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Resources Corner/ጥቅማ ጥቅሞች
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PRIVATE IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS የኢሚግሬሽን ጠበቃዎች

1. Miriam Osorio 8230 Old Courthouse Rd., Suite 305 Vienna, VA 22182 Tel: 571­332­9410 E­mail: Thelawofficesofmiriamosorio@gmail.com General immigration practice. $45.00 consultation fee for CASA members. 2. Abraham Fernando Carpio, Esq. 3311 Toledo Terrace, Suite B­201 Hyattsville, MD​20782 (301) 559­8100 Deportation defense, and adjustment of status. First consult is free​. 3. Jacqueline Bradley Chacon 7309 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 119 College Park, MD​20740 jacqueline@jbcimmigrationlaw.com 301­277­0661 Full­ service immigration practice. 4. Sandra Groosman 4922 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 240­403­0913 Full­ service immigration practice. 5. Raj Singh 15200 Shady Grove Road Rockville, MD (301) 315­5800 General immigration, criminal, family, and tax law. Call for an appointment. Services in Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and French. 6. Michelle Morales 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Tel: (240) 638­2767 E­mail: Mmorales.esq@gmail.com 11321 Amherst Ave., 2nd Floor (Piso 2) Wheaton, MD 20902 Tel: (240) 638­2767 $150 consultation fee. Consultation fee will be discounted if the attorney takes the case. DAPA and DACA with criminal convictions, Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Hardship Waivers, Naturalization, etc… Available on Saturdays by appointment. 7. Julio Hernandez 7676 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 425, Takoma Park, MD​20912 301­ 445­2070 General immigration services. $100 consultation fee for immigration cases. 9. Ivan Waldman Ivan M. Waldman & Associates, P.C. 1835 E. University Boulevard, Suite 328 Langley Park, MD​20783 301­439­3515/1­800­ABOGADO General immigration practice.

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CISA’s Cybersecurity Workforce CyberWarrior Training የሲሳ የሳይበር ዎሪየር ስልጠና

ሲሳ ለማይኖሪቲ ማህበረሰብ የሚሆን ስልጠና አውጥቷል።ይህንን ስልጠና መውሰዱ ብቻ ሳይሆን ከአሰልጣኙ ሰው ጋር የምትፈጥሩት መግባባት የተሻለ አድል ያመጣላችኋል።ጥያቄ በመጠየቅ እና ሃሳብ በማቅረብ ተሳተፉ።የአሰልጣኙን እና የስልጠናውን አዘጋጆች ኢሜል እና ስልክ ቁጥር በማግኘት ግንኙነት መፍጠር ይቻላል። CISA’s Cybersecurity Workforce Training for Underserved Communities and CyberWarrior CISA’s non-traditional training program grantee, CyberWarrior, increases opportunity and economic mobility for people of all backgrounds through training, mentorship and technology. Through its CyberWarrior Academy, it delivers hands-on, intensive, lab-driven technical training in cybersecurity methods and procedures. CyberWarrior Training Events through May 2023 Date Audience Course 04/20/2023 General Public April Master Class – Phishing Attacks April Master Class | CyberWarrior.com 05/18/2023 General Public May Master Class – Ransomware May Master Class | CyberWarrior.com 06/15/2023 General Public June Master Class – Social Engineering June Master Class | CyberWarrior.com 07/13/2023 General Public July Master Class – DeepFakes July Master Class | CyberWarrior.com 08/17/2023 General Public August Master Class – Open Source Intelligence August Master Class | CyberWarrior.com 09/14/2023 General Public September Master Class – Incident Response September Master Class | CyberWarrior.com To learn more about registration and requirements visit: https://www.cyberwarrior.com/cybersecurity-events/ 

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FAA Gives Kids Opportunity to Design Airports ተማሪዎች የአውሮፕላን ማረፊያዎችን ዲዛይን ይቅረጹ

