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Legal Assistance
The VAHCCF
hosts a legal aid clinic once a month that
provides services in Spanish to the community.
The clinic will be expanding to twice a week in
the near future to handle the high demand for
this service from the community. The Williams
Mullen Law Firm and the Legal Aid Justice Center
offer services to the Hispanic community through
the VAHCCF’s legal aid clinic. The
VAHCCF provides translation and technical
assistance throughout this process. Services
offered through this clinic include:
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Immigration issues and
immigrant rights issues
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Tax issues /
assistance
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Worker’s compensation
claims and issues
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Payroll issues (not
being paid at all, being paid with non-valid
checks, etc.)
Loan Program
The VHCCF established the Community
Express loan program that assists minority,
women and veteran owned small businesses with
the application process for funding in low to
moderate income areas. The applicants must have
a legal presence in the U.S., must have their
business registered with the Virginia State
Corporation Commission, and must have the
appropriate business license. This loan program
promotes the Hispanic community working with a
lender to start and/or further their efforts in
business. A majority of the applicants are
non-English speaking and the VHCCF
provides translation for the entire process from
filling out the application to working with the
bank. The VAHCCF provides technical
assistance to the applicants in Spanish and
works with the bank directly throughout the
process. Furthermore, the Community Express Loan
program is offered once a month through the
VAHCCF.
Employment
The VAHCCF has created a bi-lingual job
placement database. This database is available
in English and Spanish and is provided at no
charge to the community (both to the job
placement organizations and to the job seekers).
Information and
Referral Service
The VAHCCF in collaboration with the
United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg
offers Walk-In Information & Referral bilingual
services.
The VAHCCF has created a tracking system
for referrals. Once a client calls or comes to
the VAHCCF, they are entered into a
database and tracked through a referral to the
appropriate resource. We are the bridge between
the client and the service provider. We provide
assistance at every step of the process from the
first telephone call or walk-in, to the follow
up to see how the client has progressed. This
service is available to anyone in the community
and is offered in English and Spanish.
Education
The VAHCCF has scheduled free seminars
held in both English and Spanish in the
following areas to assist the Hispanic
community:
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How to
start a business or Operate a
Small Business
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Selling to
The State: Strategies for
Success Workshop
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Minority
Business Certification Workshop
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Small and
medium size business and IT
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How to
design a marketing plan
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How to Start a New
Business or Operating a Small Business
These workshops are a service partnered with the
SBA. Attendees find immediate applications for
the information presented in the planning of a
new business venture or solving the problems of
an existing business operation. Equally as
important, attendees are able to recognize areas
in which they need additional training or
professional assistance.
Attendees have an opportunity to ask questions
about their needs. In addition, many attendees
schedule appointments for a FREE Counseling
Session with SCORE Counselors who will assist
them with business-related problems
Selling to The State:
Strategies for Success Workshop
The VAHCCF, in collaboration with the
Department of Business Assistance, offers
workshops for current businesses who wish to
learn about eVA registration, the Commonwealth's
electronic procurement system, and sell their
goods and services to the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Minority Business
Certification Workshop
The VAHCCF, in collaboration with the
Department of Business Assistance and the
Department of Minority Business Enterprise,
offers a hands-on workshop for current
businesses who wish to apply for the
Commonwealth of Virginia’s SWAM (Small, Women,
and Minority) certification. There is an
opportunity to begin the application process and
ask questions of the staff from the Department
of Minority Business Enterprise to ensure the
clients completed application. All required
forms for certification are provided as part of
the course.
Leadership Program
The VAHCCF in a joint effort with the
Regent University's Center for Latino
Leadership, offers an intensive, values-based
seminar series on leadership in Spanish.These seminars are designed for civic,
community, organizational and religious leaders
as well as business owners, managers, personnel
and human resource managers engaged in community
development and commercial activity within the
State of Virginia. Regent University awards
certificates to those participants who
successfully complete the program.
Leadership and
Entrepreneurship - " Steps to Launching a
Business "
These series of seminars concentrate on
developing the personal skills and values needed
to lead a variety of organizations and business
initiatives. The series includes community
development, practical business start-up
information and planning that is critical to
establishing a new business in Virginia.
Session I:
Leadership Models for Organization, Community
Development and Entrepreneurship.
Steps to Launching a Business – Part 1
Session II:
Vision and Values of the Successful
Entrepreneurs, Organizational Leaders or
Communitarian Leaders.
Steps to Launching a Business – Part 2
Session III
Business Plans for Entrepreneurs, Organizational
Leaders or Communitarian Leaders
Steps to Launching a Business – Part 3 |
