Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA)

Farmers Insurance - Staff Training (Closed)
2022-05-16 - 2022-05-17
Interested in having AFSSA do a presentation or training with your colleagues? We address a number of topics including:

Dynamics of domestic and sexual violence in Asian & immigrant communities
Mental health & family life
Bullying & online safety

We can also work with you and develop a training to meet your workplace’s specific needs. Contact info@afssaustin.org to learn more!

AARC - CelebrASIA 2022
2022-05-14 06:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Asian American Resource Center (AARC), 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754, Austin, 78754
Visit AFSSA’s table at the City of Austin’s CelebrASIA 2022! This family-friendly festival is free, open to the public, and includes performance groups, musicians, food vendors, and hands-on activities by AARC and community organizations. Learn more about the AARC by visiting: www.austintexas.gov/aarc

Eid Celebration (closed event)
2022-05-09 12:30 - 14:00
AFSSA Prevention Advocates will celebrate Eid with Afghan students, parents, and families at an Austin Independent School District school.

ACAN - Austin Chinese Culture Festival 2022
2022-05-07 07:00 - 13:00 | Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX, 78753, United States

School Prevention Groups (closed event)
2022-05-06 06:30 - 07:45, 2022-04-29 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-04-28 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-04-26 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-04-21 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-04-19 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-04-14 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-04-12 02:45 - 03:30 and 1 more date
AFSSA Prevention Advocates facilitate culturally sensitive groups for youth in school settings with interpretation. We facilitate interactive activities and discussions about healthy relationships, community building, conflict resolution, and culture.
If you are interested in volunteering to meet with a group of students regularly OR if you are part of a community/school interested in hosting similar groups, please contact us.

AISD - KidsFest
2022-04-30 05:00 - 08:00 | Northeast Early College High School, 7104 Berkman Dr., Austin, TX, 78752, United States
AFSSA will be distributing resources, along with 70 exhibitors at the annual KidsFest, hosted by Child Inc Head Start, Austin Voices for Education & Youth, NACER & the Austin ISD Vertical team of schools. Exhibitors will include a STEAM Discovery Zone, early childhood resources, rock climbing wall, petting zoo, bounce house, sports and music zones, health, dental, employment, youth and adult education, housing, insurance, safety, and immigration/legal will be available to promote the success of local families. COVID Vaccines by Walgreens and a Central Texas Food Distribution on site!

UT Voices Against Violence – Difficult Dialogues
2022-04-29 07:00 - 08:00
Join AFSSA and VAV in a difficult dialogue to debrief Take Back the Night and the way culture impacts prevention, recovery, and resilience.

UT Voices Against Violence - Take Back The Night
2022-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | University of Texas

ACC Office of Student Life - Take Back The Night (closed event)
2022-04-28 10:00 - 13:30 | ACC – Highland Campus, 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX, 78752, United States
Menaka Chandurkar, AFSSA’s Manager of Community Education & Outreach Services, will be the keynote speaker at Austin Community College’s Take Back the Night (TBTN). TBTN is part of a worldwide movement, which allows students a safe space to take a stand against sexual assault and interpersonal violence by listening to survivor stories, sharing their experience if they choose, and seeking support from resources. ACC’s Student Life, the Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, and the District Clinical Counseling team commemorates this national day of action by elevating the strong voices of those affected by these issues.
This year, the event will be in person at the Highland Campus with a vendor fair, activities, and a Keynote Address with a Speak Out Session. The encourage the entire ACC community to attend and SHATTER THE SILENCE!

Austin Independent School District – Staff Training (closed event)
2022-04-25 10:15 - 11:15

Hays-Caldwell Women's Center - Staff Training (closed event)
2022-04-12 - 2022-04-13

School Prevention Groups
2022-04-05 02:45 - 03:30, 2022-02-22 01:45 - 02:30

Explore Your Love with UT Voices Against Violence, Multicultural Engagement Center, and Gender and Sexuality Center
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 | University of Texas
Join AFSSA and Voices Against Violence, Multicultural Engagement Center, and the Gender & Sexuality Center at the University of Texas to explore what love means to you – for yourself, your communities, and your cultures. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we will creatively explore how love shows up for us through painting, drawing, and multimedia art. We will also have discussions about how our cultures and communities may inform the way we approach love and relationships. Resources on healthy relationships and preventing interpersonal violence will be available.
We will be on campus for this event. A hot cocoa bar and art supplies will be provided. If you would like to register to attend online, register at bit.ly/exploreyourlove.

Online Event: Silk Road Gala-at-Home (Public)
2021-11-13 12:00 - 14:00
Save the date for our 2021 Silk Road gala-at-home! Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Online Event: Supporting Survivors at the Margins Panel (Public)
2021-10-28 13:00 - 14:30
AFSSA, SAFE Disability Services and UT Voices Against Violence will discuss supporting domestic violence survivors from underserved communities — including immigrants, students, survivors who identify as LGBTQIA+, and survivors with disabilities. Register to attend on Zoom at this link or watch live on AFSSA’s Facebook page.

Breaking the Silence - UT's Voices Against Violence (Public)
2021-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | San Jancinto Amphitheater, 309 East 21st Street, Austin, Texas, 78705
AFSSA will be on campus for “Breaking the Silence,” hosted by UT’s Voices Against Violence.

Presentation: Cultural Orientation - Refugee Services of Texas (Closed)
2021-10-24 - 2021-10-25
Guided by the principles of human compassion and dignity, Refugee Services of Texas welcomes refugees, immigrants, and other displaced peoples and supports them in integrating and thriving in their new communities.

Online Event: Stress and Our Bodies, Part II - allgo (Public)
2021-10-21 13:00 - 14:30
Join AFSSA and allgo qpoc as we delve into how breathwork can we a powerful tool to help manage stress and nurture our relationship with our bodies.
We are so honored to bring in beloved community member Anî La’arni Ayuma of Ayuma Healing Arts, who descends from a family of traditional Filipina/o healers. As a queer holistic practitioner, she facilitates spaces that encourage transformational shifts rooted in integrity and conscious of cultural practices, empowering community members in their self-care, healing, and transformation. Ayuma integrates the Philippine healing art of Hilot medicine and bodywork, spiritual guidance, mindfulness practice, holistic living, healing by and with nature, conscious parenting, movement, and other tools to promote a more compassionate radical healing that is self-sustaining. She is also a proud mother and student to her three children, a gifted musician, a wise elder, and a warrior healer. To register: https://bit.ly/stressandourbodies2

This event is one of many this year around promoting the well-being and vitality of QPOC communities in Austin, TX.
For more information about this and other Health and Wellness events, send a message to wellness@allgo.org.

Presentation: Domestic Violence & AAPI Communities - Farmers Insurance (Closed)
2021-10-20 - 2021-10-21

The Heart of the Qur'an - Nueces Mosque (Sisters Only)
2021-10-20 14:15 - 15:30

Walk of Remembrance Honoring Domestic Violence Survivors (Public)
2021-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | UT Tower, 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, Texas, 78705
Join AFSSA, Nueces Mosque, Muslim Community Support Services & Mu Delta Alpha for a walk to honor DV survivors. We’ll meet at UT Austin Tower and proceed to Nueces Mosque for remarks, prayers, and refreshments. Free and open to the public.
