BPSOS’ Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery Program (DCMP) team brings to bear a vast array of talents and skills to meet the needs of Hurricane Ike survivors.

July 2, 2009: After nine months of hard work responding to the community’s unmet needs following Hurricane Ike, the short-term disaster recovery team at BPSOS-Houston is winding down its operations.

“We helped a total of 1,047 clients in five counties,” said case manager Jannette Diep.

But Diep’s case files, like those of her colleagues, are not going to be closed just yet. Indeed, the work of BPSOS has only started.

“We knew that with the short-term disaster recovery program, we weren’t able to provide adequate assistance to all the families,” said Annie Trinh, case manager supervisor. “Some of the families still need help, and that’s why there’s a need for the long-term disaster case management program.”

June 26, 2009: Having a healthy family – and leading a healthy life – means being safe on the job and knowing about preventive health care. BPSOS-Charlotte is determined to bring the very best knowledge in these fields directly to the Vietnamese-American community!

Join BPSOS staff members on Sunday, June 28, from 12:30-2:00pm for a workshop on workers’ rights and fall protection, as well as a presentation from the Health Awareness and Prevention Program (HAPP). The event will take place at the Vietnamese Alliance Church of Charlotte, 5829 The Plaza Rd., in Charlotte.

Maryland ESL students take control of their lives through education. Learning English can be fun – and help you find the job you want!

June 25, 2005: Are you still struggling to fill out work applications? Do you feel uncomfortable speaking English even though you know what to say? Have you had trouble asking for directions or any other kind of help? Then come register for Maryland’s free Summer Conversational and Basic Reading English Classes.

June 19, 2009: Trẻ con có vóc dáng và chiều cao khác nhau và chúng cũng lớn lên ở mức độ khác nhau.

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Team mascot MacDuff, despite having two extra feet, had to be coaxed into finishing the full 5K – but redeemed himself through perky cuteness.

June 18, 2009: Team BPSOS not only smashed their $3,000 fundraising goal for the American Liver Foundation’s 2009 5K Virginia Liver Life Walk on May 30 – they had fun in the process and even persuaded their reluctant team mascot to go the distance!

Under the leadership of team captain Alexia Kim-Phuong Christie, the 31-strong team tramped out the 5K course to glory, raising a total of $3,865 to fight diseases of the liver.

Why was Team BPSOS’ participation so important? The fast facts: Hepatitis B and C viruses are both known as “silent killers” that afflict the liver, and a person may be infected – and infectious – for many years without significant symptoms or knowing they are infected. If left untreated, both viruses can lead to liver scarring (cirrhosis), and potentially to liver cancer, liver failure, and death. Worse, the hepatitis B virus is highly infectious – about 50-100 times more than HIV. This means life or death for many Vietnamese, who have the highest incidence of liver cancer among all Asian subgroups. In fact, Vietnamese-American men are over 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer than their white counterparts!

That’s a lot of statistics. But for members of Team BPSOS, all of these hard, cold facts have a human face.

“I participated in the Liver Life Walk event and walked an two extra miles for three reasons,” said Trang Khanh Tran, director of BPSOS’ Community Development Department. “First, to remember my brother-in-law, who passed away because of liver cancer; second, to honor all of my donors, who generously contributed for the good cause; and third, to get an opportunity to exercise myself!”

The team’s success came through hard work and individual achievements. The $3,865 total netted Kim-Phuong the honor of “Top Fundraising Team Captain.” Also bagged was the “Best Recruiting Team Captain” award (left). Tran, walking in memory of her brother-in-law, took the second-place award for “Top Individual Fundraiser,” followed by Kim-Phuong in third.

Dr. Anh Nguyen Reiss has brought countless new lives into this world; now she needs your help to save her own.

June 16, 2009: If offered the chance to help save the life of a doctor who has delivered some 3,000 babies in the Houston area, would you jump at the chance? Well, that chance is here today, it requires only four swabs of your cheek, and this is a special appeal to Vietnamese Americans!

Dr. Anh Nguyen Reiss is a 43-year-old mother, a doctor, and a Vietnamese immigrant who was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in February 2009.

Dr. Reiss is a caring doctor who has touched countless lives. She’s an ob/gyn at Memorial Herman Southwest. Besides delivering some 300 babies a year in private practice, Anh also provides emergency care for indigent patients. Now you can help save Anh’s life.

June 12, 2009: Có nhiều cách để biết tâm trạng của con em trầm trọng đến mức nào.

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