SAN JUAN - ARISE Adelante is celebrating its 35th Anniversary as a community group that helps immigrant and colonia families in Hidalgo County.
The group recently held a community forum in San Juan.
At the event, one of the group’s leaders at its Hargill center, Imelda Luna, spoke about her work on civic engagement.
She later gave the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service a video interview about that work.
https://youtu.be/kZBPCX1V_r8
ARISE Adelante is a community-based program that works with colonia families to strengthen their communities. Located in four colonias in South Texas, each ARISE center responds to the specific needs of the community. ARISE'S mission is to aid communities by helping residents identify life goals and providing resources to help them reach those goals on their own. ARISE Adelante is co-sponsored by the Sisters Of Mercy and the Sisters Of Charity Of The Incarnate Word.
Editor's Note: The above video is the first in a five-part series on the work of ARISE Adelante. Part Two will appear in our next edition.
