Welcome to the fourth issue of the Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) Innovation Forum newsletter. Stay tuned each month for the latest conversations, stories and resources for advancing and promoting child wellbeing. We look forward to connecting with you NOW and in the future!

Bienvenido a la cuarta edición del boletín de Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) del Foro de Innovación. Estamos trabajando para mejorar nuestro proceso de la justicia lingüística para ser una comunidad más inclusiva y acogedora. En este boletín encontrará una cita de Bell Hooks que nos recuerda nuestro compromiso con la justicia mientras trabajamos para crear una comunidad querida: "Sin justicia, no puede haber amor". Únase con nosotros mañana (30 de julio) para el seminario web NOW: Promoción de políticas orientadas a la comunidad: defender la dignidad de los niños y las familias inmigrantes (NOW webinar: Community-Driven Policy Advocacy: Upholding the Dignity of Immigrant Children and Families). Una versión en español estará disponible gracias al apoyo de Community Language Cooperative en Denver, Colorado. Regístrese aquí >> https://bit.ly/now-webinar-july-2020. Asegúrese de escuchar el primer episodio BILINGÜE de In The Arena with NOW que presenta la coalición Adelante de NOW Learning Community (escuche aquí). A principios de junio, lanzamos nuestro último blog en la serie Community Champion Spotlight: Campeona de la comunidad - Cynthia Zapata. Por último, esperamos que pueda consultar algunas de las herramientas y recursos destacadas en esta edición, incluido un kit de herramientas para activistas comunitarios disponible en 14 idiomas de la  New York Immigration Coalition (Véalo aquí).

In The Arena with NOW Podcast

• Episode 10: Adelante, Adelante: The Movement Towards Language Justice and Equity: Bilingual podcast! Learn from the Adelante coalition, in the language of their hearts,  about their reflections and experiences as they continue to center and bring in the voice of the LatinX community to the decision making table regarding health and education. Audio is available in Spanish and a copy of the English transcript is available here >>

• Episode 9: From Data to Action: Community Stories Lead to Policy Change: Learn from Children's HealthWatch on why community stories are so important for creating actionable change through policy. Hear their reflections about reframing narratives to design pathways to stable homes and expand access to Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) benefits.

Webinar:

• Join us TOMORROW! July 30 Webinar: Community Driven Policy Advocacy: Upholding the Dignity of Immigrant Children and Families. Join us for our next webinar which will highlight dignity and beloved community in policy advocacy praxis, specifically within the context of ongoing efforts to protect, uphold, and defend the dignity of immigrant children and families. Learn from advocates who are working to dismantle structural racism not only within the immigration system, but also public health, early childhood and other sectors, institutions, and programs that serve immigrant communities. Register here >> 

• Webinar Archive: Operationalizing Equity Through Participatory Data Storytelling: View archive materials from our April 30 webinar, Operationalizing Equity through Participatory Data Storytelling. Learn from speakers who discuss why equity matters for data storytelling, share strategies for data visualization and participatory processes, and provide a virtual walk through of Vital Village’s Community Housing Data Tool and Child Wellbeing Tracker. Spanish audio and summary materials are available.  View archive >>

Latest Blogs

• Campeona de la comunidad/ Community Champion: Cynthia Zapata, by Tiffany Rodriguez, Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing. A bilingual blog post to shine a light on the incredible leadership of a local community champion leading her Colorado familia with the Adelante community.

• Let’s Get Counted: The 2020 Census, by Tiffany Rodriguez, Catherine Luo & Lucas Sensius, the Vital Village Network. A blog written to empower the Vital Village communities with information about the Census and direct actions to help get your community counted.

• Submit a resource or tool to the NOW Innovation Forum Resource Library. The resource library is a space created for you to lift up the work of yourself, your coalitions and your community. Share data tools, infographics, reports and other tools centered on advancing community equity. Submit here >>

• Community Centered Health Justice and Racial Equity: Organic Efforts Towards Health Equity-Driven Policy and Practice by The Praxis Project. This brief shares examples of initiatives and endeavors to illustrate the significance of the necessary and authentic engagement of community base building organizations that represent the desires of communities to promote health justice and equity.

• Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities through Policy and Advocacy, by Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities. This toolkit aims to support network engagement initiatives among communities through policy and advocacy efforts.

• Know Your Rights Toolkit, by New York Immigration Coalition. Available in 14 languages, this toolkit provides critical resources and flyers to inform immigrant communities about their rights if approached by ICE/Immigration.

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The NOW community hopes to stay connected and lift up the work and stories of all of our members. Follow and tag us on Twitter, @NOW_WellChild & @Vital_Village, so that we can virtually highlight the community led transformation you are leading.