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Next, we’re joined by Anthony Benedict, CEO of @TrustAmbition & Executive Head of Tameside PRU. Learn about his journey from mainstream schools to alternative provision in his mission towards inclusion: bit.ly/4eGryVE

Camino Research Institute (CRI) delivered its 2024 Western North Carolina (WNC) Latino Community Strengths & Needs Assessment Report, shared by CRI Manager Sarai Ordonez, who was the excellent project lead. The survey mostly captures the strengths, needs, gaps, and actual preferences and priorities of Hispanic and Latino/a/e people in WNC and in particular the undocumented population, whose voices are rarely heard, much less understood. 91% of survey respondents are immigrants from 16 different countries of origin, with 71% from Mexico. What do survey respondents value most about the Latino people and community? Latinos recognize and take pride in their work ethic and entrepreneurship, as well as volunteering, cultural diversity, dependability, and sense of family and unity. Latino concerns include the need for greater access to healthcare, including dental care, preventative healthcare, vision care, and mental healthcare; access to systems, including healthcare systems, with greater bilingual competency; and access to drivers licenses to increase system engagement and improve overall quality of life. I encourage everyone to read the report and learn more about our Latino/a/e community. I serve on Camino's WNC Community Advisory Board—the only non-Latino on a board of fabulous Latino leaders and difference makers. #Latino #Hispanic #inclusion #healthcare #wellbeing #diversity #community

Community! The last session of our 2023-2024 VISION | POWER | SOLUTIONS (VPS) series is happening Thursday, August 22, and is open for registration! VPS is designed to build capacity for community-driven planning among facilitators, organizers, leaders, and educators who are accountable to Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) communities. The fourth and final session, Cultivating Community Governance: The Power of Planning for the Collective Good, will explore the vision behind community-driven planning to re-member and re-activate our capacity as communities to build the world and to collectively govern what we need to live and thrive. The practices of community-driven planning are the building blocks to community governance: Shared vision, consensus-building, priority-setting, deep participation, and making decisions for the common good. This session will explore questions about what we can learn from communities that have been able to do this and what some of the different models of community governance in practice are within our network. We encourage you to register for this final installment and join us and Facilitating Power for what is sure to be a great event! You will not want to miss it! https://ow.ly/wq5o50SKueP

This year, the Oikos Institute for Social Impact will once again recognize those in the Black Church and Historically Black Educational Institutions (HBEI's) that have innovative approaches to serving their community at our second Fishing Differently™ Impact Awards/Gala and Conference. Candidates are those who are using their spaces and places to make an impact in their community. Their properties are used to address issues of food insecurity, affordable housing, childcare, and recidivism or to create revenue and jobs. These are the types of projects that will be considered. We are looking for those projects that exemplify what it means to be Fishing Differently™ for social impact. We praise and celebrate those who share in our passion for this work. WHO WOULD YOU NOMINATE FOR A FISHING DIFFERENTLY™ IMPACT AWARD? Please share who you think meets these criteria and why in 200 words or less. All nominations are due no later than January 31, 2024. Pictured here: Rev. Dr. Abdul Knox (honoree), Rev. Dr. Denise C. Picket (honoree), Dr. Otis Moss III, Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams (co-founder of Oikos) , Rev. Jeremiah Wright (honoree), Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount (co-founder of Oikos), Rev. Demetrius Davis (honoree), Rev. Lisa Williamson (honoree), Richard Townsell (honoree) https://lnkd.in/eREMPNs9

#CommunityEngagement is a term widely used yet has vastly different interpretations. In my very biased opinion, to be effective agents of social change, it is important for us to recognize that we ALL ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS and we each have beautifully diverse talents, skills, resources, power and influence that must be woven together to achieve our shared goals. When we engage with one another, for GHI, it means far more than transactional interactions or checking a box. It means earning trust, being in fellowship, developing an understanding of nuance, not shying away from tough conversations and centering those who are most effected by the inequities we aspire to eliminate. I offer a glimpse into who I am, where I have been and how I aspire to lead as an arbiter of GHI's community engagement efforts with hopes that you each will allow me to learn from your wisdom. #healthequity #maternalhealth #ruralhealth #advocacy #organizing #ittakesavillage #foundation

