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🗳️ Voting Matters - Send in Your Mail-in Ballots! Voting might not be a "solution" to all our challenges, but it remains one of the essential duties in a democracy like ours. As we approach election season, I encourage everyone who’s voting by mail to remember to send in your ballots on time. 📨 Beyond the high-profile races, this fall's ballot includes many crucial propositions and local measures. These decisions, while indirect, can significantly impact daily life for Californians, shaping policies that affect education, housing, healthcare, and more. Every vote counts. Make yours count too. Let's all do our part to make our voices heard!

Jenny Perla, MPP is bringing back a ton of learnings and connections after attending AEA's #Eval24 Conference that we are excited to apply to our work with our clients!

Continuing our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month series spotlighting powerhouse Latinas we appreciate & collaborate with... 👏🏽 ✊🏽 Today we are excited to spotlight Alex Aguirre Levitas, a Doctoral Candidate in Criminology at UCI, whose research on policing policy and community-driven accountability is shaping real change. Awarded the Haynes-Lindley Fellowship for her focus on Southern California, Alex has led impactful, multi-site, multilingual research across California and Mexico, contributing to violence prevention and criminal justice reform efforts. She also brings passion to the classroom, teaching Criminology and Sociology at UCI and CSU Channel Islands. Alex is a proud Latina mom to her son and honored to be the daughter of a single mother and immigrant. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Latina #Research #Criminology #CriminalJustice

For Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we're spotlighting powerhouse Latinas we appreciate & collaborate with. 📣 📣 📣 Shout out to the phenomenal Renae Ingram, MA! Renae is a DEIB and workplace culture consultant, speaker and facilitator who helps organizations realize their DEIB mission statement with intentionality and initiative. With over 6 years of experience in DEIB in three different sectors, her approach is people-centered, authentic, and results-driven. Renae began her career as an educator and launched her network's first-ever, school-focused DEIB program. Renae is a Xicana of Pueblo and Yaqui heritage and proud Queer wife, mother and co-parent. She is passionate about indigenous representation, and equitable workplace policies and schedules for caregivers. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Latina #DEIB

Launching Phase 2 of the LA County DMH ARISE Training today! Working to create a cultural shift in how we serve community and work together!

For Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we're spotlighting powerhouse Latinas we appreciate & collaborate with. Shout out to the amazing Jazmine Rodriguez! Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Jazmine is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, a sister, and a proud tía to three adorable nephews. She is a storyteller that shapes and elevates narratives that lead to social change and transformation. With over 10 years of media experience, ranging from film production to strategic communications, she leverages her skills to create engaging and impactful content for diverse audiences and platforms. Jazmine grew up in a bilingual household and is dedicated to representing bilingual and multicultural communities in her work, which has been featured in the LA Times, the Associated Press, EdSource, La Opinion, The 74, and more. #Latinas #HispanicHeritageMonth #socialimpact #socialchange

Jenny Perla, MPP is heading to Oakland today to talk about using data to measure and find schools closing opportunity gaps for Black and Latinx students. Poder is partnering with Innovate Public Schools and Cynthia Alcantar from Loyola Marymount University to engage participants in an interactive workshop to learn from our latest research! Drop by if you're attending EdTrust-West's Education Equity Forum! 📊 ✊ #EdEquityForum2024 #Education #Equity #Data

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🌟 Strengthening School Culture Together! 🌟 This past Saturday, Inner City Visions, in collaboration with two high schools at the Diego Rivera Learning Center, PACS and CATS, embarked on an important project by partnering with the Los Angeles Institute for Right Brain Practices and Research (LARBI) to train school staff, ICV Case Managers, and Community Intervention Workers. Together, we’re building comprehensive school culture that allows staff and case maanagers to work closely to fill in the gaps and communicate about the best practices and ways to help students who need it most This collaboration strengthens behavior support systems, embraces restorative interventions, and promotes equity and safety across our schools. A special thanks to Carlos Alvarez, President/Founder of LARBI, and his team for facilitating this impactful training. The skills learned will enhance our ability to support students facing challenges at school, home, and beyond. Poder Consulting Group is proud to have contributed to bringing this much-needed training to the DRLC community through the School Safety Transformation Initiative, with the invaluable support of the California Community Foundation and the Office of Violence Prevention. #SchoolCulture #Education #CommunitySupport #PoderConsulting #InnerCityVisions #LARBI #EquityInEducation #RestorativeJustice

✨ For Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we're spotlighting powerhouse Latinas we appreciate & collaborate with. Shoutout to the incredible Melissa Arellanes! With over 15 years of experience in research and data-crunching, she’s a master at turning numbers and stories into clear, actionable insights. From large education datasets to surveys, interviews and focus groups—Melissa's got it covered! She has an uncanny ability to weave it all together into a narrative that everyone can understand.💥 Melissa currently serves as the project director for two 3-year U.S. Department of Education (ED) Supporting Effective Educator Development grants and as the quantitative data lead for a 5-year ED Education Innovation and Research grant.