‘RENEW’ Program provides solution for property owners struggling to meet need for affordable housing
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Affordable, multi-family rental housing is becoming increasingly scarce nationwide, as property owners struggle to stay in business in the face of rising operating costs. That’s because rising operating costs, especially in aging buildings, often outpace what affordable housing owners are permitted to charge for rent.
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Seattle is among the cities suffering from this affordable housing crisis, according to Marty Kooistra, executive director of the city’s Housing Development Consortium (HDC). He says at least 20,000 new income- or rent-restricted units will be needed in the next decade – triple HDC members’ best record to date.
In response to this pressing need, Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) (www.emeraldcities.org) – a national nonprofit dedicated to building a sustainable and just clean-energy economy with economic opportunities for all – designed its RENEW Multi-family Program to help nonprofit building owners lower operating costs of these vital community assets.
Working with housing owners, state housing finance agencies and local utilities, ECC facilitates financing of energy- and water-saving upgrades that cut utility bills sufficiently to offset the cost of the efficiency measures. The comprehensive energy and water retrofits also help reduce carbon emissions and generate renewable energy.
“In addition to the obvious environmental benefits of energy and water conservation in buildings,” says ECC Vice President of Investments Kevin Warner, “RENEW helps owners upgrade the energy and water systems in multi-family buildings for less money than it presently costs to operate and maintain them – and that’s a good investment.”
To learn more about ECC’s RENEW Multi Family Program, please visit http://emeraldcities.org/renewretrofits/housing.
Robust start in Seattle
Following its December 2015 launch, RENEW Multi-family is off to a robust start in Seattle, where ECC is working with two nonprofit owners of affordable multi-unit buildings, Plymouth Housing Group and Bellwether Housing:
- The Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) is lending funds for the efficiency measures;
- Seattle City Light (SCL), the municipal electricity utility, is facilitating on-bill repayment of the WSHFC financing;
- Retrofits are currently in process in 190 units in two buildings owned by Plymouth and are at the construction bidding stage in five buildings owned by Bellwether; and
- Already, water use – the largest utility expense – is down more than 50 percent compared with last year at the historic St. Charles building owned by Plymouth (see graph), and electricity use is down 10 percent.
“Seattle’s RENEW Multi-family Program is the culmination of years of collaborative work that realizes our mission of improving our environment with a lens on equity,” says Emerald Cities Seattle Director Steve Gelb. “RENEW’s portfolio approach and scalable model promise to reach deep into the current affordable building stock in the Puget Sound Region.”
Warner is confident that RENEW can be taken to scale nationally. “Every market, every city, every state has the three critical components: utilities, utility customers with unrealized retrofit projects and aligned financing partners,” he says. “Our job is to bring them together and facilitate transactions that generate measureable and reliable benefits for all stakeholders.”
Based on this success, Gelb is working to bring RENEW to nearly 20 more affordable multi-family buildings in Seattle in the next 12 months and expand to up to 40 buildings statewide by 2018. And ECC is working to launch the program this year in California’s Bay Area, eventually expanding it to other metropolitan markets. Additionally, ECC envisions applying the program to small commercial buildings, K-12 schools and higher education facilities.
Employing the same model of offsetting capital investments with operating cost savings, RENEW began in June 2014 by facilitating energy and water savings in municipal buildings in the City of Seven Hills in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To learn more about that program, please visit http://emeraldcities.org/media/news/ec-cleveland-launches-renew-promising-greener-buildings-high-road-jobs-in-seven-hills-ohio.
Flexibility is Key
What really sets RENEW apart from similar programs – and the key to its success – Warner says, are flexibility, accountability and transparency. “While each RENEW project has its own structure, they all share common features and use a collaborative approach to meet the exact needs of committed, mission-aligned local stakeholders. We match the customer with the technical solutions and the financing that will make the project work.”
“Owner capacity and access to working capital are two barriers that prevent many buildings from being upgraded,” he continues. “So we provide the owner with technical and financial development services at very low upfront cost.” Those services include benchmarking a building’s energy use and costs, doing a walk-through with an engineer and consulting with the facilities manager.
Once those services were in place for Plymouth Housing, he adds, “We took the information to SCL and WSHFC, whose existing programs weren’t serving those buildings. We explained that RENEW could help SCL reach a population that really needs the savings from energy efficiency and help WSHFC use its dedicated financing to improve and preserve affordable housing.”
One Loan, One Bill Customized Approach
Seattle’s RENEW model is notable for aggregating energy and water improvements into one loan from WSHFC, to be paid back as a line item on the housing owner’s monthly electric bill. SCL agreed not only to on-bill repayment but also to rolling water and natural gas efficiency upgrades into its bill. SCL will simply collect and forward to WSHFC its share of the monthly loan payments.
