The Montgomery County Immunization Coalition partnered with the Elmwood Park Zoo, Giant Pharmacy, and ACLAMO to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for anyone 12 years of age and older. Read the full story at...
Building trust through conversation, knowledge, and mutual education is key to a strengthened partnership between ACLAMO and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP). Funded by a HealthSpark Foundation grant, ACLAMO and LASP’s collaboration is part of HealthSpark’s Blueprint for a Better Safety Net,...
Celebrating Latina Leadership Analia Cuevas-Ferreras is a Consultant for the Bridgespan Group, a leading social impact advisor to nonprofits and NGOs, philanthropists, and investors. She has been one of ACLAMO’s project coaches for the last 6 months for the Leading For Impact: Philadelphia...
Virtual town hall aims to boost vaccine confidence ACLAMO’s Executive Director and CEO, Nelly Jimenez-Arevalo, participated as a panelist in a virtual town hall, “The Importance of Vaccines: Building Trust within Communities of Color”, aimed to shed light on key facts about the...
Latinos in United States ConflictsBufordVelazquezEven in the early days of our history, people from Latin America and those of Hispanic heritage participated in U.S. armed conflicts. It is estimated that 100,000 Latinos fought in the U.S. Civil War. One debated, but fascinating case is that of...
From Lansdale…Expanding its work in support of diversity, equality and the richness of America´s cultural heritage, ACLAMO has opened a new center in Lansdale at North Penn Commons, 606 E. Main Street. This center is in partnership with Manna on Main Street and is supported by a grant...
ACLAMO is pleased to announce that Nelly Jiménez, our Executive Director and CEO, has been named by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf as a member of his Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs (GACLA). This appointment keeps ACLAMO at the center of the advocacy for Latinos, since GACLA is dedicated to...
Members of the Afterschool Program K through 2 choir delight their parents with a holiday concert. The Reading Hospital Radiology Department provided toys, pizza and Mexican hot chocolate to the children and youth in ACLAMO´s Pottstown Center. Pottstown Center students in the After School Healthy...
ACLAMO is perfectly positioned to assist the Montgomery County Census Committee Monco PA Counts in ensuring that everyone in the Latino community is counted in the 2020 national census. To that end, ACLAMO workers have been participating in meetings and training to maximize the success of this...
SUMMER FUN AND LEARNINGSummer is an important time for helping students focus on educational growth and healthy activities. Below are some of the activities being enjoyed by over 200 students at ACLAMO´s five different sites in Montgomery County and Philadelphia this summer.During a very warm July...
When Genesis Perez-Melara began playing tennis in her Boston area middle school, she had not even reached her present height of 4’ll. “I love tennis,” she laughs, “but to win I really have to use strategy!” Genesis’ participation in the tennis program involved a...