Community Empowerment Series: Community Advocacy & Resource Fair

Build advocacy skills, navigate local services, and connect with resources for health, housing, education, employment, and families. Empower yourself with the knowledge, skills, and community connections needed to advocate for yourself and others. Facilitated by Professor Dora Lopez from Cal Poly Pomona’s Office of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies in partnership with Gente Organizada, this interactive workshop will help participants learn how to navigate public services, communicate their needs, and access resources that support individual, family, and community well-being. The workshop will conclude with a Community Resource Fair where participants can connect directly with organizations providing support related to health, housing, education, employment, legal assistance, family services, and community engagement. Resource Fair Participants • Cal Poly Pomona Center for Community Engagement • Project Sister Family Services • Hope Esperanza • Pomona Valley America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) • California Employment Development Department (EDD) • African American Advisory Alliance • Gente Organizada • Pomona Community Fridge • Project CAMINOS Learning Outcomes By the end of the event, participants will be able to: • Develop effective self-advocacy and community advocacy skills. • Access and navigate local resources, public services, and support systems. • Connect with organizations providing health, legal, housing, employment, education, and family support. • Build a personalized community resource action plan. • Strengthen self and collective empowerment. • Promote civic engagement and responsibility within their communities.