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Feb 25
A True Volunteer Spirit
A True Volunteer Spirit John Montes has a long history of volunteering in his community. It was his passion and commitment to community that brought John to IFR where he has provided free weekly acupuncture sessions for Sí a la Vida...
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Nov 21
IFR 2017 Year in Review
As 2017 comes to an end, we take some time to reflect back on all that IFR’s programs have accomplished this year. Casa Corazón – the Chicano/Latino Family Resource System collaborative is comprised of four agencies that provide linguistically and culturally...
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Nov 21
Creating Change through Mental Health
Given the recent disaster in Puerto Rico, floods in Texas and elsewhere, fires in Napa, and Dreamers threatened by the end of DACA, it’s not surprising that Latinos continue to need support to address trauma, displacement, loss, and grief. Families...
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Aug 14
Family Drumming Circles: how the beat of a drum can help heal the community
Western culture associates drumming with entertainment, beats, and impressive sounds, like those from Metallica’s Lars Ulrich or Maná’s Alex González. In fact, drumming holds a special place in the history of Africa and African American people’s resistance. During the dark...
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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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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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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...
