Archive | Immigrants
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Aug 14
Early Intervention Program: Supporting and empowering SFUSD students and teachers
What can a teacher do if a child seems out of control, to the point where the entire classroom is disrupted? In some classrooms, the child is removed from the classroom, followed by meetings between the teacher, parents, and school...
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May 19
A Tale of Two Promotores
Neither Concepción “Conchy” Cruz nor Jose Luis Monarca would have ever expected that their work would improve the lives of indigenous communities in San Francisco. As Promotores de Salud (Health Promoters) with IFR’s Indígena Health & Wellness Collaborative program (IHWC)...
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May 19
The Meaning of Xilonen
Many of us are familiar with the quinceañera, the event celebrating a girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to womanhood. The typical quinceañera often includes a visit to church, followed by a party. However, long before the tradition of quinceañeras...
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Apr 16
Indígena Health & Wellness Collaborative Scheduled to Move!
We are excited to announce that IFR and CARECEN will soon be sharing office space. The space at 3143 Mission Street (the previous site of the Campos for Assembly office), is being prepared to house the Indígena Health & Wellness...
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Apr 16
Roadmap to Peace – Connecting our most vulnerable and most disconnected Latin@ youth in San Francisco
Just three years ago, hundreds of community members—mothers and fathers, teachers, youth, abuelos and abuelas, counselors—came together and said YA BASTA! to the senseless violence and deaths of six Latino youth within a five-week period. Over 500 residents joined...
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Nov 02
Deferred Action (DACA) Workshop
Did you come to the U.S. before you turned 16? Are you under the age of 31? Are you interested in learning more about how to apply for Deferred Action (DACA)? On June 15th, President Obama announced that Dream Act eligible...
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Aug 06
Latinos and the Affordable Care Act
If you’ve turned on the television or opened up a newspaper, magazine, or online news site in the past year, chances are, you’ve read something about the Affordable Care Act. As an organization that addresses the health and wellness issues...
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Aug 05
IFR’s Annual Report
Instituto Familiar de la Raza is excited to share its Annual Report with the community for FY10-11. We hope you enjoy reading about the programs and services on behalf of our community. Please click on the link below to read...
