Organizations Filed Purposes:
VISION Y COMPROMISO'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELL BEING BY SUPPORTING PROMOTORAS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AS VIABLE COMMUNITY ASSETS AND AS AGENTS CRITICAL TO SOCIAL CHANGE. VISION Y COMPROMISO IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE THESE ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EDUCATORS, AND LIAISONS BY OFFERING CAPACITY BUILDING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT TO THE NETWORK OF PROMOTORAS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (P/CHWS) AND THEIR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELL BEING BY SUPPORTING PROMOTORAS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - OUR INNOVATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE PROMOTORES THE INFORMATION, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION AND OTHER ISSUES IMPORTANT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM AND THE ONGOING IMMIGRATION DIALOGUE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR STATE, AND ARE ISSUES CENTRAL TO PROMOTORES AND COMMUNITY WORKERS.
NETWORK - THE NETWORK IS A FORUM FOR PROMOTORES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION RELATED TO ACCESS, QUALITY OF CARE, HEALTH DISPARITIES, EMERGING ISSUES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTHCARE REFORM, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE NETWORK PROVIDES PROMOTORES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND EVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY WORK ENABLING THEM TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN A CHANGING WORLD. THE NETWORK VALIDATES THE PROMOTORES AS THE COMMUNITY EXPERTS WHO DETERMINE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES VIA A CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS. TODAY, THIS NETWORK REPRESENTS OVER 4,000 PROMOTORES IN 14 REGIONS, 13 IN CALIFORNIA AND 1 REGION NEVADA AND IS ALSO A NATIONAL NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN FOUR ADDITIONAL STATES: WASHINGTON, OREGON, COLORADO, AND ARIZONA.
CONFERENCES - VYC'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A NATIONAL CONVENING THAT HOSTS 1000 PROMOTORES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN TWO AND A HALF DAYS OF WORKSHOPS THAT PROMOTE LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND CELEBRATION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SMALLER REGIONAL CONFERENCES INCLUDE THE BAY AREA REGIONAL, CENTRAL VALLEY, STANISLAUS, YOLO AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY/LA CONFERENCES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Maria Lemus | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $94,000 |
| Sandra Pizarro | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lucien Wulsin | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Rosas | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Nino | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Anna Gonzales | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Alvillar | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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