Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE)

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CARE is a participatory action research project designed to bring the community together to assess the strengths and needs of the Vietnamese community of Southeast Seattle, and to create a common vision and strategies to address those needs.   The project has four main goals:

  • Promote greater civic participation, grassroots leadership development, and general community involvement among Vietnamese community members;
  • Provide and encourage experiential learning and professional networking opportunities for undergraduate students to develop critical career and academic skills;
  • Connect Vietnamese youth and elders to promote greater understanding and mutual cooperation between different generations;
  • Develop a community-based plan that reflects community needs and desires, fosters community ownership of the plan, and is recognized as an official community plan by the local planning agency.

Phase 1 (completed 2010): A team of undergraduate students were trained in community assessment and participatory research methods, and used their skills to explore issues and challenges within the Vietnamese community of Seattle. Read the Phase 1 Report and Findings to find out what we discovered!

Phase 2 (begins Sept 2011): In Phase 2, we will use the data gathered from Phase I to create an action plan for the Vietnamese community, and to further build constituency so that the plan can be successfully implemented. We are currently recruiting students or recent graduates to take an active part in Phase 2, so apply now!

For questions or more information about the CARE Project, application, etc., contact James Hong at james.hong@vfaseattle.org, or call 253-234-4393.

Reasons why you should get involved with the CARE Project

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  1. [...] Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) [...]

    By: CARE Youth Action Team Member Published in Newspaper « Vietnamese Friendship Association on April 7, 2010
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  2. [...] Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) [...]

    By: VFA’s Community Forum Featured on SBTN « Vietnamese Friendship Association on April 12, 2010
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  3. [...] Asian Weekly Recently, the VFA held a community forum organized by members from the CARE project’s Youth Action Team (YAT). One of the YAT members, Verlinda Vu, wrote a letter to [...]

    By: YAT Member’s Letter published in Northwest Asian Weekly « Vietnamese Friendship Association on May 10, 2010
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    By: Editorial on New 520 Tolling Cites CARE Study « Vietnamese Friendship Association on March 30, 2011
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  5. [...] in the field. To learn more about the research and leadership opportunity, visit our website at http://www.vfaseattle.org/programs/care/. Questions? Email James Hong james.hong@vfaseattle.org or call 253-234-93. Eco World Content [...]

    By: Research and leadership opportunity for college students « Vietnamese Friendship Association on September 19, 2011
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  6. [...] Community Plan is an important part of the Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) Project. The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) began the CARE Project in 2009. It is designed to [...]

    By: Creating an Action Plan to Strengthen Seattle’s Vietnamese Community « Vietnamese Friendship Association on February 17, 2012
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