People are recruited to community meetings to discuss the problems collectively and reach consensus on what problems we need to work on.
The same community meetings decide on what specific actions need to take place and then a general action plan is developed and agreed upon.
We facilitate these activities to ensure that immigrants, working class women, Black, Asians and Central and South Americans are part of the decision-making process with the rest of the Mexican / Chicano community.
We also hold regular board meetings to plan operational and administrative work and all members are involved and encouraged to participate.
Special events such as our March International Women's community celebration is organized by our young Mujeres and includes local women artists, singers and poets.
Our presence in the community is very well known. The community and teachers seek our help and advice on various issues.
We are asked and invited to
participate in many community events, coalitions and issues. For example we were part of and helped organize the ELA Coalition Against Proposition 21, the Feria de Salud at Prospect Park on April 28th, 2001, the annual Feria de Los Ni�os at Hollenbeck Park in May.
Our board president Carlos Montes ran successfully for a position as a CBO representative to the Project Area Committee (PAC) of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles to provide input and oversight in the Adelante Project. The project purpose is to develop key areas in Boyle Heights and El Sereno with business development, housing and jobs.
ROLE OF STAFF
AND BOARD IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The entire organization is dedicated to the development of leadership within the community.
We believe this is essential if we are to live up to our
mission. The Board of Directors role in this development, is more than just to establish policy and guidelines, but to work actively with new members in committees, encourage and support individual members, to accept manageable projects, to develop their leadership abilities, and organize formal training
sessions, open to all members of the organization and the neighborhood community we organize in.
Staff supports the initiative of the board and participate in as many training opportunities as possible.
