Fuerza Latina Highlights of 2022
Fuerza Latina 2022 Highlights
March 2022
March 6th: We hosted a community fair in collaboration with ISAAC of Northern Colorado and the Poudre River Library District. Over 200 people from our community attended the event, and we had a presentation about immigration with Kim Medina and offered COVID vaccines.
March 27th: Zoom presentation about housing advocacy, 20 community members attended this event.
April 2022
April 21st: Poudre River Library District wrote a blog about our work- https://blog.poudrelibraries.org/2022/04/going-further-together/
April 30th: We hosted a Diá del Niño celebration at the Aztlan center, we hosted a big party with live music, food, face painting and balloons! Over 300 people attended the event. Our sponsors were ISAAC, La Familia, Poudre River Library District, FCCAN, and the city of Fort Collins
May 2022
May 14: We hosted a community fair in collaboration with ISAAC of Northern Colorado and the Poudre River Library District, over 100 people from our community attended the event, we had a presentation about mental wellness by Lorena Mendoza and offered COVID vaccines
July 2022
July 31st: Hosted a community meeting/lotería games at Wolverine Farm House. We had ten people in attendance
August 2022
August 13th: Fuerza’s cooperative hosted a business training, and more than 30 community members attended the training
September 2022
September 4th: Hosted a fundraiser with FCCAN
September 8th-12th: La Fondita Latina attended a Cooperative training in Pennsylvania and visited Park Slope Coop in New York City
September 14th: La Fondita Latina hosted a food safety class in Spanish in collaboration with the Larimer County, 13 community members took the training
September 16th: Hosted a Mexican Independence party in collaboration with Alianza Norco at Los Muertos Urban Kitchen & Cantina, we had Lotería games and craft, over 40 people attended the event.
On September 20th: We started our Aging Mastery training. The training was about health, leadership, and finances. Eight women over 50 graduated from the program on November 2022
September 24th: Launching of the first Fuerza Latina Book Club, we read the book “Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna” by Alda P Dobbs, and ten community members participated in the book club
September 25th: with the help of 10 community members, we made 300 sugar skulls for Día de los Muertos
October 2022
October 12th: we hosted a community fair in collaboration with ISAAC of Northern Colorado and the Poudre River Library District, over 200 people from our community attended the event, we had a presentation about higher education and employment and offered COVID vaccines and flu shots.
October 16th: hosted Día de los muertos painting class with artist Daina Castro, over 30 community members attendant the class
October 19th-Noverber 6th: Community art exhibition in honor of Día de los muertos at the Old Town Library
October 22nd: meet and greet with Author Alda P Dobbs, over 25 community members attended the event
November 2022
November 6th: screening of documentary “A Decent Home” at the Lyric Cinema, collaboration between, Fuerza Latina, ISAAC, Mi Voz, La Familia, City of Fort Collins, CPLP, 9to5, and Nueva Vida Mobile Home Park, over 200 community members attended the screening of the film
November 7th: La Fondita Latina hosted a cottage food class in Spanish in collaboration with the Larimer County; 7 community people attended the class
December 2022
December 6th: we hosted a community fair in collaboration with ISAAC of Northern Colorado and the Poudre River Library District, over 100 people from our community attended the event, we had a presentation about childcare licensing and offered COVID vaccines and flu shots.
On December 10th: we hosted a meeting with the Yarrow collective about mental wellness. Seven community members attended the event
December 10th: we gave away over 40 Christmas trees to community members from all over Fort Collins
