(Español abajo) An educator for the past 22+ years in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County area, Jacqueline Rocco serves as president and founder of Hispanic Heritage Association also known as HHA. The purpose of HHA is to empower, educate, and develop partnerships...
(Español abajo) For 44 years, ACLAMO has provided educational programs, social services, and access to health and wellness programs to Latinos and other community members to empower them to fully achieve their life potential. After 8 years serving as ACLAMO’s...
Stephen Rodriguez has been an educator for 24 years and has served in four districts throughout his career. He began by teaching special education, having served in Elementary, Middle, and High School classrooms. Since 2005 he has been in the Pottstown School District...
Nelly Jimenez has been a key leader for the Latino community in the Greater Philadelphia area for 23 years. Since 2015, she has served as Executive Director and CEO of ACLAMO, a leading community service organization for Latinos in Montgomery County. Ms. Jimenez...
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...
July 2021 | Vol. 10We Are ACLAMO ACLAMO Monthly NewsletterSummer Programs Our summer programs are in full swing hosting students in grades K-12 at multiple site locations. It has been an exciting few weeks to see our students learn and enjoy different activities...
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...
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...
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...
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...