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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...
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Aug 04
Welcome to Instituto!
IFR is about providing Chicanos/Latinos with access to essential health and wellness programs and services. Our clients over the past 34 years tell us that we continue to succeed in fulfilling this mission. Despite the changing times and the new...