በአሜሪካ እና ከአሜሪካ ውጪ ለሚገኙ ተማሪዎች የተዘጋጀ የአሜሪካ አየር ክልል አስተዳደር ተማሪዎች የአውሮፕላን ማረፊያን ዲዛይን አንዲሰሩ እድል ሰጥቷል።ተማሪዎቹ ከሙዋለ ህጻናት እስከ 12ኛ ክፍል ድረስ ያሉ መሆን አለባቸው። ይህ በየአመቱ የሚስጥ እድል ለሃገር አቀፍ እና ለአለም አቀፍ ተማሪዎች የተዘጋጀ ስለሆነ ለልጆቻችሁ እና ለምታውቁዋቸው የዘመድ ወዳጅ ልጆች እንዲደርስ ጥረት ለማድረግ ሞክሩ።ከልምዴ እንደማውቀው ለልጆቻችን ትልቅ እድል የሚከፈተው በእንደዚህ አይነት ተሳትፎዎች ውስጥ ሲያልፉ ነው።ልጆቻችንን ትልቅ ደረጃ የሚያደርስልን ትምህርታቸው ብቻ ሳይሆን በተሳትፎ በሚያውቋቸውም ሰዎች የሚመጣ እድል ነው። WASHINGTON – Get ready for takeoff! The Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Design Challenge will take flight on April 1 with an extended enrollment period. The Challenge helps students design virtual airports using the Microsoft game Minecraft. Students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across the globe will meet aviation professionals and learn about the aerospace industry and STEM concepts and careers. “We need to continue to reach out to youth in their areas of interest,” said Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen. “The Airport Design Challenges does this by combining gaming and aviation to develop our leaders of tomorrow.” During the competition, students collaborate in small teams to learn about their local airports and to complete developmental tasks in Minecraft. They participate in organized lesson plans covering topics ranging from airport layout, pavement and lighting to structures and innovative growth. Program facilitators, including over 150 FAA employees, will use weekly knowledge-check quizzes and screenshots of students’ designs to assess progress and provide feedback. The FAA encourages both U.S. and international students to participate in this virtual event. Last year, approximately 800 students took part. Learn more about the Airport Design Challenge and register here! https://www.faa.gov/adc

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5 Benefits for First Time Parents ለአዲስ ወላጆች ጥቅማ ጥቅሞች

አዲስ ወላጆች ከመንግስት የሚሰጣቸውን ጥቅማ ጥቅሞች ሊጠቀሙባቸው ይገባል።የሚከተሉት ጠቃሚ መረጃዎች ወላጆች በትምህርት ፤ በጤና እና በልጅ እንክብካቤ ከመንግስት የሚያገኙትን ድጎማ ያሳያሉ።በማስፈንጠሪያዎቹ በመግባት የድጎማዎቹን ዝርዝር እና ማመልከቻ ማግኘት ይቻላል። 1.Head Start and Early Start Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children’s growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher. These programs help build relationships with families that support family well-being and many other important areas. Many Head Start programs also provide Early Head Start, which serves infants, toddlers, and pregnant women and their families who have incomes below the Federal poverty level. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/programs/article/early-head-start-programs 2. Child Care and Development Fund The Child Care and Development Fund provides assistance to low-income families who need child care due to work, work-related training and/or attending school. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a parent or primary caregiver responsible for children under the age of 13 years of age, or under 19 if incapable of self-care or under court supervision who needs assistance paying for childcare; and must also characterize your financial situation as low income or very low income. In order to qualify you must also be either employed or in some States enrolled in a training or education program. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/contact-information/state-and-territory-child-care-and-development-fund-administrators 3.Child Care Resource and Referral Services Local Child Care Resource and Referral Organizations help parents locate and choose quality child care by providing referrals to local child care providers, information on state licensing requirements, availability of child care subsidies, and other information. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a parent or primary caregiver responsible for children under the age of 19 years or responsible for a child(ren) with a disability. https://www.childcareaware.org/resources/ccrr-search/ 4. Vaccinating Your Child The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program helps provide vaccines to children whose parents or guardians may not be able to afford them. This helps ensure that all children have a better chance of getting their recommended vaccinations on schedule. A child is eligible for the VFC program if he or she is younger than 19 years of age and is one of the following: Medicaid-eligible Uninsured Underinsured [1] American Indian or Alaska Native Children whose health insurance covers the cost of vaccinations are not eligible for VFC vaccines, even when a claim for the cost of the vaccine and its administration would be denied for payment by the insurance carrier because the plan’s deductible had not been met. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/index.html If something is not covered under VFC check your state’s immunization program. 5.Nutrition Help for Your Family The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, referrals, and access to health and social services, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. To be eligible for this benefit program, applicants must live in the state in which they apply and be one of the following: Pregnant, or Breastfeeding, or Postpartum, or A child 5 years old or younger. A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement. Visit the WIC Income Eligibility Requirements page for additional information, including income requirements for Alaska and Hawaii. https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-eligibility-requirements

