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December 2023 Newsletter

*Sent on Nov 9, 2023*

Established in 2007 as a public, non-profit organization, the Latino Leadership Council seeks to advance cultural strength, leadership and well-being within the Latino Community.

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Join Us!

Don't forget to join us Monday, December 11 from 4:00-5:30 PM for our community meeting!

Assistance League of Greater Placer is a national nonprofit organization who has volunteered endless service hours and touched more than 4,700 people in placer County.

Assistance League of Greater Placer's President, Janice Carey, will be joining us to speak on what their amazing organization has to offer The Greater Placer community.

Join us for more details about their philanthropic programs and much more!

Community Meeting Location:

415 Roseville Square Roseville, CA 95678

If you have resources to share, please share at the meeting or email to Outreach Coordinator, Crystal Lopez for inclusion in the next newsletter or to be shared on our social media pages.

LLC's Newest Staff Member

Welcome to Indira Infante, who has joined the Latino Leadership Council as Fund and Program Development Director, leading fundraising efforts and developing strategic goals and objectives that meet the needs of our diverse Latino/a populations.

Indira is no stranger to the LLC, having served for several years as a Promotora before becoming an imbedded partner in the Placer County Children’s System of Care. She is passionate and dedicated and will bring her lived experiences as an immigrant, a recipient of services and a fierce advocate for her family and her community to make a profound impact on families in need.

“My role at Latino Leadership Council is much more than a profession, it's a calling fueled by my own life experiences and inspired by the underserved Latino communities who overcome daily challenges to provide a better life for their families.” she said. “I’m so excited to be back with our amazing promotores and leadership and look forward to deepening partnerships and creating meaningful change for our communities.”

To contact Indira to discuss funding or partnership opportunities, call or email her at:

Email:indirai@latinoleadershipcouncil.org

phone: 916-223-2454

Leadership with Latinidad

Congratulations to this phenomenal group of courageous and passionate Latino/a leaders who completed an 8-week course of Leadership with Latinidad! We had 22 start and 22 finish, which is a testament to their dedication. Adelante!

Client Impact

Helping clients adopt healthy eating habits means understanding their current health issues, the foods that are part of their cultural diet, and access to the foods you are recommending.

The LLC and CalFresh Health Living have collaborated for years to help Latino/a clients struggling with diabetes and hyperlipidemia, and are now using the Smart Foods and basic physical activity curriculum to help them overcome these health issues.

As a result, Placer County’s Spanish monolingual Latinx families have resulted in higher positive management of blood glucose and cholesterol levels

of those we serve, and Mr. Alemán is just one of many who has benefitted from this program.

“Because of this program, my health has had a significant overall improvement. I used to overeat an excess amount of carbohydrates in every meal and now I know how to eat a balanced meal. My blood sugars have improved, I’m preparing and eating Cactus Salad and now walking 45 minutes 3 times a week. Thank you for your guidance in this journey.”

More Impact Stories

Lincoln Parent Project

We have exciting news to share!

Parent project is coming to Lincoln in January!

Would you like to Learn how to Improve your family and children's lives?

Join Parent Project to learn how to:

Improve your children's grades and school attendance.

Improve the relationship and decrease arguments between you and your children.

Learn how to "out will" strong-willed children.

Learn the signs and prevent children from using alcohol, drugs and tobacco.

learn how to recognize and prevent gang involvement.

Low Sugar "Pan De Muerto" Demonstration

LLC Promotoras, Yolanda Aceves and Irene Botello hosted a virtual cooking demonstration to make "Low Sugar Pan de Muerto'' for those who struggle with managing diabetes.

The recipe was created to be nutritious and to be enjoyable by those who love to eat bread as part of their daily lives, and at the same time want to maintain blood sugars within range.

Clients were happy to learn how to make this simple recipe, and even had the opportunity to bake it in their own homes!

Mami y Yo Calendar

Entre Amigos Kitchen

For our November Entre Amigos virtual cooking class, youth learned how to make empanadas de plátano. Many of them expressed this being their first time baking and using their own oven. Youth were anxious to try their creations and learned lessons with patience and followed directions.

Youth In-Person Events

Community Resources and Events

The Latino Leadership Council cannot serve our communitie alone and partner with others to ensure diverse resources are available to our communities.

We thank our partners for the following services and goods that benefited our clients:

Through the generosity of the Lighthouse Family Resource Center, we were able to distribute bikes to a few families in need. These bikes will be used to alleviate transportation issues for our families, and their overall life enhancement!

The Assistance League of Greater Placer made it possible for our families participate in their Operation School Bell School Clothing Program.

With this partnership, LLC was able to support the children of our families to shop for free new clothes, shoes and toys!

The Lincoln Kiwanis Club collaborated with LLC to host a health event that addressed our community's health needs. Thanks to this connection, we were and are continuing to connect over 20 families with dental services.

With the support of Promotor Jaime Diaz, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, donated a bicycle to one of our clients in dire need of accessible transportation.

Thank you for helping our community!

By partnering with The salt Mine, many of our families were able to receive a box of fresh food in perfect time for the holidays!

Below are some links from our partners and community members. If you have any resources for the Latino community you'd like for us to share, please email us.

Golden 1 Scholarship

FREE groceries at Parkside Church of the Nazarene in Auburn every 2nd Wednesday of the month

Placer County Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center Brochure

To see a full list of all Latino Leadership Council general program flyers and resources, visit https://www.latinoleadershipcouncil.org/program-information-pdfs.

You Can Support Us in Various Ways

Shop or donate through our partners:

Support the Latino Leadership Council by donating a vehicle through CARS. Your car will be picked up and towed away at no charge to you.

Support the LLC by purchasing items from our First 5, You th and Ge neral client Wishlist's on Amazon.

Support the Latino Leadership Council by purchasing items on our Walmart registry created from our clients' needs.

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