Freight Philanthropy: CPAF Gala to Finish Home & Sexual Violence

The values of Common Cargo’s President Shirley Burke and CEO Devin Burke translated into the values of their firm, shaping Common Cargo’s mission assertion to counterpoint the lives of these throughout the firm in addition to these they do enterprise with. Nevertheless, the Burke’s usually are not all for stopping with simply enriching the lives of individuals inside their enterprise circles.

You don’t must be round Common Cargo for lengthy to know that Devin and Shirley Burke are enthusiastic about preventing violence and injustice towards girls and youngsters.

That keenness is well seen by the philanthropic organizations Common Cargo helps, similar to Zoe Worldwide, Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking or CAST,  Truckers Towards Trafficking or TAT, and iEmpathize.

One group specifically that Devin and Shirley, and due to this fact Common Cargo, assist is Heart for the Pacific Asian Household (CPAF).

CPAF was based to assist deal with home violence and sexual assault within the Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Its mission is to construct wholesome and protected communities by addressing the foundation causes and the results of household violence and violence towards girls.

The next playlist of tales offers you an concept of the individuals helped by CPAF’s work:

Yearly, CPAF holds a Gala for Change that raises funds and consciousness to handle the problems of home violence and sexual assault within the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities within the Larger Los Angeles space.

Right here’s a fast video from CPAF to present you an concept of what that occasion appears to be like like:

Common Cargo is sponsoring CPAF’s fortieth Anniversary Gala for Change that occurs subsequent month (September).

Whereas normal admission tickets for this occasion are offered out, you’ll be able to nonetheless assist in the battle towards home violence and sexual assault on girls and youngsters by donating to CPAF.

Go to the UC Cares web page of this web site to see extra about different organizations Common Cargo helps, like ZOE Worldwide and iEmpathize. Each of these organizations deal with human trafficking, a significant injustice occurring on the earth at present that Devin and Shirley Burke are enthusiastic about preventing.

“In 2007 I turned conscious of the horrendous atrocity towards humanity referred to as human trafficking,” Shirley says. “I used to be shocked to be taught that baby intercourse trafficking even existed and was extraordinarily unsettled. Throughout a easy dialog with my sister in regulation concerning the horrors of kid intercourse trafficking she advised me that the USA Director of Zoe Youngsters’s Residence, Betsy Meenk was talking that very subsequent Sunday at her church proper after their service. I went, met Betsy and discovered about this wonderful group. I’ve traveled to the ZOE dwelling in Chiang Mai, Thailand, thrice and have been in a position to not solely assist however to watch and expertise the superior work they’re doing there to rescue and restore these kids to wholeness.”

Devin says, “”We assist ZOE and iEmpathize as a result of we imagine human trafficking is likely one of the largest travesties in society at present.   It’s not solely the most important type of slavery in historical past, however it presently is the most important trade on the earth passing up the porn trade.  There are a number of ministries and NGO’s making a distinction to eradicate this big drawback.  However we’ve been concerned with each sufficient to witness firsthand what nice work they’re doing.  Whereas iEmpathize focuses on the academic aspect of this problem Zoe has a really profitable orphanage and faculty in Thailand in addition to a brand new protected home in LA. We now have visited their Thailand operations in Chang Mai a number of instances and had been touched and blown away.”

If you wish to assist the battle towards injustice, there are hyperlinks on the UC Cares web page to donate to CPAF, ZOE, and iEmpathize.