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Announcements brought to you by Cultural Bridges of St. Joseph, a committee of Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization. We are dedicated to ease your transition into our community.
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As Central Minnesota is becoming more diverse, the need to connect immigrants seeking jobs to employers seeking talent is crucial. That is what Filsan Talent Partners has been doing for more than four years. Because the East African population in St. Joseph is growing, the Filsan team sat down with many residents and listened to their needs, which resulted in opening a new satellite office at 111 College Ave. N.
Hudda Ibrahim, president and CEO of Filsan Talent Partners, has many talents. The CSB alumna is an instructor at St. Cloud Community & Technical College and author of the books “From Somalia to Snow: How Central Minnesota Became Home,” and “What Color is My Hijab?” She is hopeful that this new office will help burgeoning Somali refugees and other immigrants find jobs and services they need to navigate in their new community of St. Joseph. They will get help filling out job applications, finding job training programs, writing resumes and accessing ESL classes. Filsan is committed to helping refugees find meaningful and sustainable work so they become productive and established residents in their new community of St. Joseph.
Filsan will be conducting a research survey along with Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization on new refugee populations’ needs and concerns.
One of the needs we often hear is transportation. The Filsan team will strive to bridge that gap.
“Filsan was my childhood nickname that my mom gave me, and it means beauty in Somali language, ” Ibrahim said. She added, “I want to help our local companies attract and retain talented people and create diverse and inclusive workplaces. She said she believes offering customized training for new arrivals on communications skills, American work ethics, punctuality and acculturation are necessary. ”
Ibrahim also hosts Dine & Dialogue sessions, which bring Somalis and other newer Americans together with their neighbors across Central Minnesota for an evening of food and sharing.
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If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Howard at 715-791-8976 or Jamal Elmi at 320-310-2351.
