Included in this newsletter:

• CPAF Receives Supporting Donation from the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles

• Engaging in National and Statewide Advocacy

• CPAF Upcoming Events & Collaboration

CPAF Receives Supporting Donation from the
Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles

CPAF was recently honored by the Royal Thai Consulate-General with a donation of $1,000 in recognition of the ongoing partnership between the two organizations to support the Thai-American community.  
 
Under the leadership of Consul-General Tor Saralamba, the Consulate has been an instrumental partner for CPAF in raising awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault and educating the local Thai community in Los Angeles and surrounding areas about available resources and how to seek help. This partnership has enabled CPAF to enhance its outreach efforts, resulting in an increased number of Thai clients seeking support from CPAF. 
 
Ms. Kwan Wimwipha Chaiun, Senior Virtual Community Outreach Specialist, and Ms. Bel Joseph, Grants Coordinator, were present to receive the donation on behalf of CPAF.

Engaging in National and Statewide Advocacy

CPAF’s Executive Director, Patima Komolamit, attended the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) Transitional Housing Territorial Grantee Gathering in Hawai’i (Havai-ee) a few weeks ago. CPAF is honored to be included as a technical assistance provider on this federal grant.

During the conference, Patima presented a workshop titled “Applying a Culturally Specific Lens to the Voluntary Services Model,” based on the notion that participation in transitional housing services should be voluntary and not on a condition of housing or receiving other services. This approach emphasizes respectful and welcoming behavior in all aspects of the work.  
 
CPAF had the opportunity to engage with other organizations, including hearing about the unique challenges advocates face in reaching survivors and providing services. Grantees from Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Samoan islands described how "natural disasters" are upending entire communities and they are the ones providing immediate crisis management. It is not necessarily because they have all the means to do so, but because it would be untenable to not do everything to help their community. Along with the other multiple responsibilities that these organizations and individuals take on within their community, they are now also becoming “first-responders” to climate disasters. 

Hawai’i is native to people with ancestral ties to the Polynesians who arrived to Hawaiʻi over 1,500 years ago. Over time, through imperialism and colonialism, there are no more people who are 100% Hawaiian with a distinct culture, language, and heritage. Usually, Hawaiians are mixed with other ethnicities. 50% of Hawaiians do not live in Hawaiʻi, having been displaced from their ancestral land due to the high cost of living, exploitation of the land, and the tourism industry. 

In August, Patima will join the ValorUS Statewide Conference 2024 in San Diego as a plenary speaker. VALOR's theme for 2024 is "Collective Voice. Collective Action. Collective Power." The 2024 Statewide Conference will bring together the community to envision a world free from sexual violence and help set a statewide agenda for the year to come. To learn more and/or register for the conference, visit the website here. 

CPAF Upcoming Events & Collaboration

Gala Early Bird Tickets on Sale Tomorrow 

CPAF is getting ready for our United Through Love Gala: 46 Years of Radiant Resilience on Friday, September 6th at the California Science Center Wallis Annenberg Building!  

Join us for our biggest fundraising event of the year, with our 2024 emcee Utt Panichkul, and over 15 culinary partners, our first online silent auction, culturally diverse stage performances, and clothing, crafts, and jewelry sales!

Early Bird tickets go on sale August 1st through the 15th. General admission tickets become available on August 16th. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this exciting celebration!  
 
In case you missed our latest gala email, you can view it here.

Fall Advocate Training Announcement 

CPAF’s next virtual 65-hour Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate Training will begin on Friday, August 30th!

Open to volunteers, community partners, and service agencies across LA County, the training explores crisis intervention, cultural humility, coercive control, trauma-informed care, community accountability, and much more. The Advocate Training includes a hybrid mix of self-guided modules and live Zoom sessions. All sessions must be completed to receive a certificate.

For dates and times, and to register, click here: Fall CPAF Advocate Training

CPAF & Target Team Up 

We are honored and excited to announce that CPAF has been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now through September 30th, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s donation will be divvied up. Find out more about Target Circle here: www.target.com/circle