Today’s episode features Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of the Latino Policy Forum - the only public policy and advocacy organization in the Chicago metropolitan area working to improve educational outcomes for children, make housing accessible and affordable, promote just immigration reform, and build the influence and leadership of the Latino community. Through the Latino Policy Forum, she works with more than 100 organizational leaders in the Chicago metropolitan region and has been recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics in the U.S.” by Hispanic Business magazine.
Sylvia was introduced to her life’s work as an advocate, policy analyst, and activist for Latino issues at age thirteen when she joined her mother on picket lines in support of the United Farm Workers.
We Learn About:
- The Latino Policy Forum’s impact strategy and its evolution
- Data supporting the successes and challenges of the Latino community
- Sylvia shares reflections on the farmworkers movement and what inspired her to get engaged in policy, and
- The Forum’s work to position and cultivate Latino and African-American leader
Notable Resources:
Latino Policy Forum's Issue Briefings
Harvard Family Research Project: Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy
Jack Weatherford, Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World
To learn more about the Latino Policy Forum, visit: latinopolicyforum.org
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