OCSPS Outreach

Our Promotora outreach were able to connect with the Latinx community throughout the San Luis Obispo County with the support of a grant received via the Office of Communication and Strategic Communications (OCSPC) to share and speak on educational material regarding topics such as, extreme heat, vaccination for all, and information on how to obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Our Promotoras strategically chose their outreach locations to maximize their chances of connecting with those in the community who need to be connected to resources. Our Promotoras conducted outreach in food markets, bakeries, foodbanks, parks and radio interviews with the goal to meet the community where they are at. On average our Promotoras were able to connect with a total of 1,000 community members a month. In total we were able to connect with 12,500 community members.

*Pictured above is Promotora, Margarita M. conducting outreach in North San Luis Obispo County

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Public Health - Focus Groups

Our collaboration has created a safety net for our community. We created a team that overpassed our partnership to hold a different number of focus groups around our county and learn more about the needs of those more vulnerable in our community.

The focus groups gave Mixteco and Spanish speaking people a way to express their necessities regarding their health and other areas in their life that add up to their overall wellbeing. 

Collaborating with Public Health has allowed us to reach the most vulnerable communities and provide them with free vaccines, Covid-19 tests, and information on access locations to acquire these services. Likewise, being able to provide information on places where they can access Cancer exams and other preventive services.

Collaborating with public health has been an important impact to our Spanish and Mixteco community because they had expressed the importance of communicating in their own native language, that way there is no doubt about the information they are receiving.

*Pictured above is Promotora, Eustolia G. conducting outreach in North San Luis Obispo County

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SoCal Gas Outreach

A total of 8050 SoCal Gas pamphlets were distributed by our Promotoras in the year 2023. Our Promotras shared important information about the assistance programs offered by SoCal Gas.

*Pictured above is Promotora, Eustolia G. conducting outreach at a Northern San Luis Obispo County foodbank distribution.

Tobacco Outreach

In 2023, our Promotoras shared a total of 1,718 flyers educating the community on tobacco and its effects. The topics covered included What is vaping? What is flavored tobacco? What are electronic cigarettes?

*Pictured above is Promotora, Danny R. conducting outreach in Southern San Luis Obispo County foodbank distribution.

Educating community on mental health resources available

Our Promotoras were able to share important information about the services provided at both Transitional Mental Health Association (THMA) and the Community Counseling Center (CCC) for the Spanish speaking, Latinx community.

*Pictured above is Promotora, Rosario C. conducting outreach at a Northern San Luis Obispo County business.

Through our mental health educational outreach our Promotras were able to reach a total of 984 San Luis Obispo community members. Our Promotoras were able to share information regarding THMA's programs such as the Spanish Support groups for Youth, Mental Health, System Impacted and Parents.

607 community members were able to be reached by our Promotoras to share about the services provided by the CCC such as, general CCC information, Invest in the Nest Coalition, and sliding scale therapy.

*Pictured above is Promotora, Margarita M. conducting outreach at a Northern San Luis Obispo County business.