Registration for our annual conference will close on September 9th. Be sure to register today! "Promotoras Paving the Way and Leaving a Legacy of Transformation" will be the premier conference by and for promotoras. It is a gathering focused on learning, sharing, and community building that we look forward to every year. “Having attended almost every conference, I return every year because it brings together people from various regions, states, and even outside the United States. The conference is dynamic and put together by a great leadership team that includes Visión y Compromiso staff, agency leaders, and promotoras from various regions. It is also a conference packed with information and resources. And of course, it includes fun! I save the date on my calendar for the next conference as soon as it is announced. That way I am always there. I look forward to seeing you this October in Los Angeles!” —Maria D. Gallardo, Visión y Compromiso
Visión y Compromiso
Civic and Social Organizations
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Hacia una Vida Digna y Sana Towards a Dignified and Healthy Life
About us
Established in 2000, Visión y Compromiso (VyC) is dedicated to improving the health and well being of under resourced and underrepresented communities by providing support, training and leadership development to promotoras and other grassroots community leaders (collectively referred to herein as “promotores”) throughout California. At the center of VyC’s programs is the promotor model, a model for community transformation accepted among Latino communities (The Promotor Model: A Framing Paper, 2011). Promotores develop trusting relationships and share personal experiences, information and resources in culturally and linguistically relevant ways drawing from people’s own strengths in order to transform their communities into healthier, more vibrant places for all families to live, work and play. Trusted community members, they are natural leaders – “go to” people in their neighborhoods – who are characterized by their servicio de corazón (heartfelt service). They share the ethnicity, language, cultural traditions, socioeconomic status, and life experiences of the communities they serve and provide information, resources and culturally and linguistically relevant outreach and education. Promotores may be paid staff or volunteer community workers and are known by many titles (e.g., peer educator, community health worker, community educator, outreach worker, systems navigator, patient liaison); they are expert at promoting changes in life-long health habits. With decades of experience engaging “hard to reach” residents, promotores are first-responders serving immigrant and undocumented communities, migrant workers, homebound seniors, childcare providers, etc.
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https://visionycompromiso.org
External link for Visión y Compromiso
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
Locations
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Primary
1000 N Alameda St
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Los Angeles, California 90012, US
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4550 California Ave
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Bakersfield, California 93309, US
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49869 Calhoun St
Coachella, California 92236, US
Employees at Visión y Compromiso
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Amparo Ostojic, MPA
Project Manager
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Gerry Balcazar
Principal at DISEÑO Learning and Development
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Maria Lemus
Executive Director at Vision y Compromiso
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Melinda Cordero- Barzaga
Associate Director and co-founder @Vision y Compromiso, Board Member @ Planned Parenthood | Strategic Leadership, Mentoring, Innovative Program…
Updates
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Women’s Equality Day is celebrated to honor the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1920, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. Today, we honor the lives and sacrifices of women who sought to change the Constitution to ensure women's right to vote. And we honor the promotoras who have paved the way to ensure Latinos use their right to vote. How else can we celebrate? Register to vote! Plan to support your communities in knowing about the upcoming general elections. And vote on Tuesday, November 5th. You can also read President Biden's Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2024. Here's an excerpt: "One hundred and four years ago, American women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, bringing us closer to living up to our Nation’s most fundamental values of dignity, fairness, freedom, and equality. On Women’s Equality Day, we recognize the courage of generations of visionaries who fought tirelessly for the sacred cause of women’s suffrage and all those who continue to work toward a more equitable future for women and girls in America." "The 19th Amendment marked a critical milestone in our Nation’s history, but it did not guarantee the right to vote for all. For many women of color, that right would not be secured until decades later when the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965." Link Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2024. https://bit.ly/4g3JytJ
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Join promotoras, community health workers, advocates, and allies for health equity! Registration closes on September 9th. This is the only conference by promotoras for promotoras that recognizes their critical role in advancing community well-being and embraces the cultural and linguistic diversity of our communities. Register today! There will be no registration on-site. https://lnkd.in/e8q5qqbg
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Visión y Compromiso reposted this
Exciting news! Registration is now open for our 22nd Annual Promotoras and Community Health Workers Conference, Promotoras Paving the Way and Leaving a Legacy of Transformation! ❤️ Join us in person October 3-5, 2024 at our celebration of learning, connection, and transformation! Register at vycconference.org Our conference will offer inspiring, thought-provoking plenary sessions, enriching workshops, and networking events to foster unity and celebrate the work and dedication of promotoras in advancing health equity. We invite allies, promotoras, leaders, and community health workers to be part of this enriching experience. Workshops will be presented in Spanish with some interpreted in English.
