Success Stories
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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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Neighbors and Leaders Calm Traffic on Scary Street
Neighborhood leaders and residents like Paul D. López and Fany Mendez in the Denver, Colo., neighborhood of Westwood wor…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
Fitness Instructor Helps Launch La Casita Fitness and Learning Center
Westwood Unidos and Re:Vision, two local organizations in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, Colo. (31.2% Latino popul…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthcare Access, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
College Friends Connect Latino Families to Local Produce
College friends Tori Ostenso and Emily Pence met through volunteer opportunities while in school. They soon learned ther…
Healthy Food
Future Generations Learn Healthy Eating Through Teaching Kitchens
In the San Antonio, Texas area (69% Latino) families, health care leaders like Dr. Mark Gilger, and philanthropy groups…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
MEDA Creates 100% Affordable Housing for San Francisco Residents
What happens when Latinos get “priced out” of the homes they’ve lived in for decades? Luis Granados People like Luis Gra…
Housing
Promotoras Create Healthy Change One Resident at a Time
Obesity, cancer, and health disparities were increasing in the northern Colorado city of Fort Collins (11.43% Latino). I…
Healthcare Access, Healthy Families & Schools
Apple Orchard Brings Fresh Fruit to Colorado Cafeterias, Farmer’s Markets
Montezuma County (12.2 % Latino) was once well known for its blooming apple orchards. Back in 1904, three Gold Medals we…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Water Promoter Helps Parents Avoid Sugary Drinks
Gaby Medina, a mom and health educator in the neighborhood of Westwood, in Denver, Colo. (79.36%), didn’t have a lot of…
Healthcare Access, Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Water
University Workers Drive Policy to Support Breastfeeding on Campus
Alena Clark and Yvette Lucero-Nguyen worried that their University of Northern Colorado campus wasn’t breastfeeding-frie…
Healthy Families & Schools, Maternal & Child Health
Agency’s Legal Aids Brings Hope, Stress Relief for Florida Latinos
Many Latino immigrants arrive in Broward County, Fla. (27% Latino) with no community ties, no possessions, no (or little…
Embracing Immigrants, Healthcare Access, Healthy & Cohesive Cultures, Healthy Families & Schools, Mental Health