Community Session

Community Session

Community-Defined Empowerment: Advocacy and Collaboration for Health Equity

Date & Time: Monday, March 30, 3:20 – 4:20 pm PST

The Social Mission Alliance (SMA) commits to highlighting and directly contributing to the communities where our conference takes place. The conference provides a national platform for local, social mission aligned programs, initiatives, and organizations working with community members directly to achieve equitable and improved health outcomes. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about these efforts and seek collaboration with community organizations.

Representatives from My TRIBE Rise, MOMS Orange County, El Sol Science and Arts Academy, and The Cambodian Family, community-based organizations who serve the greater Los Angeles area, will share their organization’s work and the most pressing issues their communities face. Panelists will discuss their vision for stronger partnerships, sustained and shared resources, shared accountability, and building stronger, coordinated systems of care. 

Panelists:

My TRIBE Rise

We create programs that meet the immediate needs of Altadenans, including and especially the low-income, elderly, disabled, unhoused and formerly-incarcerated Black residents of Altadena and the surrounding areas. We serve our community with peace, dignity, and love by rapidly responding to needs for public safety, food and housing, economic development, and solutions to end violence.

Learn more: https://mytriberise.org/

MOMS Orange County

MOMS provides vital maternal-child health education and support services to low-income, vulnerable pregnant women and their families each year, helping them to achieve a healthy pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby. Services begin in pregnancy and continue through the baby’s first 18 months.

Learn more: https://www.momsorangecounty.org/

El Sol Science and Arts Academy

El Sol’s mission is to provide a rigorous academic environment that prepares students for entrance into a college preparatory track at the high school of their choice. Along with providing a rigorous academic environment, El Sol’s mission includes creating a culture of kindness, creativity, courage, and honesty that will encourage our graduates to assume leadership roles in the 21st Century.

Learn more: https://elsolacademy.org

The Cambodian Family

TCF is driven by a simple but powerful mission: Our mission is to provide opportunities for refugee and immigrant families to develop the knowledge, skills, and desires for creating better health and well-being in their lives. From its beginnings in a small apartment to its role today as a cornerstone institution in Orange County, The Cambodian Family continues to honor its origins by uplifting communities, restoring dignity, and creating pathways for future generations to thrive.

Learn more: https://cambodianfamily.org/