Promotores

Overview

The goal of the Promotores program is to develop community capacity for self-sufficiency by providing information, resources, and education in health, education, housing, workforce, financial literacy, etc. through home visits and presentations. We accomplish this by training and empowering selected potential leaders from our resident communities to become the “promotores” or “community connectors”. We provide them with GED, ESL, communication skills and other special trainings to improve their skills.
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Resident Visits

Each Promotor/a conducts home visits, (pláticas) annually with residents in the community where they live. These platicas lie at the heart of the Promotores project, and are interactive, peer-to-peer outreach sessions in which Promotores share information, model problem-solving skills, and make referrals to appropriate services so that language and cultural barriers do not prevent those who need assistance from finding it.

Current Promotores

The Promotores program has been operating since 2005, thanks to generous support from United Way of the Columbia Willamette from 2005-2011.

The Promotores also play a vital role in the success of our biennial door-to-door Resident Survey which provides critical information to guide our program planning.

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Promotores Advisory Board

The Promotores Advisory Board meets quarterly, and we are very grateful for the support of these wonderful partners:

Mary Lewis, WorkSource Oregon Employment Department
Kathleen O'Leary, WACO Dept. of Human Services
Leda Garside, Salud!, Tuality Hospital
Kathy Rodriguez, Forest Grove School District Migrant Education Detp.
Teresa Rios, Multnomah County Health Dept.
Ignolia Duyck, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
Don Schweitzer, Pacific University

Bienestar Program Staff

Gracie Garcia, Program Services Director

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"What I realized this year is that Promotores is not just a program for Bienestar — it is a critical part of the infrastructure that achieves our mission. The Promotores are our eyes, ears and arms into our communities, building trust and credibility for the organization so that we can truly serve our residents with programs, resources and tools that they need to move toward self-sufficiency," states Karen Shawcross, Bienestar Executive Director.

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