Often, I’ll hear someone ask in a diversity conversation, “Why do we need to start so early in order for students to succeed? Why high school?” My response is simple – because we are losing too many valuable diverse candidates with lived experience before and during college. How do we expect to benefit from all… [Read More]
Immersing Youth in Global Health
For the past two years, FACES for the Future Coalition has proudly partnered with the Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II to develop a global health career pathway for diverse youth underrepresented in global health. To this end, our goals are to expose youth to global health careers at an early stage of their educational… [Read More]
Continuing our work to address critical imperatives
Our commitment to empowering young people with the skills, training and experience to succeed personally and professionally has been unwavering since 2000 when the first FACES program was launched. To that end, FACES programs have served more than 800 youth throughout California over the past 16 years. This journey has been extraordinary for all of… [Read More]
FACES Summer Medical Academy Teaches Culturally Sensitive Care
Many Americans are reluctant to see their doctor. According to a recent survey commissioned by ZocDoc, a medical scheduling company found that 80% of Americans say they delay or avoid getting preventative care. Though there are a number of variables that keep us from seeing our doctors I imagine that the odds of avoiding a… [Read More]
A Systems Strengthening Approach to Supporting our Global Health Youth
Since 2000, FACES for the Future Coalition has established successful programs throughout California that support at-risk, minority high school students interested in careers in global and public health. On paper, I provide technical assistance to our existing programs, help build new FACES programs in communities of need, and I work on curriculum development, program evaluation… [Read More]
Leveraging Lived Experiences for Global Health
There were some who viewed my childhood and believed I wouldn’t amount to much. From their limited viewpoint, I might see why they felt that way. They saw a poor Chicano boy from an East Los Angeles barrio being raised by a single mother in the absence of successful role models, and erroneously concluded these… [Read More]