Project ALMA (Awareness, Learning, Mental Health, Action)
Empowering immigrant youths with after-school mental health skill-building and resource sharing.
North Fair Oaks and Redwood City are local hubs of vibrant immigrant identities. However, many undocumented families live in constant fear, and limited resources lead to toxic living conditions - cramming up to five families in one housing unit. Current local and national events have heightened fears and uncertainties in this community.
I am developing Project ALMA -- meaning ""soul"" -- to provide accessible skill-building and safe resources for mental health among high-risk youths in these communities, jointly through the Schweitzer Fellowship and Levantar, a community site.
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