“As you and your team demonstrated over the past years of working together, I am confident this program will successful under your leadership given it will make available information that is culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate to ensure our most vulnerable populations living in our colonia communities are properly informed of how environmental-induced health risks can be mitigated. The health of our communities is highly critical, and we are currently seeing an increase in concerns surrounding access to safe drinking water as well as the need to better understand how other environmental factors can impact our well-being.” – Lourdes Flores, ARISE Adelante President
“Without any hesitation, I firmly support the need for this important work in our communities. It is time for our colonia residents to have the information they need, that is culturally relevant, to ensure that we as community leaders are more informed about methods we can use or advocate for to shape our community programs, policies, and general decisions with the hope of on day eliminating the current health disparities… we support and look forward to the acceptance of continuing our work together.” – Sofia Peña, Program Manager for Hidalgo County Pct. 2
“Our partnership with Juntos para un Mejor Mañana (Together for a Better Tomorrow), as you are aware, has shed a brighter light o the critical need and interest from the community and community stakeholders to not only improve our environment and health but also highlight the need to ensure information empowers our community residents… I strongly believe this project will further those efforts since I am confident it will lead to important environmental health data that can be used to educate our community…” – Daisy Garcés-Vela, Community Resource Coordinator for Hidalgo County, Pct. 1
Impact Stories: Video Reel