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OSHA to Certifying T & U Visa Applications ኦሻ በወንጀለኞች በግዳጅ ለተያዙ ሰራተኞች የቲ እና ዩ ቪዛ መስጠት ይጀምራል

በአሜሪካ የሰራተኞችን ደህንነት የሚቆጣጠረው ኦሻ በስራ ቦታቸው ላይ በወንጀለኞች ወይም በባሪያ ነጋዴዎች በግዳጅ ለተያዙ ሰራተኞች የቲ እና ዩ ቪዛ መስጠት ይጀምራል።በምትኩ ቪዛውን ያገኙት ሰራተኞች መንግስት እነዚህን ወንጀለኞች ለመያዝ በሚያደገው ጥረት ሁሉ ይተባበራሉ።መንግስትም በወንጀለኞቹ እንዳይጎዱ ሰራተኞቹን ጥላ ከለላ ይሰጣቸዋል። WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker today to sign a memorandum that gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U Nonimmigrant Status and T Nonimmigrant Status visas. “U Visas” and “T Visas” allow victims of specific crimes to help law enforcement detect, investigate and prosecute crimes without fear of retaliation based on their immigration status. These visas provide immigration status to non-citizen victims and allow them to remain in the U.S. to assist authorities in combatting human trafficking and other crimes. For the first time, OSHA will be able to issue these visa certifications – during its workplace safety investigations – when the agency identifies qualifying criminal activities, including manslaughter, trafficking, extortion, felonious assault, forced labor and obstruction of justice. OSHA’s new authority – effective March 30, 2023 – will strengthen its ability to protect all workers, including those whose immigration status or other social and cultural inequities discourage them from sharing information with investigators or reporting workplace safety and health issues. The authority will also provide the agency with a critical tool for protecting immigrant and migrant worker communities regardless of their lack of immigration status or temporary employment authorization. “Expanding OSHA’s U and T visa certification authority helps the agency better fulfill its mission to make U.S. workplaces as safe and healthy as possible,” said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker. “Workers in the U.S. need to feel empowered and able to trust OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor enough to voice their concerns about workplace safety regardless of their immigration status and fears of retaliation.” “By enabling OSHA to issue U and T visa certifications, we will be empowering some of our economy’s most vulnerable workers to tell us if their jobs are jeopardizing their safety and health, and that of their co-workers, and to support our enforcement efforts,” Parker added. The initiative announced today aligns with the department’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility plan and the Biden-Harris administration’s effort to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities across the federal government and improve job quality nationwide. Learn more about worker rights and protections.

