Recent News
Who We Are"We are the Key to the Future"(SLF's) board of directors includes Hispanics from many different cultural backgrounds and other professionals in the community deeply dedicated to SLF's mission. SLF was founded in 2001 by Sandra Cuellar Oxford, Angel Rivera, Marco Bocanumenth, Alberto Diaz, and Ariel Escobar as an activist group that addressed the most prevalent health crises among Latinos in Sullivan County, NY. Read more
We Are Health (Somos Salud)
In the fall of 2008 we designed and initiated our first leadership project, Somos Salud. This collaborative project was possible to the contribution of United Way of Dutchess County and involved several organizations located in NE Dutchess County: Northeast Community Center, Rural and Migrant Ministry, Grace Episcopal Church and Dutchess, Migrant Health Promotion and County Community Action Partnership.Read more
Success StoriesJesus is a 19 year old Guatemalan who came to the US 2 years ago to work on a farm in northeastern Dutchess County, when he received a severe head injury on the job. The damage was such that he could no longer do manual labor, and as a consequence he became depressed and despondent, feeling his life worthless.
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