RENEW’s customized approach also allows Plymouth to finance needed non-energy building upgrades, which WSHFC approved because they serve the commission’s interest in preserving affordable housing, whether through energy efficiency or structural improvements.
At last year’s RENEW Multi-family launch event, Plymouth Housing Group Deputy Director Betsy Hunter praised Gelb and the RENEW team for “working relentlessly to develop a program that will work for Plymouth and other nonprofit housing owners to save on operating costs and raise our awareness about energy use to make the city greener.”
She continued, “We should recoup our investments within just a few years, and we will enjoy the energy benefits much longer than that. That’s the right kind of investment for nonprofits, which pledge to operate our properties for many decades.”
Emerald Cities Collaborative (www.emeraldcities.org) is a national nonprofit network of organizations working together to advance a sustainable environment while creating economic opportunities for all. ECC is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and works in “Emerald Cities” nationwide with local and national partners that bring resources and expertise from the community, labor, business and government sectors.
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BRC Group Announces the Launch of JUGOtv
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — BRC Group, the leading marketer and producer of Hispanic soccer programs in the U.S., and owner of Alianza de Futbol, the country’s largest and most prestigious amateur, Hispanic soccer program, is excited to announce the launch of JUGOtv, a multi-platform digital sports network for U.S. Hispanic soccer fans.
Recognizing the popularity of the Mexican soccer league – LigaMX – which delivers the largest TV audience of all soccer leagues televised in the U.S., foreign or domestic, JUGOtv will focus on bringing Mexican soccer and its stars closer to their fans in the U.S. To do this, JUGOtv has partnered with some of Mexico’s greatest stars and personalities, including Rafa Marquez, Luis Garcia and Ramon Ramirez. JUGOtv will also be offering unique digital content opportunities with exclusive BRC Group clients including Oswaldo Sanchez and Carlos Valderrama.
“We’re thrilled to partner with these great players, who played at the highest level of the sport on a global stage, who reach millions of fans through their social media, and who will help us to bring the game and its stars closer to fans in the U.S. in an exciting and entertaining way,” said Richard Copeland, Managing Director of BRC Group. “We have been working in Hispanic soccer in the U.S. for almost 15 years now, and know firsthand the incredible passion and insatiable appetite that Hispanic soccer fans have for ‘futbol’.”
In addition to the celebrity hosted content, JUGOtv will also be producing several original series including Cruzando Fronteras, a 20 episode series featuring 20 players that are currently playing professionally in Mexico after being discovered in Alianza de Futbol’s scouting program-POWERADE® Sueño Alianza. “It’s a very unique situation and interesting dynamic, where the parents or grandparents of these players came to the U.S. from Mexico for a better life, and now these young men have gone back to Mexico to pursue a professional soccer career,” said Joaquin Escoto, Alianza de Futbol’s Managing Director. “There’s so many great stories and we look forward to following the journeys of these players, and more.“
JUGOtv’s content will be primarily short form video produced for consumption by Hispanic millennials on their mobile devices. JUGOtv’s content can be found at www.jugo.tv, www.facebook.com/jugotelevision, www.twitter.com/jugo_tv, and YouTube JUGOtv.
About BRC Group
Founded in 2003 by Brad Rothenberg and Richard Copeland, BRC Group has produced Hispanic soccer events in over 40 cities throughout the U.S. starting with creation and launch in 2003 of MLS Futbolito, Major League Soccer’s first Hispanic fan development program. In 2004, BRC Group launched Alianza de Futbol, which today includes 30,000 players and over 200,000 Hispanic consumers attending Alianza events. With offices in San Francisco, CA and Mexico City, BRC Group also represents many of the top soccer legends from Mexico and South America including Rafa Marquez, Oswaldo Sanchez, Ramon Ramirez, Carlos Valderrama and others.
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Miller Lite® Conciertos Originales Brings Top Latin Acts Back To The Lone Star State
CHICAGO, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Miller Lite Conciertos Originales, the original concert series featuring some of the biggest names in Latin music, returns to Texas for its third annual installment. June 23 through August 27, consumers 21 and over will have a chance to experience from over ten free concerts taking place in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and McAllen, Texas. Some of the headlining artists performing on the Miller Lite stage include La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Banda Los Recoditos and Duelo.
The concert series, curated exclusively by the Original Light Pilsner, boasts a lineup of Latino artists that will cater to fans of diverse musical genres, like norteño, country and cumbia. Among this year’s newcomers to the Conciertos Originales stage is La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, the Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning banda group that will perform in Dallas as part of its “Libre Otra Vez” tour. From Latin GRAMMY Award winners to Texas homegrown artists, Conciertos Originales promises to elevate summer by offering an original concert experience in which culture, entertainment and the great-tasting beer converge.
