Winter/Spring 2015

SHUPS NEWSLETTER

Mission Statement

Front

Thanksgiving Community Dinner

Foster a sense of responsibility and togetherness among

immigrants.
Assess the needs and obstacles in human services in the
greater Brockton.
Develop strategies enabling immigrants to access these
services.
Advocate for fair and equitable policies as a deterrent to
discrimination.
Collaborate with all service providers to ensure that the
needs of all immigrants are met

Upcoming/Important Events

Back to the Roots, March 30th, 5:30-7:30 PM, Trinity

Baptist Church 1367 Main street, Brockton, MA
For more info Like us on Facebook, check the website, or
email info.sshup@gmail.com to join a mailing list.

Last Thanksgiving SHUP supported Temple Adventist de

Brockton (Brockton Temple SDA) in their annual community
dinner. A tradition that SHUP takes part in; the church opens
its doors to the community where the less fortunate, those in
the city of Brockton, and church members can eat and be
thankful. This year over 150 people sat and ate together
during the holiday and SHUP was happy to participate.

Raise Up Massachusetts,
Earned Sick Time
Yes on 4 Campaign

At the Brockton Area Branch NAACP 60th Anniversary

Gala. SHUP & Friends with the Consulat Gnral
d'Haiti Boston.

South shore Haitians United for Progress, inc.

"There Is Strength In Unity
18 Perkins Street
Brockton, MA 02302

= South Shore Haitians United For Progress

= @SHUPunited
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 571
Brockton, MA 02303
Email: info.sshup@gmail.com
www.sshup.org P: 857-244-5512 F: 508-857-3748

This past fall leading up to the Massachusetts election, SHUP

supported the ballot initiative for earned sick time. We helped
the Coalition for Social Justice (pictured above) and the
Brockton Interfaith Organization in phone banking and
canvassing. We were part of 200+ organizations statewide that
joined the Raise Up Massachusetts campaign. In the Haitian
community many people are effected by lack of paid sick leave.
July 2015 companies with 11+ employees will have to grant up
to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually to their workers.
Question 4 passed in elections and SHUP was glad to help!

Winter/Spring 2015

SHUPS NEWSLETTER

SHUP WANTS YOU!

A grassroots approach to providing direct referral
remains SHUPs greatest strength and defines our
community resource niche. SHUP functions as both a
social service agency and part welcoming committee.
SHUP functions as a critical link between the
community at-large and the fastest growing
linguistic minority. SHUP has worked hard to earn
the trust and respect of its clients by meeting their
needs. In turn, SHUPs unique ability to connect with
the Haitian community has created sustained
collaborative relationships.
Through collaborations and partnerships, we provide
culturally competent services including adult
education programs, youth development, and
cultural events as well as information and referrals to
public and other community organizations. The
services that we have provided are as follows:
ESOL Classes
Computer Literacy Classes
Appointment Accompaniment (i.e. hospital,
immigration appointments)
Translation and Interpretation Services
Referrals
Social Services

Back

Headlines

JetBlue adding service to Marthas Vineyard,

Sacramento, Port-au-Prince. JetBlue plans to add
three nonstop routes to its schedule at Logan
Airport over the summer. Beginning June 17, the
airline will offer daily service to Marthas Vineyard,
four flights a week to Sacramento, and twice-a-week
flights to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The airline is offering
limited deals, $149 flights for Port-au-Prince or
Sacramento for travel from Aug. 15 to Sept. 2.- The

Boston Globe, Feb. 11

Haitian Man Lynched Amid Dominican Republic

Immigration Controversy. The corpse of a Haitian
man was found hanging from a tree in a public park
in the Dominican Republics second-largest city
Wednesday morning, according the newspaper Listn

Diario. The Huffington Post, Feb. 11

Tablet computers are being made in Haiti. Haiti

has entered the world of the manufacturing of
Andriod tablet computers. The company
manufacturing the tablets, Surtab, was founded in
2013 by Maarten Boute , who is the CEO of Digicel
Haiti, and by businessman Richard Coles.

Caribbean Today, Jan. 15

Donors and Sponsors

There are several ways you can have a stake in the

community through SHUP:

The
Just Checking In
Foundation

Donate to sustain our efforts.

Mailing address: P.O. Box 571 Brockton, MA 02303
Or visit www.sshup.org
Volunteer for our various events and programs.
Become a member of our organization.
Join our mailing list to get updates.
SHUP wants you to help us help the community!
For more information email: info.sshup@gmail.com

Office of
Mayor
Bill Carpenter

Frederick Douglass
Neighborhood
Association

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