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About The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation works to promote health and racial equity in communities throughout California with local, state and national partners. http://www.shfcenter.org. The Center secured more than $6.5 million in funding from the California Complete Count – Census 2020 Office and philanthropic partnerships to support a coalition of 60 trusted local community organizations implementing a grassroots strategy across the San Joaquin Valley to count the hardest-to-reach communities in the 2020 Census.
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Murals carry Census message to San Joaquin Valley residents

September 18, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

By Allen Pierleoni One creative way to promote Census participation in undercounted farmworker and immigrant communities is through culturally rooted art forms. That’s why five dramatic murals have joined a related program of original songs […]

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Visión y Compromiso

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR THEA MARIE ROOD visionycompromiso.org “Es importante ser contados para que no solo recibamos los fondos necesarios para nuestras comunidades, sino también para tener una representación justa”, dice Nataly Santamaria, la gerente de la red […]

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Vision y Compromiso

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY THEA MARIE ROOD visionycompromiso.org“It is important to be counted so that we not only get the necessary funds to our communities but also to have fair representation,” says Nataly Santamaria, the promotora network manager […]

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Movimiento Jakara

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR THEA MARIE ROOD jakara.org “Jakara ha estado involucrado en todos los frentes: hemos adoptado un enfoque de ‘todas las manos a la obra’,” dice el director ejecutivo Naindeep Singh. “[Eso incluye] divulgación en ferias […]

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Jakara Movement

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY THEA MARIE ROOD jakara.org “Jakara has been engaged on all fronts — we have taken an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach,” says executive director Naindeep Singh. “[That includes] outreach at fairs and festivals, hosting our own events […]

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Faith in the Valley

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR THEA MARIE ROOD faithinthevalley.org “Soy afroamericana, y a medida que crecía, mi familia sentía que nuestras vidas no eran asunto del gobierno”, dice la pastora Trena Turner, directora ejecutiva de Faith in the Valley. […]

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Faith in the Valley

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY THEA MARIE ROOD faithinthevalley.org “I’m African American, and when I was growing up, my family felt like nothing was the government’s business,” says Pastor Trena Turner, executive director of Faith in the Valley. “And […]

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Fundación Dolores Huerta

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR THEA MARIE ROOD doloreshuerta.org Hay dos razones importantes para completar el Censo, dice Camila Chávez, directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Dolores Huerta. “Por cada miembro de la comunidad que se cuenta, eso significa fondos […]

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Dolores Huerta Foundation

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY THEA MARIE ROOD doloreshuerta.org There are two important reasons to complete the Census, says Camila Chavez, executive director of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. “For each community member who is counted that means federal funding […]

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Manos a la obra

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR ANNE STOKES Llegar a las comunidades de manera tradicional ¿Qué puedes hacer con 20 mil dólares? ¿Comprar un automóvil nuevo? ¿Hacer un depósito inicial para una casa? ¿Tomar unas vacaciones de lujo (pre-COVID, por […]

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Boots on the Ground

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY ANNE STOKES Reaching out to communities the old-fashioned way What can you do with $20,000? Buy a new car? Make a down-payment on a home? Take a luxury vacation (pre-COVID, of course)? In many […]

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Una forma diferente de llamar a la puerta

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR ALLEN PIERLEONI Los estudiantes universitarios están encontrando nuevas formas de conectarse con los vecinos en comunidades difíciles de contar Hacer contacto personal con vecinos en comunidades difíciles de contar es la forma más básica […]

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A different way of knocking on doors

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY ALLEN PIERLEONI College students are finding new ways to connect with neighbors in hard-to-count communities Making personal contact with neighbors in hard-to-count communities is the most grass-roots form of Census outreach, and likely the […]

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Stars of the show are local

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

By Allen Pierleoni Video skits posted to social media make the Census message clear in a relatable way – Participate! What’s essential to the success of the 2020 Census? Clearly, the ongoing priority of community […]

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Reaching Out Across Generations

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY ANNE STOKES The Fresno Center uses social media to educate younger and older generations about the Census Historically, the United States has been a golden door to immigrants and refugees striving to build a […]

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En la misma onda

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR ANNE STOKES El rapero llega a la gente a través de la música A veces, no solo es importante lo que dices, sino cómo lo dices.Para muchos residentes del Valle de San Joaquín, el […]

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On the Same Wavelength

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY ANNE STOKES Rapper reaches out through music Sometimes, it’s not just what you say, but how you say it that matters. For many San Joaquin Valley residents, language can be a barrier that keeps […]

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La música y la novela difunden el mensaje del Censo

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR ALLEN PIERLEONI Radio Bilingüe encontró la combinación ideal en la magia de la radiodifusión Por tradición, los trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes en California se encuentran entre los grupos cuyas cifras están más subestimadas u olvidadas […]

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Music and drama spread the Census message

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY ALLEN PIERLEONI Radio Bilingüe found the ideal combination of broadcasting magic Traditionally, immigrant farmworkers in California are among the most undercounted or forgotten groups in the U.S. Census. But Fresno-based Radio Bilingüe is working […]

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Census data = funding

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

Here are just a few areas that will be touched by 2020 Census data: The placement of new hospitals and health clinics The number of doctors and other health providers needed in certain areas The […]

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Determine los próximos 10 años

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

POR DEBBIE ARRINGTON Porque el Censo es importante para nuestros hijos, vecinos y familias ¡El censo de 2020 casi ha terminado! Y hay mucho en juego en este gran conteo de todas las personas. Las […]

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Shape the next 10 years

September 14, 2020 The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

BY DEBBIE ARRINGTON Why the Census is so important for our kids, neighbors and families The 2020 Census is almost over! And a lot is riding on this big count.Californians’ responses will not only help […]

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