Established in 2000, Visión y Compromiso (VyC) is dedicated to improving the health and well being of under resourced and underrepresented communities by providing support, training and leadership development to promotoras and other grassroots community leaders (collectively referred to herein as “promotores”) throughout California.  At the center of VyC’s programs is the promotor model, a model for community transformation accepted among Latino communities (The Promotor Model: A Framing Paper, 2011).  Promotores develop trusting relationships and share personal experiences, information and resources in culturally and linguistically relevant ways drawing from people’s own strengths in order to transform their communities into healthier, more vibrant places for all families to live, work and play.  Trusted community members, they are natural leaders – “go to” people in their neighborhoods – who are characterized by their servicio de corazón (heartfelt service).  They share the ethnicity, language, cultural traditions, socioeconomic status, and life experiences of the communities they serve and provide information, resources and culturally and linguistically relevant outreach and education.  Promotores may be paid staff or volunteer community workers and are known by many titles (e.g., peer educator, community health worker, community educator, outreach worker, systems navigator, patient liaison); they are expert at promoting changes in life-long health habits.  With decades of experience engaging “hard to reach” residents, promotores are first-responders serving immigrant and undocumented communities, migrant workers, homebound seniors, childcare providers, etc.

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Humanitarian

Vision y Compromiso

Maria Lemus

Directora De Desarrollo

Sharareh Motamed

Jose Arturo Palato

Berenice Guzman

Fabiola Montiel

Trinidad Mena

Maribel Montes de Oca

Norma Benítez

Nancy Marsh

Montes De Oca

Melinda Cordero - Barzaga

Hugo Ramirez

De Programas

Debbie Arthur

Alma Esquivel

The Programs and Development Team at Vision y Compromiso spearheads the strategic planning, implementation, and management of VyC’s initiatives aimed at empowering promotores and transforming underrepresented communities. This team collaborates on program creation and improvement, oversees fundraising and resource development efforts, ensures operational efficiency, and coordinates outreach and educational activities to support the organization's mission of fostering healthier, more vibrant communities.

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