Held a joint candidate forum with the local chapter of the NAACP.Co-sponsored a regional cultural/educational festival—Fiesta Latina.Provided support to address immigration needs through the Justice for All Program at Pisgah Legal Services.Held local citizenship classes with Catholic Social Services.Co-created the first bilingual-language TV current events programming in North and South Carolina.Co-hosted Negocios en Asheville, business training to Latino entrepreneurs. Co-hosted numerous mobile office visits by the Mexican and El Salvador Consulates.Increased Latino participation on Boards and Commissions in local city and county governments and non-profits. Including two officers on the Governor’s Council of Hispanic and Latino Affairs. Conducted a Community Health Survey with Buncombe County Health Department and Mission St. Joseph Hospital Systems.
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