Over 15 years, I have touched and helped 500-600 at-risk youth through one-on-one mentorship. I’m most proud of that because coming up I didn’t have that–there was nobody to say, “Hey, I see some potential in you!” or “Hey, you’re going down a wrong path–let me help you!”
The goal of FERLAMS is to improve physical and mental health outcomes for Hispanic/Latinos living with multiple sclerosis in Chicago through a remotely-delivered exercise program.
“There’s not enough research out there and not enough participation for Latinos in research. We want to change that–we want to continue to advocate for more research and continue to nudge the community to participate in research.”
On June 5, 2024 from 9:30 AM to noon, C3EN hosted a Community-Based Organization Research Convening on the subject of mental health in partnership with the University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM), the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement (C3), Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), and the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
“Our general goal is building a stronger, more vibrant Chinese American and Asian-American community in Chinatown and the surrounding area, particularly for people who have difficulties interacting with government and mainstream systems who may feel powerless to get what they need.”