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Brochure Booklet 20150131 1130 Flipbook PDF
Brochure Booklet 20150131 1130
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Bhavani Kakani President P.O.Box 1021 Huntsville, AL 35805 (256) 698 4446 [email protected]
A Message Established in 2006, AshaKiran is committed to educate, empathize and empower persons of South Asian origin and other foreign-born individuals while providing confidential referral services. AshaKiran fills a need in the community that the mainstream agencies may not be able to address adequately. AshaKiran partners with local agencies to make their services more accessible. Based on recent statistics, the foreign-born population in the U.S. totals more than 38 million. In the South Asian community alone, almost 40% of South-Asians suffer from some form of domestic violence or emotional trauma. Like all women, immigrant women are at risk for domestic violence, but for the foreign-born, due to cultural barriers, may have a more difficult time escaping abuse. Some common barriers are: Communication and language; Lack of support from family and friends; Lack of knowledge about available resources; and Cultural and religious diversity from mainstream belief systems. Through a variety of community and individual-based programs and initiatives, AshaKiran provides a Ray of Hope toward building a more healthy and harmonious community through its three broad areas of focus-direct services, outreach, and advocacy.
Bhavani
educate, empathize, empower
A Not-For-Profit, (501)(c)(3) Organization, Working towards a healthy and harmonious community.
Mission AshaKiran is committed to educate, empathize and empower persons of South Asian origin and beyond while providing confidential and culturally sensitive services.
Vision AshaKiran is to be a ‘ray of hope’ towards building a healthy and harmonious community.
Services Ashaline – a confidential and dedicated telephone line served by trained volunteers to provide multilingual, culturally sensitive support and referrals for persons dealing with trauma, social isolation, abandonment, individual or family crises. ● Emergency shelter/Safe Home for persons experiencing violence and abuse. A safe space to help facilitate positive life changes. ● Outreach on social issues and culturally relevant services. ● Support with translation, transportation, accompaniment and tutoring. ● Collaboration with similar organizations to provide other services. ● Educate and increase awareness about available local resources in the community.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about AshaKiran What is AshaKiran? AshaKiran was formed (January 2006) by volunteers in the Huntsville community as a non profit organization to fill a community need, for the purpose of providing assistance and counseling to South Asian origin people (for now) in our community that are experiencing “crisis” situations. Due to language barriers and cultural stigmas, South Asians when faced with problems such as abuse, financial troubles or just need a friendly ear, did not have anywhere to turn. Now volunteers who share similar cultures and language are available through a 24 hour telephone line called Ashaline which started in May 2006 to provide support. What happens when I call Ashaline? When you call, a trained volunteer will give you information about services in the community, to resolve the crisis. If you are new to the community and want to connect with people from your country or state of origin, if you have health issues that are critical, and need information on clinics and physicians that might suit your needs because of financial and cultural concerns, if you have a disabled child and are unsure about what services are available, if you have domestic violence issues and need to know what your options are, if you cannot speak fluent English and need translators for specific reasons, if you need transportation in crisis situations, and in legal and immigrant crisis, these are some of the things that you will want to call Ashaline for. When someone calls Ashaline, how is the call information kept confidential? Apart from the volunteer that answers your call, your name and specific personal information will not be discussed even among the AshaKiran volunteers. The Ashaline volunteers go through extensive training at Crisis Services of North Alabama (CSNA) apart from orientation at AshaKiran to handle the crisis calls in a caring and confidential manner. They sign a special confidentiality agreement.