Success Stories
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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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San Antonio Health Director Gets First City-Funded ACEs Coordinator
Dr. Colleen Bridger knows the devastating effects of childhood trauma, from risky behavior to bad grades, to even chroni…
Overcoming Harmful Biases, Trauma & ACES
Latina Environmentalist Dedicates Life to Saving the Planet for her Familia
At the end of her life, Samarys Seguinot-Medina hopes to say she made the world a safer place to live for the children i…
Chemical & Toxic Exposure
Jorge Olvera Fights Food Swamps with Community Gardens
Magnolia Park is one of the oldest Latino neighborhoods in Houston’s East End. Unfortunately, its 17,800 residents live…
Healthy Food
4 Heroes Who Are Revolutionizing Trauma-Informed Care in Schools
Childhood trauma. Adverse childhood experiences. Mental health issues. Whatever you call it, trauma impacts a child’s br…
Trauma & ACES
Game Changer: San Antonio Police to Notify Schools if Kids Exposed to Trauma
Diana Centeno knows kids exposed to traumatic events don’t get the support they need at school. Doug Greene knows police…
Overcoming Harmful Biases, Trauma & ACES
How a Children’s Museum Morphed into a Latino Community Hub
Steve Long knows the mission of the Children’s Museum of the East End is to spark imagination, play, and learning for al…
Education, Embracing Immigrants
Superintendent’s State Crusade to Help Schools Help Students of Trauma
Bob Stewart knew that some students were frequently missing class or dropping out of the Gladstone School District in Gl…
Overcoming Harmful Biases, Trauma & ACES
Raheem Baraka’s Support Group for Latino Grandparents Raising Grandkids
Family separations. Broken families. Little social support. In these tough times, abuela and abuelo often have to step u…
Healthcare Access
Minerva Perez Busts Fear, Builds Mental Health Support for Latino Immigrants
Fear. Of being deported. Losing homes. Losing children. Minvera Perez knows Latino immigrants live in constant fear in E…
Embracing Immigrants, Mental Health
Raheem Baraka Makes Latino Family Health a Civil Rights Issue in Boston
Raheem J. Baraka grew up seeing health inequity all around him in Boston (19% Latino). He saw people in one low-income n…
Healthcare Access