Portfolio Category: historical

In addressing this emerging problem, Cochise County has the rare opportunity to change the tide before it reaches epidemic levels. To accomplish this, prevention is key. With HRSA planning funds, Alianza de Bienestar will harness the energy of the existing seedling SUD/OUD prevention efforts to create a larger and more wide-reaching prevention movement. Through skilled,...

Amistades had the privilege of serving low-income, high-need Latino families of children 0-3 years of age within the Sunnyside Unified School District through this bilingual program.  Its foundation is based on parents as the first teachers and the home as the first classroom.  The AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program is evidence-based and has been deemed a national...

The Avanzando Through College (ATC) program is a collaboration with UNIDOS US, aimed at providing Latino students with the skills, information, and support systems that are needed to identify student services, improve academic performance, and graduate from college. The program offers monthly workshops that focus on relevant topics identified by researchers, practitioners, and students being...

AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. AmeriCorps VISTA members focus on capacity building activities to strengthen community agencies throughout the country working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, reduce unemployment, increase housing opportunities, improve educational outcomes and more. AmeriCorps VISTA is a year-long, full time national service commitment.  The...

Barrios Saludables is an opioid misuse prevention project that is continuing to address the growing opioid crisis through prevention activities. The project target population is Latino youth, ages 10-15, parents of at-risk youth, and parents of justice involved youth, including community members and stakeholders. Youth engagement is conducted through youth sessions, utilizing the Too Good...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), in partnership with the National Guard Bureau (NGB), conducts VetCorps - a National AmeriCorps VISTA Program - to support military service members and their families. Local coalitions host VetCorps members and work with National Guard Units to ensure they receive services and needed assistance as a result of service...

CASA (Cultura, Aprendizaje, Servicio y Acción) Code is a technology education initiative to improve educational opportunities and strengthen the computer science skills of Latino students at Apollo Middle School, in the Sunnyside Unified School District. CASA Code, funded by UnidosUs works one-on-one with students to increase Latino representation in the computer science field, and expose...

The Curando Familias Project aims to research and address the disparities in Tucsons' Latino community caused by Covid-19 Long-Hauler Syndrome. Emerging data suggests that as much as 50% of these long haulers are unable to return to activities of daily living including full time employment six months post-acute infection. Importantly, racial/ethnic minorities including Latinos experienced...

Amistades offers capacity building services in the area of drug prevention to organizations that support the African American community.  Capacity building services help organizations in the development of a coalition-based prevention infrastructure similar to the one that Amistades has put in place for the Latino population it serves.  Through these efforts, and under the mentorship...

Amistades manages the Amistades Substance Abuse Coalition, a community-driven group that provides substance abuse prevention in the Flowing Wells area.  The Coalition, in collaboration with a cross-sector of community partners, addresses the problem of underage drinking and marijuana, tobacco, and prescription drug use among Latino youth.  A vision to create healthy, productive, safe, and drug-free...