Partners
We are proud to collaborate with trusted community-based organizations and academic partners across Chicago to bring Floreciendo to life. Each partner plays a vital role in ensuring the program is culturally relevant, accessible, and impactful for Latina teens and their caregivers.
Centro Romero
Centro Romero is a community-based organization that provides refugees and immigrants on the Northeast Side of Chicago with the tools and resources they need to improve opportunities for upward social mobility. It has been operating for over 35 years.
The Kedzie Center
The Kedzie Center provides culturally informed, quality mental health care to residents living in Chicago’s Albany Park, Irving Park, North Park, and Sauganash neighborhoods. Since 2014, it has served residents through clinical practice, education, and community collaboration.
LoSAH Center of Hope
The LoSAH Center of Hope provides accessible, culturally informed mental health care to residents of Logan Square, Avondale, and Hermosa through community-driven clinical services, education, and evaluation.
Gads Hill Center
Gads Hill Center is a social service organization creating opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources, and community engagement.
Corazón Community Services
Corazón Community Services is a community-focused impact organization serving the Latinx community and others in the Cicero/Berwyn area through effective, life-improving programs.
Girls in the Game
Girls in the Game is a community-based organization helping every girl find her voice, discover her strength, and lead with confidence through sports, health education, and leadership development.
Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS)
CDIS, based at the University of Illinois Chicago, partners with communities to adapt and implement evidence-based practices that improve health equity. The Floreciendo project is led by Dr. Kate Merrill, who is a faculty member within CDIS.