ABRUD

American Brotherhood for Russian Disabled

 Американское Братство Русскоязычных Инвалидов

Jefferson Street, Suite #1C, Staten Island, NY 10306

(718) 987-1344 - phone, fax, (718) 282-9633 - phone, fax

 CONTENTS:

Directions of our activities

Extractions from the CHAPTER

ABRUD Table of Contents Page                  

EXTRACTIONS FROM THE CHAPTER

1.    GENERAL REGULATIONS                                                       American Brotherhood for the Russian speaking disabled people (ABRUD) is a non-profit organization. It was established on a free-will basis and the existence of the above is in compliance with all USA laws.        

 2.    MISSIONS                                                                                - ABRUD is defending the social interests of the disabled.                               - It helps the disabled immigrants to integrate and adopt themselves in the American society.

3.GOALS                                                                                        - ABRUD is trying to establish and bring alive the variety of government programs to help poor and disabled people in the everyday social life. ABRUO is trying to help people to reinstate and further maintain their social, physical, intellectual, psychological, family and so forth status due to loss of the above because of the variety of reasons.                                                                                             - ABRUD is helping the disabled emigrants to develop and maintain sport and creativity related activities.                                                                     - ABRUD is standing behind the people in case of emergency need of food or money.                                                                                           - ABRUD is organizing and supervising a large variety of cultural and social programs.                                                                                         - ABRUD provides the members with a variety of everyday life necessary information.                                                                                       - ABRUD is developing and maintaining the network among disabled people.

 4. MEMBERSHIP                                                                          The following people are entitled to be considered a member of ABRUD: anyone who was legally considered a disabled In the USA, their family members, its affiliated employees and any citizen who donated to the organization.                  

5. ORGANISATIONAL BASIS                                                                          The Brotherhood is built on the territory basis, it is organised by borough, city,state and so forth, it also is organised on the free election basis and freedom of speech. All of the above is highlighted in the ABRUD’s Manual.

DIRECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC and SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

1.    THE DEFENCE OF THE DISABLED’S RIGHTS                                            • Jurisdictional Consultations                                                                          •       Supply with commonly used in social services blanks and forms of applications                                                                                                     

2.    WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITY, GOVERNMENTAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER                                                                               •        Governor's and Mayor's offices for disabled persons                             •        NYANA, HIAS,  UJA

 3.   TRAINING                                                                                                 •        English lessons                                                                                 •        Basic computers skills                                                                              •        The history of the USA,  American culture, USA jurisdictional system, jewish history and religion                                 .                                                        For training we can use two locations:                                                               •        Social security office (Fort Hamilton parkway, Brooklyn) and                       •        Shorefront Jewish Community Council                                            

4.   ENSURING INFORMATION                                                            •      Technical ensuring such as computers, TV, Radio, Fax machines, answering machines, etc.                                                                  •     Verbal info distributing   

5.   CULTURE RELATED ACTIVITIES                                                     •     Excursions/Trips                                                                                       •     Cultural assembly                                                                         •     Exhibitions of the creative work of the members                                       

6.   SPORT RELATED ACTIVITIES                                                                •     Exercising on a regular basis                                                                    •     Sport Competitions                                                                    

7.   SOCIAL HELP ON THE INDIVIDUAL BASIS                                             •     Hot Line for all varieties of psychological help                                        

8.   WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH MASS MEDIA                                        •     WMNB - Russian  speaking TV and Radio station (Informational program on the regular basis to join fo the independent life)                                               •     NY ABLE Newspaper

NECESSITIES AND PROBLEMS Extremely NEEDS sponsors

  1.    Legal and Public Relations Field                                                  *     We need to be able to consult with the city, borough, social services officials on a regular basis and get some emergency help for our members in case of need, as well as discuss the problems of the Brotherhood in general.                 

2.    Educational Field                                                                                       *     We need to get grants for our members in order to be able to help them in learning English, basic computer skills, familiarise with American culture 

 *     We need grants for the purpose of publishing in English language some special literature such as special manuals for deaf and blind members.              We need to get grants to open an Internet course and get Microsoft Certificates.

    3.    Individual Help                                                                                   *     We need financial support in order to be able to keep alive our HOT LINE for emergency psychological help for our members as well as to provide our members with a special Medical Q&A Line.                                                            *     For our blind members we need grants in order to be able to introduce them to the English version of BRAIL.                                                                   *      For all our members we need to have a constant access to the jurisdictional advises

  4.    Social Field

*     We need financial support in order to be able to provide our members with their own newspaper ABRUD and time on Russian TV Network.                   *     We need to locate sponsors who will be interested to supply our members upon their needs with the computers, TV and radios, phones, answering machines all of the above adjusted and modified to fit the needs of disabled.

  5.    Sport Field

*     We need finances to keep our sport activities up and running.

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