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New EV Jobs Academy Website የኤሌትሪክ መኪና ግንባታ ስልጠና በሚቺጋን

የኤሌትሪክ መኪና ግንባታ ስልጠና በሚቺጋን ውስጥ መሰጠት ሊጀምር ነው።ስልጠናው በሚቺጋን መንግስት ድግፍ የሚደረግለት ሲሆን ተማሪዎች እየሰሩ እንዲማሩ ሁኔታዎችን ያመቻቻል።ትምህርታቸውን ሲጨርሱ ተማሪዎች ስራ እንዲቀጠሩ መንገዱን ያስተካክላል። ስልጠና የሚሰጥባቸው የስራ ዘርፎች  የመኪና ፋብሪካ ስራ ፡ የኤሌክትሪካል ኢንጂነሮች እና ቴክኒሻኖች ፡ የኢንፎርሜሽን ቴክኖሎጂ ፡ የመኪና ጥገና ስራ እና የሶፍትዌር ስራ ነው። ለተሟላ ዝርዝር መረጃ ከታች ይመልከቱ። LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced the launch of a new website, Michigan.gov/EVJobsAcademy, to connect Michiganders to good-paying career opportunities in the rapidly expanding automotive mobility and electrification industry. Today’s announcement builds on last year’s $5 million investment in the Michigan Electric Vehicle Jobs Academy (EV Jobs Academy).   “The EV Jobs Academy will connect Michiganders with good-paying jobs building electric vehicles, batteries, and other automotive components as we continue growing our economy and making investments to lead the future of mobility and electrification,” said Governor Whitmer. “Since I took office, we have secured over 35,000 auto jobs building electric vehicles and batteries, manufacturing chips, and producing clean energy. We’re building an economy of the future and creating opportunity for Michiganders in every region. Whether you’re a union auto worker or a new engineering graduate, we want to show that Michigan is the best place for you to thrive doing rewarding work. The EV Jobs Academy will be an invaluable connector between industry and talent, and I look forward to bringing home more investments and jobs as we build a brighter future for Michigan.”      The EV Jobs Academy is designed to provide Michiganders with tuition assistance and supportive services, including “earn while you learn” opportunities through a Registered Apprenticeship, to support and streamline onramps to high-wage, in-demand careers.  With more than 100 partners including employers, industry stakeholders and education institutions, the EV Jobs Academy is driving the state’s advanced mobility talent development for the future.    Some of the in-demand careers the EV Jobs Academy prepares Michiganders for includes assemblers and fabricators, electrical engineers and technicians, information security analysts, information technology professionals, maintenance and repair workers and software developers.     Michiganders interested in exploring new careers with excellent advancement opportunities are encouraged to visit Michigan.gov/EVJobsAcademy and complete an online interest form so a local EV Jobs Academy partner can contact them and provide details about local resources available to get them connected with career resources and opportunities.     Industry stakeholders including employers interested in supporting or joining the collaborative are also encouraged to visit the site and complete the online interest form.     “The automotive mobility and electrification industry provides once-in-a-lifetime career opportunities for Michiganders, and I encourage anyone interested in learning more about this evolving industry to connect with the EV Jobs Academy,” said LEO Director and chair of the Michigan Council on Future Mobility Susan Corbin. “Careers in this growing industry are not only building on the success of Michigan’s economic future, but they are also building and creating new opportunities and financial stability for Michigan’s hardworking people.”     “The EV Jobs Academy employer-led collaborative continues to evolve and grow with employer and stakeholder participation,” said Michele Ureste, Executive Director of Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN). “This initiative is designed to provide opportunities for employers to communicate EV and mobility occupational skills needs and hiring projections directly to education and training providers for updates in curriculum and partners working directly with job seekers.”     In addition to LEO and WIN, EV Jobs Academy collaborative partners include:   Center for Advanced Automotive Technology    Center for Automotive Research    Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce    MICHAuto   Michigan Alliance for Great Mobility Advancement   Michigan Community College Association    Michigan Works! network    National Advanced Mobility Consortium    Southeast Michigan Community Alliance    Southeast Michigan Council of Governments   Wayne County College Access Network   Workforce Development Institute      View the full list of partners on the EV Jobs Academy webpage. 

