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La Plaza Wellness Program
LA PLAZA (ALSO KNOWN AS NUESTRA CULTURA)LA PLAZA IS A LATINX CREATED AND DIRECTED WELLNESS PROGRAM IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. LA PLAZA IS BUILT ON THE ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING THAT CULTURE HEALS LA CULTURA CURA. LA PLAZA IS A WELCOMING PLACE FOR GATHERING MEANT TO CREATE A NEW CULTURAL NORM FOR WELLNESS AS WELL AS A SPACE FOR EMERGING LEADERS TO PRACTICE NEW SKILLS AND ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN LEARN TO DESIGN AND LEAD HEALING ACTIVITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. LA PLAZA IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT PAIRS CLINICAL, THERAPY-BASED SERVICES WITH FAMILIAR HEALING PRACTICES AND CULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCES THAT INVITES ALL TO CLAIM THEIR OWN ABILITY TO HEAL. THROUGH ART, FOOD, COMMUNITY, DANCE, POETRY, AND STORYTELLING THE PROGRAM DRAWS ON HEALING PRACTICES THAT ARE BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL. LA PLAZA BRINGS A NEW, CULTURALLY RELEVANT WELLNESS STRATEGY TO LATINX PEOPLE BY CREATING COMMUNITY, BELONGING AND SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE SELF-EXPRESSION, RESILIENCY, HOPE, AND JOY.FROM APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 2020 TO JUNE 2024, OTM WAS AWARDED SEVERAL LARGE CONTRACTS TO ADMINISTER AN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOCUSING ON THE LATINX, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN SONOMA COUNTY WHO WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19. OTM CONVENED SEVERAL LATINX SERVING PARTNERS AND DEVELOPED THE COVID-19 URGENT RESPONSE AIDE ("CURA") PROJECT. CURA INVOLVES A LARGE-SCALE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CONNECTIONS TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE ISOLATING AND QUARANTINING, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ECONOMICALLY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7MVoices Emancipation Center
VOICE OUR INDEPENDENT CHOICES FOR EMANCIPATION SUPPORT ("VOICES")VOICES IS A YOUTH-DEVELOPED, YOUTH-LED EMANCIPATION CENTER, FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTHS' TRANSITION INTO HEALTHY ADULTHOOD. VOICES PROVIDES COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE FOSTER AND OTHER SYSTEMS-INVOLVED TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND WELLNESS SERVICES. VOICES' APPROACH BLENDS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPORT SERVICES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED AS THEY LEAVE SYSTEMS OF CARE. VOICES' YOUTH ARE ACTIVE LEADERS IN COACHING THEIR PEERS, GUIDING THE EVOLVING VISION OF PROGRAM DELIVERY AND ADVOCATING FOR THE YOUTH VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY. EACH CENTER FOCUSES ON EMPOWERMENT AND ACTION, MOBILIZING YOUTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT CHALLENGE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD BETTER AND MORE INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT YOUTH, CAREGIVERS, AND PROFESSIONALS. TODAY, THOUSANDS OF TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH UTILIZE VOICES' PEER-BASED RESOURCES TO FIND CONNECTIONS AND BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURES. VOICES' SUCCESS IN HELPING TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY BY LEADERS SEEKING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS, VOICES HAS SUCCESSFULLY FOUNDED PROGRAMS IN NAPA, SONOMA, SANTA CLARA, MONTEREY, AND SOLANO COUNTIES AND LEADERS FROM 20 DIFFERENT CALIFORNIA COUNTIES HAVE VISITED A VOICES' PROGRAM SITE TO LEARN ABOUT THE VOICES' YOUTH ENGAGEMENT MODEL AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT HAS ON YOUNG PEOPLE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8MNeighborhood Initiative
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE ("NI")NI UTILIZES A COMMUNITY-SCHOOLS MODEL WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NAPA'S MOST CHALLENGED SCHOOLS AIMED AT INCREASING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY SO THAT EVERY CHILD CLAIMS A FUTURE FULL OF REAL AND ATTAINABLE POSSIBILITIES.SINCE 2005, NI HAS WORKED TO CLOSE THE GLARING AND LONGSTANDING EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP GAPS BETWEEN WHITES AND LATINX IN NAPA. ANNUALLY, NI ENGAGES OVER 2,500 PARENTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN ON SEVEN CAMPUSES, OFFERING PARENT EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING. SCHOOL LEADERS AND OTM STAFF COLLABORATE TO RAISE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND SHIFT THE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORY OF CHILDREN. SCHOOL-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS SUPPORT FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLBEING WHILE PROMOTING PARENT LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING. INCLUDED IN THE NI PROGRAMS ARE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES, WHICH COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FOSTER AN INTER-GENERATIONAL PIPELINE OF LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP.THIS COMBINED FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP RESULTS IN YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, SECURE A PATH TO COLLEGE AND CAREERS AND BUILD COMMUNITY. LASTLY, THROUGH ITS RESILIENCY SERVICES ARM, NI PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS RESULTING FROM ALL DISASTERS, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ("EFA"), AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR NAPA COUNTY RESIDENTS. AS TRUSTED MESSENGERS, NI STAFF SERVE AS LIAISONS FOR LATINX AND INDIGENOUS-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT ENGAGE IN DISASTER RELIEF DUE TO THEIR MISTRUST OF THE GOVERNMENT AND/OR INABILITY TO NAVIGATE GOVERNMENT SERVICES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3M
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