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Extremely proud of all the work we do! This program is close to my heart because it’s based in the community where I grew up and that shaped and continues to ground me everyday for the work I do. #boyle heights #community health
❤️ We are bridging the public healthcare and social services gap, one family at a time, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. "Su salud está en sus manos" (your health is in your hands) is a program carried out by Visión y Compromiso in collaboration with White Memorial Community Health Center (WMCHC), the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and Rising Communities. It represents our implementation of the Community Public Health Teams pilot. Witness our efforts firsthand! A nurse from White Memorial CHC and community health workers (promotoras) from Visión y Compromiso, along with the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to provide information, resources, and on-site referrals for healthcare services. Watch our work in action! A nurse with White Memorial CHC, promotoras with Visión y Compromiso, and the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to bring information, resources, and health care services referrals on site. 👏 Health equity! Video by KCAL News.
LA County offering door-to-door healthcare in underserved communities
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Extremely proud of all the work we do! This program is close to my heart because it’s based in the community where I grew up and that shaped and continues to ground me everyday for the work I do. #boyle heights #community health
❤️ We are bridging the public healthcare and social services gap, one family at a time, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. "Su salud está en sus manos" (your health is in your hands) is a program carried out by Visión y Compromiso in collaboration with White Memorial Community Health Center (WMCHC), the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and Rising Communities. It represents our implementation of the Community Public Health Teams pilot. Witness our efforts firsthand! A nurse from White Memorial CHC and community health workers (promotoras) from Visión y Compromiso, along with the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to provide information, resources, and on-site referrals for healthcare services. Watch our work in action! A nurse with White Memorial CHC, promotoras with Visión y Compromiso, and the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to bring information, resources, and health care services referrals on site. 👏 Health equity! Video by KCAL News.
LA County offering door-to-door healthcare in underserved communities
https://www.youtube.com/
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Visión y Compromiso reposted this
Exciting news! Registration is now open for our 22nd Annual Promotoras and Community Health Workers Conference, Promotoras Paving the Way and Leaving a Legacy of Transformation! ❤️ Join us in person October 3-5, 2024 at our celebration of learning, connection, and transformation! Register at vycconference.org Our conference will offer inspiring, thought-provoking plenary sessions, enriching workshops, and networking events to foster unity and celebrate the work and dedication of promotoras in advancing health equity. We invite allies, promotoras, leaders, and community health workers to be part of this enriching experience. Workshops will be presented in Spanish with some interpreted in English.
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¡Felicidades, Armando! Visión y Compromiso congratulates Armando Zumaya at SOMOS EL PODER for being recognized by The NonProfit Times as a Top 50 powerful and influential leader in fundraising. We share his vision to recognize and activate the Latinx poder of giving and organizing ❤️ ¡Adelante!
Exciting news! 🎉 Armando Zumaya, founder and executive director of Somos El Poder, has been honored on the 2024 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 list! 🌟Published by The NonProfit Times Somos El Poder is the first fundraising institute dedicated to Latinx fundraising, offering the only certificate program in the US specifically for Latinx fundraisers. At Somos El Poder, we empower Latinx-focused nonprofits nationwide by providing support on fundraising strategies and professional development opportunities. As Armando says, "Fundraising is the power for people to do good." Article & Top 50 List: https://lnkd.in/gghu8CFh #NPTPower50 #LatinxFundraising #SomosElPoder #NonprofitLeadership #FundraisingInnovation #DiversityAndInclusion
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❤️ We are bridging the public healthcare and social services gap, one family at a time, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. "Su salud está en sus manos" (your health is in your hands) is a program carried out by Visión y Compromiso in collaboration with White Memorial Community Health Center (WMCHC), the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and Rising Communities. It represents our implementation of the Community Public Health Teams pilot. Witness our efforts firsthand! A nurse from White Memorial CHC and community health workers (promotoras) from Visión y Compromiso, along with the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to provide information, resources, and on-site referrals for healthcare services. Watch our work in action! A nurse with White Memorial CHC, promotoras with Visión y Compromiso, and the Su salud está en sus manos team, visit every household in Boyle Heights to bring information, resources, and health care services referrals on site. 👏 Health equity! Video by KCAL News.
LA County offering door-to-door healthcare in underserved communities
https://www.youtube.com/
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Exciting news! Registration is now open for our 22nd Annual Promotoras and Community Health Workers Conference, Promotoras Paving the Way and Leaving a Legacy of Transformation! ❤️ Join us in person October 3-5, 2024 at our celebration of learning, connection, and transformation! Register at vycconference.org Our conference will offer inspiring, thought-provoking plenary sessions, enriching workshops, and networking events to foster unity and celebrate the work and dedication of promotoras in advancing health equity. We invite allies, promotoras, leaders, and community health workers to be part of this enriching experience. Workshops will be presented in Spanish with some interpreted in English.
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