Tufts Teach-in-CORES

04/22/2021

Hi Everyone! Get your burritos from Chipotle in Davis Square this Sunday for a good cause!

Join Tufts Teach-in-CORES in supporting and fundraising for CORES, Committee of Refugees from El Salvador, a local nonprofit helping the Latinx immigrant community in Greater Boston. On Sunday, April 25, 5-9pm, order a meal from Davis Square's Chipotle, using our fundraising promo code GTBJMBW online or mentioning CORES FUNDRAISER when paying in person and part of your purchase will be donated to our cause without any additional cost to you!

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced CORES to cancel its in-person English classes and US Citizenship preparation classes, which Tufts Teach-in-CORES students volunteer teaching, and has put a strain on their finances as a small NGO serving low-income community members. The funds raised will go directly to the CORES center, helping them cover expenses and save up money to keep helping their members in whatever capacity possible.

For the health and safety of the Tufts community, we ask students to place an online order through the Chipotle app or Chipotle.com (do not use third party delivery platforms as they are not participating in the fundraiser) and pick up. Alternatively, order in-person, mention CORES FUNDRAISER and return to your home to enjoy your meal!

WEAR MASKS AT ALL TIMES, STAY AT LEAST SIX FEET APART FROM PEOPLE, AND WASH/SANITIZE HANDS FREQUENTLY!

04/20/2021

Hi everyone! Please join Teach-in-CORES and THE (Tufts Health Equity) for a panel covering the unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. on Thursday, April 22 at 8 PM! We have invited three panelists from both inside and outside of the Tufts community to discuss their thoughts on this topic. We hope to see you there!

Here is the Zoom information:
https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96650509302?pwd=QXdWbU5tc2dKMXBwUkdFN25ncFdEZz09

Meeting ID: 966 5050 9302
Passcode: PANEL

Please find below short bios on each of the panelists:

Ahmi Dhuna is an East Bay Community Fund Fellow on the COVID-19 African American Education and Outreach Partnership project (The Partnership is a collaboration between the East Bay Community Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, and twelve anchor community-based health organizations across the United States with the goal of ensuring accurate public health information and resources reach communities most impacted by this pandemic.)

Marcos Garcia is the Executive Director of the Community Organization of Refugees from El Salvador (CORES). He has worked with the Salvadoran community in Boston for over 30 years and is originally from El Salvador.

Pep Vicente is a Medical Spanish professor at Tufts University and works professionally as a Spanish medical interpreter.

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03/24/2021

Hi Everyone!

Tufts Teach-in-CORES will be holding a candy grab-n-go event this Thursday from 4:30-6:30pm on the Bolles House Porch (226 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144).

Please see our poster for more information and if you’re interested in coming by, please fill out your availability to pick up the candy in the Google Form below by the start of the event. We look forward to seeing you there! :)

https://forms.gle/SoqyMpoh2reLAUaB8

11/26/2019

Thank you to Marcos Garcia, director of CORES, for coming to Tufts and presenting on not only the center and its services, such as ESL and citizenship classes, but also the importance of the 2020 census and getting the immigrant population to participate in it! His insight on the green line extension and how it could affect the immigrant population through rises in rent led to an incredibly interesting and informative discussion.