“Miller Lite sets the standard for all light beers, and our approach is no different when it comes to the experiences we create for beer drinkers,” said Cris Rivera, marketing director for Miller Lite. “Our Conciertos Originales series sets the bar high by bringing a summer-long concert experience with an incredible Latin music lineup. Each concert will feel true and original to each city.”
Entry to concerts in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and McAllen will be free of charge and on a first-come, first-served basis for those of legal drinking age. Select events will offer VIP entry and opportunities to meet and greet headlining artists.
For more information on artist lineups and venues, visit millerlite.com/conciertos.
About Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Company was founded in 1855 by Frederick J. Miller when he purchased the Plank Road Brewery in Milwaukee, a city he chose as the best place for a brewery given its access to great water. Miller Lite, the original great-tasting light pilsner beer, (MillerLite.com, Facebook.com/MillerLite, @MillerLite on Twitter, YouTube.com/MillerLite) was introduced nationally in 1975 and is among the top-five selling beers in the United States. The brewery’s oldest enduring beer is Miller High Life (MillerHighLife.com, Facebook.com/MillerHighLife, @MillerHighLife on Twitter). Known as the Champagne of Beers, it was introduced in 1903 and still is brewed with the same yeast strain that Miller carried in his pocket from Germany. Miller Genuine Draft (MGD.com, Facebook.com/MillerGenuineDraft, @Miller_Global on Twitter), introduced in 1986, is the original cold-filtered, packaged draft beer. Miller Brewing Company operates in the United States and Puerto Rico as part of MillerCoors, a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at MillerCoors.com, at Facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.
Communicating Cuba to Build Bridges
The OnCuba media platform celebrates its 4th Anniversary with a two day presentation of their communications media platform and workshop entitled “Communicating Cuba to build bridges.”
Event will be held on Saturday, June 4th at History Miami
MIAMI, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — OnCuba celebrates its 4th Anniversary with a two day presentation of their communications media platform and workshop entitled “Communicating Cuba to build bridges.” The OnCuba and Art OnCuba executive team will bring together journalists, writers, artists, editors and educators and community leaders whose activities are related to the promotion and development of the Cuban identity from both sides of the Florida straits.
Workshop Objectives:
- OnCuba will present its experience as a platform that for four years now has been promoting dialogue between all Cubans, who live in and outside of the island.
- Identify areas of work in the promotion of our culture and our values in which may be benefit the strengths of both sides.
- To promote a bank of ideas for potential communication projects in a broader sense, which can be managed by OnCuba in cooperation with professionals and artists from Cuba and the diaspora.
“It will be important to present the results of work we have achieved over these four years space. It will also be opportune to establish new relationships with journalists, writers, artists, who live on the other side but do not stop feeling for Cuba.” -Milena, OnCuba digital magazine, Editor
About OnCuba
Founded by Dayri Blanco and Cuban American businessman and activist Hugo Cancio 2013, OnCuba media platform is a communicational bridge that has served to connect Cubans in Cuba with the Cuban diaspora. OnCuba (www.oncubamagazine.com) and ART OnCuba, the first Cuba-focused monthly and quarterly bilingual magazine publication with national distribution in the U.S. Both magazines are published in hard copies and electronic formats and is distributed in select Barnes & Noble stores throughout the United States. They are also distributed in Cuba and OnCuba the official and exclusive “in-flight” magazine for almost all flights from the U.S. to Cuba.It offers news, reports never before seen stories, interprets the facts, give opinions and reflect on the changes in Cuba becoming the most widely read platform on Cuba in the US, with over 26,000 daily visit. It recently announced its newest travel brand OnCuba Travel.
It has developed an extensive journalistic community made in Cuba, by Cubans, with more than 200 collaborators and freelancers inside and outside of Cuba. It’s editorial policy covers a broad spectrum of Cuban reality that is led by a highly qualified editorial team for each of its publications, who designs, produce and uniquely connects their brands and products with exclusive content for their audience.
Quick Facts
- OnCuba was founded Dayri Blanco and businessman and activist Hugo Cancio who has become a significant international press and visibility generated by the global reputation as a preeminent advisor on U.S.-Cuban relations and intermediary sought after by American investors, politicians, and celebrities who are going to Cuba.
- For the first time in OnCuba’s history the entire executive team will be traveling together to the United States.
- The OnCuba platform (OnCuba, Art OnCuba, OnCuba Real Estate, OnCuba Travel) is a subsidiary of Fuego Enterprises (FUGO), an American company headquartered in Miami, FL with a Permanent new bureau in Havana,Cuba.
