SomaliCAN

SomaliCAN: Changing People's Lives for the Better through Culturally Competent Services and Resources.

About Us SomaliCAN Provides: 1. Mental Health Services: Assessments, counseling, case management, support groups, and school based programs. 2. Media: SomaliCAN Outreach Newsletter, radio, production of DVD's and other media resources. 3. Community Preparedness: CERT, First Aid, CPR, Crime prevention, victim services, citizenship education, youth support, and general public awareness. 4. Health Literacy: Community conversations, advocacy, service coordination, cultural competence training and health communication. 5. Language Services: Interpreting and translation services, transcription, teaching of Somali language. 6. Consultation: Expert advice on Somali, Muslim and African affairs.

Location 700 Morse Rd Ste 101 Columbus , OH 43214

Official Website http://www.somalican.org

Services Community Outreach Newsletter Email: newsletter@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org/newsletter SomaliCAN Outreach Newsletter: A monthly newsletter supported by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. CanLight publishes information and resources in English and Somali languages. Visit www.somalican.org/newsletter. Community Preparedness Email: ready@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org/safety_preparedness Community Inclusion: Neighborhood services, victim advocacy, community conversations and exchange of information and ideas. Disaster Readiness: CERT, First Aid, CPR, Fire training, business continuity. Employment Services Email: employment@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org Job search, job placement, references, soft skills training, help with applications, marketing clients, cultural advice to employers. Family Support Email: familyserviceteam@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org Notary public, filling applications, adjustment of status to green card or citizenship, fax, copy, scan, translation, interpretation, legal help, housing services, school liaison. Health Literacy Email: health@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org/health_literacy Patient education, advocacy, and service coordination. Provider training, cultural competence and communication. Interpreting and Translation (Somali) Email: translation@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org Translation and Interpreting services in numerous industries. Mental Health Email: referrals@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org Assessments, Counseling, Case Management, Drug and Alcohol treatment and prevention, support groups, community mental health education and patient advocacy. SomaliCAN 700 Morse Road, Suite 101 Columbus, OH 43214

Events/Calendar World Refugee Day 2009 Dates: Saturday, June 20 Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm PDT Location: 3238 Cleveland Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43224 at the Email: info@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org The United Nations General Assembly designated June 20th as World Refugee Day to recognize and celebrate the contribution of refugees throughout the world. Since then, World Ref... SOMALIA COUNTRY PRESENTATION Dates: Wednesday, June 24 Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm PDT Location: Safari Coffee House, 3422 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43224 Email: info@somalican.org Website: http://www.somalican.org Somalia Country Presentation Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:00pm - 8:00 Co-sponsored with SomaliCAN (Somali Community Access Network) 5:00pm - presentation featuring Jibril