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X-STEM All Access ኤክስ ስቴም በኦላይን ነጻ የስቴም ኮንፍረንስ እና ትምህርት

ኤክስ ስቴም በኦላይን ነጻ የስቴም ኮንፍረንስ እና ትምህርት ይሰጣል።ተማሪዎች በስቴም ዘርፍ የሚሰሩ ባለሙያዎችን ስራ የማየት እድል ይሰጣቸዋል።የጥያቄ እና መልስ ጊዜም ይመደብላቸዋል። X-STEM All Access – presented by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and Discovery Channel – is a free virtual conference series for middle and high schoolers designed to get students excited about STEM. Students will get an inside look into the exciting careers and inspiring personal journeys of diverse STEM role models through a lively Q&A session with a fellow STEM professional.  The 30-minute max episodes will premiere throughout the school year and will be available on-demand to fit in your schedule. Episodes will be released on the following dates – Watch any time after they premiere! April 27  |  May 18  |  September 21  |  October 5  |  October 19  |  November 30  |  December 14 Access NGSS and CASEL aligned lesson plans and other resources for each episode HERE. https://usasciencefestival.org/x-stem-all-access-2022/?utm_campaign=Newsletter+Emma&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=GovDelivery&utm_term=&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery&utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_content=X-STEM+All+Access&utm_content=

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EquIP HQ: Inventions, STEM, and STEAM ኢኩይፕ ኤችፒ በፈጠራ ስራ ፡ በስቴም እና በስቲም ትምህርት

ኢኩይፕ ኤችፒ በፈጠራ ስራ ፡ በስቴም እና በስቲም ዘርፍ ልጆችን ከሙዋለ ህጻናት እስከ 12ኛ ክፍል ድረስ የሚያሰለጥን መድረክ ነው።በአጭሩ የተጻፈው ስቴም ማለት ሳይንስ ፡ ቴክኖሎጂ ፡ኢንጂነሪንግ እና ሂሳብ ነው። ስቲም ሲሆን ደግሞ ስቴም ላይ አርት/ ስነ-ጥበብ ሲጨመርበት ነው።ልጆችን እንደ እድሜያቸው በጨዋታ በማስተመር እና ከፈጠራ ስራ ባለቤቶች ጋር እንዲነጋግሩ በማድረግ ይማራሉ። Activate the inventive mindset within each student with EquIP HQ, an invention-focused learning platform for K–12 audiences. Developed collaboratively by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Second Avenue Learning, the platform presents standards-based lesson plans, games, activities, and videos, to inspire teachers and students to invent solutions to real-world problems using science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) skills. The platform is organized into grade-specific content portals (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12) and includes a guide for teachers and families. Learn about the invention process, watch videos with real-life inventors; and more! https://equiphq.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery What is EquIP HQ? EquIP HQ is your invention education headquarters for everything related to intellectual property. Play online games and activities, watch inspirational and educational videos, all while learning how you, too, can innovate and change the world. Check out what’s new! Online games and activities for all age groups. Video interviews from real-life inventors. A library of lesson plans and resources for teachers and families.

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Akukulu

Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification የሰራተኛ እና የኮንትራክተር መለያ ህግ እየተስራ ነው

የዲፓርትመንት ኦፍ ሌበር የተቀጠረ ሰራተኛን ከኮንትራክተር መለያ መንገድ አንደገና እያስተካከለ እንደሆነ አስታወቀ።አዲስ የሚወጣው ህግ በጃንዋሪ 7 2021 የወጣውን ህግ ይተካል።ዲፓርትመንቱ በአዲሱ ህግ ሰራተኞች እንደ ኮንትራክተሮች እንዳይመደቡ ይረዳል።እንዲሁም ለኮንትራክተሮች ግልጽ የንግድ መገበያየትን ይሰጣቸዋል። The U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of a notice of proposed rule making (NPRM), Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Federal Register. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/misclassification/rulemaking This NPRM, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, would: Align the Department’s approach with courts’ interpretation of the FLSA and application of the economic reality test; Restore the longstanding multi-factor, totality-of-the-circumstances analysis to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the FLSA; Ensure that all factors are analyzed without assigning any predetermined weight to any particular factor or set of facts; Return to the longstanding interpretation of the factors, including the investment factor, control factor, profit or loss factor, and the integral factor, which considers whether the work is integral to the employer’s business; and Rescind the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule.

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