Community Interventions
provided by Ibero-American Action League, Inc.
Community Resource Center
Rochester NY 14621
Closed 12:00PM-1:00PM for lunch.
* Uplifts youth and families that have gone through gun violence by bridging resources, relationships, and social-emotional learning to inspire hope and healing.
- Project RISE Youth Ambassador (PRYA): peer-to-peer support, leadership development, and community engagement under the guidance of the Youth Empowerment Advocate
- Literacy Read Aloud: a four-session service-learning style engagement between Project RYSE and youth service organizations. Providing literacy mentorship and engagement support
- All things possible: 8-week Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and youth empowerment program
- Teen Night: a safe, supervised, and non-judgmental space where youth can be their authentic selves, connect with peers, and engage in recreation, helping reduce the risk of gun violence involvement. Events feature music, food, dance, and fellowship
- Read literacy for families to reconnect and bond
- Financial literacy
- Case management
Language Access
Eligibility: 3 or more risk factors: Environmental (violent neighborhoods, gang involvement, low socio-economic status, familial violence or instability, childhood sexual abuse), Demographic (young men 15-24 years of age, Black and Latinx men, and women, LGBTQ+ status, intimate partner violence), Traits and Behaviors (low emotional intelligence, higher comformity to masculine norms, mental health realitites, police contact, or previous incarceration. Deug and Alcohol use), Academic (school disengagement, low literacy, school abscenteeism, school dropout).
Application Process: Visit website. Call for information.
Required Documentation: See application portal.
Fees: No fee for services.
Coverage Note: Greater Rochester area.
Languages: Spanish -
Ibero-American Action League, Inc is a dual-language multi-service agency that uplifts, empowers, and advocates for Latinos and the underserved.