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Latinos in the Deep South
Community Organizing & Leadership Development
The Latinos in the Deep South Community Organizing and Leadership Development initiative, aims to:
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Increasing the capacity of local leadership to affect policy change
- Increase resources for local advocacy and community building
- Bringing the local voice to national platforms
- Documentation and evaluation of local efforts and leadership development
Our projected impacts are:
1 Impact One:
Increase the amount of advocacy and policy efforts on behalf of Hispanic populations in healthcare and criminalization in the seven states.
2 Impact Two:
Increase the number of non-traditional partners in the local community to participate in HIV/AIDS advocacy efforts for Hispanic populations.
3 Impact three:
Increase linkages from local Southern partners with organizations that have a national policy voice.
4 Impact Four:
Increase the documentation capacity of local partners in the seven states, especially as it relates to project activities.
5 Impact Five:
Focus attention on and combat efforts in the local areas to stigmatizing initiatives – such as anti-immigration movements or HIV criminalization – that will limit the Hispanic community’s access to health care.
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