The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK)
celebrates another year
of providing domestic violence services for Pan-Asian
families
and communities in Massachusetts and New England
September 28, 2018 − Boston, MA:
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK), a Massachusetts-based
nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent domestic violence in Asian families
and communities and to provide hope to survivors, hosts its annual benefit, the
Silk Road Gala, on the evening of Saturday, October 27, at the Marriott Boston
Downtown in Boston’s Theatre District.
This
is the 25th year that the Silk Road Gala is being held to raise funds for
ATASK, the only provider of linguistically and culturally competent services
for Pan-Asian survivors of domestic violence.
Programs include a 24-hour multilingual hotline, emergency shelter, case
management and advocacy services, legal program, and ESOL classes.
Since 1992, ATASK's multilingual
and multicultural staff have been providing life-saving services and hope to
survivors. Today, ATASK assists over 800
survivors throughout 10 counties in Massachusetts, and provides a safe haven
for 50 survivors and children in the 24/7/365 emergency shelter. Services are provided in 20 Asian languages
and dialects.
ATASK offers HOPE:
Housing in our
emergency shelter
Outreach to Asian
communities and a 24-hour multilingual helpline
Programs and services that support
clients and their children and empower them to live independent lives.
Education, training
and outreach for providers and the general public.
The 2018 Silk Road Gala Co-Chairs are:
·
Francis E. Chin, Senior Counsel, Chin & Curtis, LLP
·
Grace H. Lee, FVP/Regional Director of Government
Banking, People's United Bank
Our Keynote
Speaker is Bill Cummings, Founder of Cummings Properties and Cummings
Foundation. He is also the author of
"Starting Small and Making It Big: An Entrepreneur's
Journey to Billion Dollar Philanthropy.”
Janet Wu, TV Personality & Journalist and a long-standing supporter of
ATASK, will once again be the emcee.
This year’s event begins with a Reception
with appetizers and drinks, a silent auction, a survivor who will share her
powerful story about her journey to independence, and an opportunity to listen
to and speak with Bill Cummings. Guests
will then “travel” to different regions of Asia, each having its own food
station, bar, and set of cultural performances.
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