This year, the Oikos Institute for Social Impact will once again recognize those in the Black Church and Historically Black Educational Institutions (HBEI's) that have innovative approaches to serving their community at our second Fishing Differently™ Impact Awards/Gala and Conference. Candidates are those who are using their spaces and places to make an impact in their community. Their properties are used to address issues of food insecurity, affordable housing, childcare, and recidivism or to create revenue and jobs. These are the types of projects that will be considered. We are looking for those projects that exemplify what it means to be Fishing Differently™ for social impact. We praise and celebrate those who share in our passion for this work. WHO WOULD YOU NOMINATE FOR A FISHING DIFFERENTLY™ IMPACT AWARD? Please share who you think meets these criteria and why in 200 words or less. All nominations are due no later than January 31, 2024. Pictured here: Rev. Dr. Abdul Knox (honoree), Rev. Dr. Denise C. Picket (honoree), Dr. Otis Moss III, Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams (co-founder of Oikos) , Rev. Jeremiah Wright (honoree), Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount (co-founder of Oikos), Rev. Demetrius Davis (honoree), Rev. Lisa Williamson (honoree), Richard Townsell (honoree) https://lnkd.in/eREMPNs9

This year, the Oikos Institute for Social Impact will once again recognize those in the Black Church and Historically Black Educational Institutions (HBEI's) that have innovative approaches to serving their community at our second Fishing Differently™ Impact Awards/Gala and Conference. Candidates are those who are using their spaces and places to make an impact in their community. Their properties are used to address issues of food insecurity, affordable housing, childcare, and recidivism or to create revenue and jobs. These are the types of projects that will be considered. We are looking for those projects that exemplify what it means to be Fishing Differently™ for social impact. We praise and celebrate those who share in our passion for this work. WHO WOULD YOU NOMINATE FOR A FISHING DIFFERENTLY™ IMPACT AWARD? Please share who you think meets these criteria and why in 200 words or less. All nominations are due no later than January 31, 2024. Pictured here: Rev. Dr. Abdul Knox (honoree), Rev. Dr. Denise C. Picket (honoree), Dr. Otis Moss III, Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams (co-founder of Oikos) , Rev. Jeremiah Wright (honoree), Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount (co-founder of Oikos), Rev. Demetrius Davis (honoree), Rev. Lisa Williamson (honoree), Richard Townsell (honoree) https://lnkd.in/eREMPNs9

This year, the Oikos Institute for Social Impact will once again recognize those in the Black Church and Historically Black Educational Institutions (HBEI's) that have innovative approaches to serving their community at our second Fishing Differently™ Impact Awards/Gala and Conference. Candidates are those who are using their spaces and places to make an impact in their community. Their properties are used to address issues of food insecurity, affordable housing, childcare, and recidivism or to create revenue and jobs. These are the types of projects that will be considered. We are looking for those projects that exemplify what it means to be Fishing Differently™ for social impact. We praise and celebrate those who share in our passion for this work. WHO WOULD YOU NOMINATE FOR A FISHING DIFFERENTLY™ IMPACT AWARD? Please share who you think meets these criteria and why in 200 words or less. All nominations are due no later than January 31, 2024. Pictured here: Rev. Dr. Abdul Knox (honoree), Rev. Dr. Denise C. Picket (honoree), Dr. Otis Moss III, Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams (co-founder of Oikos) , Rev. Jeremiah Wright (honoree), Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount (co-founder of Oikos), Rev. Demetrius Davis (honoree), Rev. Lisa Williamson (honoree), Richard Townsell (honoree) https://lnkd.in/eREMPNs9

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