Sacramento, California

May 2020 News and Updates

Hmong Enrichment Summer Camp 
Virtual Program 2020

New: Zoom Senior Support Group

Big Day of Giving 

In honor of API Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, we have compiled a video of our seniors from the Senior Day Program and the activities they have participated in.

​This week is also Big Day of Giving! It will take place on Thursday, May 7 but you can start donating today! Hmong Youth and Parents United is fundraising for the Senior Day Program to continue enriching the lives of our Hmong seniors in Sacramento. This program is currently being hosted virtually once a week to provide social and emotional support along with physical activities and art activities. We plan to resume in-person meet ups twice a week when it is safe to do so. Any support for the program is valuable and will greatly contribute to the seniors' health and well-being.

Donate to COVID-19 Essentials Giveaway

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the Hmong and other Southeast Asian communities, especially our family members, small businesses, and nonprofits in the City of Sacramento. Like our neighbors and friends, our community is faced with many uncertainties. Families are losing jobs, small businesses are being closed, and nonprofits are limited as to the service and education they can provide to the community. Although our City and community leaders are working endlessly to meet the needs of the constituents of Sacramento, the Hmong and other Southeast Asian communities lack access to available services due to language barriers and a lack of incorporating cultural sensitivity for resources currently available.

After more than three weeks of the Shelter in Place order from the Governor, Sacramento County and City of Sacramento, many of our families, community members, and small businesses are struggling with many questions unanswered. As a result, Hmong Youth & Parents United, a non-profit that has been serving the Hmong community in Sacramento since 2012 has decided to collaborate with other Hmong community leaders in effort to raise funding towards two food giveaways in North Sacramento and South Sacramento. The giveaways will provide essential supplies and food to families that are purchased from small businesses in North Sacramento as well as South Sacramento that have been economically impacted by this health crisis.  While we applaud and appreciate the local food banks for doing a great job in distributing food to needy families, we endeavor to assist with providing cultural/ethnic essential items that our community consumes on a daily basis.
 
Furthermore, we want to encourage our community members to have faith in our community given the rise of racism towards Asian Americans at this time. Therefore, we are asking you to join us during this time of need and we are respectfully requesting you to donate to our campaign. Hmong Youth and Parents United has worked diligently to secure monetary donations and donations of goods to make the giveaways possible.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Mai Yang Thor at (916) 692-4551 or by email at maiyang.thor@hypu.org. We look forward to your positive response and support. 

Community Needs Assessment

We understand that it may be hard for our community at this time due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Participating in this survey will help us be able to address the major concerns of our community and the community needs at this time. 

We do not ask your name in this survey. Your information will be kept confidential. 

HYPU Current Program Cancellations and Postponement

Important Updates:
The health and safety of the community is our top priority. Hmong Youth and Parents United wants to remain proactive in addressing our community’s concerns and abide by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance of no more than 10 people at a gathering. Our current programs cater to families with the reach of around 10 or more people. With that being said we unfortunately are still cancelling our current programs until further notice. The following are the impacted programs:
  • Introduction to the Hmong Language for Kids (Refer to Community Classes Recap for resources during this time)
  • Beginning Hmong Dance Class (Dance Instructors are creating follow-along dance routines. View these videos at Community Classes Recap)
We are still remotely operating the following programs:
  • Naturalization and Citizenship Service (Set up an appointment here)
  • Youth Pop Ups (Events will be hosted virtually. Please refer to Youth & Community Pop Ups page for updates) ​
  • Senior Day Program Virtual Meetings 
  • ​Hmong Wedding Class Virtual Meetings 

Hmong Resources for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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