Fuentes y Agradecimientos - Estado de la Comunidad Latina en Georgia

Hecho posible gracias al apoyo financiero de:

The Latinx Alliance: una red de liderazgo intersectorial de líderes Latinx – públicos, privados, sin fines de lucro, filantrópicos – enfocada en abogar por, y mejorar el bienestar de, las comunidades Latinx en Georgia. The Latinx Alliance es un proyecto de la Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA).

The Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia): un intermediario de servicios directos y filantrópicos que aboga y cubre las brechas de servicios y programas para las comunidades latinas de Georgia a través de sus tres pilares: Avanzar la Democracia del Pueblo, Proteger y Construir Comunidades y Ampliar Oportunidades Económicas.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Atlanta: una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja para forjar comunidades resilientes e inclusivas de oportunidades en toda América: grandes lugares para vivir, trabajar, visitar, hacer negocios y criar familias.

Aliados clave en este informe:

Ser Familia: una organización sin fines de lucro que empodera a las familias latinas a través de programas educativos, talleres y retiros que les permiten prosperar y disfrutar de un entorno familiar saludable. Nuestro enfoque holístico brinda un sentido de integridad a la vida de las personas, lo que les permite mejorar su “ahora” y enfrentar lo que viene con una visión positiva. Nuestra organización tiene la mayor huella geográfica de cualquier organización latina en Georgia, con oficinas en Kennesaw, Norcross, Smyrna y Suwanee.

Neighborhood Nexus es un intermediario cívico de datos sin fines de lucro que ayuda a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro de Georgia a encontrar, entender y usar datos para informar estrategias más inteligentes de políticas, programas y financiamiento. Ayudamos al sector social de Georgia a ofrecer los servicios adecuados a la escala adecuada a las personas y lugares que más los necesitan.

Brandshake Creative es un equipo especializado en crear manualmente la identidad de marca y las experiencias web para la comunidad de Atlanta, como el Atlanta BeltLine, Park Pride, Purpose Built Communities, Shaw y la Comisión Regional de Atlanta.

Colaboradores:

El grupo de trabajo de Narrativa Transformadora de la Alianza Latinx.

Las siguientes personas y líderes de organizaciones se tomaron el tiempo para discutir con nosotros sus experiencias, reflexiones y aprendizajes:

Aceli Zenil, Amigos de la Comunidad

Alieska Custodio, Ser Familia

Brittany Lopez, U-lead Athens

Cristian Estrada

Daniela Rodriguez, Migrant Equity Southeast

Delicia Idett, Unidos Latino Association

Henry Reyes

Laura Murvartian, ARTE-GA

Leslie Gutierrez

Louis Negron, 100 Black Men of Atlanta

Luis Hernandez

Mauri Maza

Miriam Marin, Conectados Gainesville

Pedro Viloria

Rebecca Gibbons, Unidos Latino Association

Ulyssa Muñoz

Artistas y creadores basados en Georgia:

Angel Fabián Rivera

Bryan López

Gabi Madrid

Grupo Folklorico Aklla Sumaq

Isa Call Gómez

Kristina Cohen

LeylisMR

Marietta Murton

Melvin Toledo

Patrick Zae

Samantha Ramirez-Herrera

Entrevistas con especialistas:

Alejandro Coss, Cámara de Comercio Latinoamericana de Georgia (LACC)

America Gruner, Coalición de Líderes Latinos (CLILA)

Belisa Urbina, Ser Familia

Gilda (Gigi) Pedraza, Latino Community Fund

Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO

Luis Zaldivar, Georgia CASA

Maria Vinces Peck, She Lends

Maritza Morelli, Los Niños Primero

Michael Lucas, Fundación de Abogados Voluntarios de Atlanta (AVLF)

Rafael Villegas, Asociación de Construcción Hispana de Georgia (GHCA)

Roxana Chicas, Escuela de Enfermería de Emory

Santiago Marquez, Asociación Latinoamericana de Georgia (LAA)

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