at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k Run/Walk (STWM) Charity Challenge! This is ACAS’ 6th year at the STWM Charity Challenge, and our fundraising goal is $20,000. We invite each and everyone of you to take part of the challenge either as a runner, walker, fundraiser, donor or supporter! As an annual major fundraiser event for the agency, all funds raised at the race will directly support our East and Southeast Asian service users who are living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ communities, our Queer Asian Youth program, our new Transwomen Program, as well as help support the work of the Ontario Positive Asians Network, a network for HIV+ Asians in Ontario. In the past five years, ACAS has met or exceeded its fundraising goal. From raising $15,000 in the 2000 to over $24,000 in 2015, we have seen an increase of funds raised over the years. Through engaging our stakeholders, service users, volunteers and donors to support our participation at the SWTM Charity Challenge, we have built a stronger community for East and Southeast Asians infected and affected by HIV in the Greater Toronto Area. Last year, we had a total of 32 runners and seven teams of walkers and runner competing for the top spot. Together with the [...]