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Know Your Rights Resources Can be Found Here:
What you can do:
WATCH A TRAINING:
English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LoaaOC7Pv0
For K-12 Educators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rt3UhLr378
2. LEARN HOW TO PREPARE:
Family preparedness document in Portuguese: https://www.masslegalhelp.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/planning-for-family-emergency-packet-portuguese.pdf
Family preparedness document in Spanish: https://www.masslegalhelp.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/planning-for-family-emergency-packet-spanish.pdf
Family preparedness document in English: https://www.masslegalhelp.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/planning-for-family-emergency-packet.pdf
3. SIGN UP FOR A CONSULTATION WITH A FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY:
Sign up for consultations with family law attorneys here, interpretation is provided for free by the generous donation of Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation: https://forms.gle/osJh9yVxVcwbZcDD7
4. REQUEST AND PASS OUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CARDS; email info@capmvy.com to request cards
CAP News & Announcements
Make a difference in a young person’s life through our new
CAP Stepping Stones Mentorship
About CAP Stepping Stones Mentorship program:
CAP is seeking mentors who will support immigrant high school students as they navigate planning for after graduation. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, mentors will participate in social events and activities to build relationships and trust with mentees & their families.
Ongoing 1-on-1 contact with a selected mentees and their families will be developed to support students as they:
• Reflect on dreams and ambitions and explore ways to realize them.
• Research colleges and/or training opportunities.
• Complete school and scholarship applications.
• Develop interview skills.
• Explore possible opportunities.
• Succeed in their transition to higher education.
Responsibilities:
● Once vetted, mentors will need to make a 1 to 2-year commitment of approximately
100 hours per school year.
● Attend 8 hours of training on communication, cultural sensitivity, vocational and
educational selection, scholarship application process and more.
● Attend follow up sessions or supervisory meetings.
● Have weekly contact with mentees.
● At critical points a mentor may spend up to 4 to 8 hours per week helping a mentee.
Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. However, bilingualism is not a necessity, Interpreters will be available as needed.
Mentor interviews will begin in fall of 2025
Reach out to CAP MVY with questions; capmvy@gmail.com
CAP provides community interpreting course for 17 High School students (April-June 2024)
CAP partnered with Cross Cultural Communications Systems, Inc to teach a Community Liaison Interpreting 20- hour course at Martha's Vineyard Regional High school. 17 students completed the course.
In addition to interpreting skills, the students were introduced to standards of practice and their application.
Our latest community, health & safety updates:
CAP provided professional language support during for asylum-seekers from Venezuela that were flown to the island last week.
A group 50 Venezuelan migrants, some of them children, landed on Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. The migrants arrived by plane at Martha’s Vineyard Airport.
According to Geoff Freeman, airport director at Martha’s Vineyard Airport, the name of the charter was Ultimate Air Charters. He said it was two planes that arrived at the airport and not one as was originally reported.
Fox News is reporting that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking credit for sending the migrants to the Island and shared video with that news outlet. In 2021, DeSantis vowed to spend $8 million to send immigrants out of the state and mentioned the Vineyard as a destination. His press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
CAP past public announcements:
TEST MV site for Covid Testing
In September of 2021, CAP MV partnered with Island Health Care (IHC) to provide Covid testing & interpreting services on Martha’s Vineyard.
COVID-19 Vax Bus
Beginning in November of 2021, CAP MV partnered with Island Health Care (IHC) to provide accessible Covid-19 vaccinations on Martha’s Vineyard.
Interpreting Certifications
Beginning in 2021, CAP MV partnered with ACE MV - Martha's Vineyard Center for Education & Training - to provide accessible certification courses for Interpreters on-island.