- OnCuba & Art Oncuba is a quarterly bilingual magazine publication with national distribution in the U.S.
- OnCuba Magazine & Art OnCuba employees 20 permanent staff members at its OnCuba office in Havana with over 200 contributors and freelancers on and off the island.
- OnCuba Travel, offers guided US-Cuba travel programs that are compliant with both U.S. and Cuban government regulations.
- OnCuba Real Estate, is the first magazine specializing in the island’s emerging Real Estate.
CONTACT: Ariel Machado, +1-305-823-9193, [email protected]
OnCuba Celebrates its 4th Anniversary with an exclusive presentation in Miami.
MIAMI, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — OnCuba, a multi media platform of American Company Fuego Enterprises (FUGI), will be in Miami on Friday, June 3rd for a special event to in celebration of their 4th year anniversary. The event will include a full scale presentation and panel on their communication platform and on its last two editions of their print publications: OnCuba and Art OnCuba. The presentation will be moderated by Founder and CEO Hugo Cancio, along with key members of OnCuba and ArtOnCuba’s executive team who live in Havana and will be traveling to Miami exclusively for this event. The event will take place on Friday, June 3rd at the Gallery of Mocaya Art in Wynwood, FL.
Invitees will include members of the local Miami press media, entrepreneurs, advertising agencies, journalists, writers, artists and community leaders.
“This will be a special opportunity to share the experience of OnCuba in the four years since our vision came to fruition. It is a chance to find that concrete things can be achieved with the participation of Cubans living in both countries with many points of common interest.”–Tahimi, OnCuba, Editorial Director
“It is a unique space to establish a new network of collaborators, it will be very important for our daily work.”-Déborah De La Paz, Art OnCuba Editorial Director
About OnCuba
Founded by Dayri Blanco and Cuban American businessman and activist Hugo Cancio in 2013, OnCuba media platform is a communicational bridge that has served to connect Cubans in Cuba with the Cuban diaspora. OnCuba (www.oncubamagazine.com) and ART OnCuba, the first Cuba-focused monthly and quarterly bilingual magazine publication with national distribution in the U.S. Both magazines are published in hard copies and electronic formats and is distributed in select Barnes & Noble stores throughout the United States. They are also distributed in Cuba and OnCuba the official and exclusive “in-flight” magazine for almost all flights from the U.S. to Cuba. It offers news, reports never before seen stories, interprets the facts, give opinions and reflect on the changes in Cuba becoming the most widely read platform on Cuba in the US, with over 26,000 daily visit. It recently announced its newest travel brand OnCuba Travel.
It has developed an extensive journalistic community made in Cuba, by Cubans, with more than 200 collaborators and freelancers inside and outside of Cuba. It’s editorial policy covers a broad spectrum of Cuban reality that is led by a highly qualified editorial team for each of its publications, who designs, produce and uniquely connects their brands and products with exclusive content for their audience.
Quick Facts
- OnCuba was founded by Dayri Blanco and businessman and activist Hugo Cancio who has become a significant international press and visibility generated by the global reputation as a preeminent advisor on U.S.-Cuban relations and intermediary sought after by American investors, politicians, and celebrities who are going to Cuba.
- For the first time in OnCuba’s history the entire executive team will be traveling together to the United States.
- The OnCuba platform (OnCuba, Art OnCuba, OnCuba Real Estate, OnCuba Travel) is a subsidiary of Fuego Enterprises (FUGI), an American company headquartered in Miami, FL with a Permanent new bureau in Havana, Cuba.
- OnCuba & Art Oncuba is a quarterly bilingual magazine publication with national distribution in the U.S.
- OnCuba Magazine & Art OnCuba employees 20 permanent staff members at its OnCuba office in Havana with over 200 contributors and freelancers on and off the island.
- OnCuba Travel, offers guided US-Cuba travel programs that are compliant with both U.S. and Cuban government regulations.
- OnCuba Real Estate, is the first magazine specializing in the island’s emerging Real Estate.
CONTACT: Ariel Machado, +1-305-823-9193, [email protected]
Kinecta/NIX Neighborhood Lending And Juntos Avanzamos Bring New Financial Inclusion Milestone To Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, Kinecta/NIX Neighborhood Lending became the largest Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance) designated credit union in California. It is the 50th credit union to be evaluated for the nationwide designation, a new and important milestone for the program.
In the U.S., minorities remain largely unbanked and vulnerable to predatory financial service providers. Originated in 2005, Juntos Avanzamos recognizes commitments from credit unions seeking to empower the Hispanic consumer and serve the Hispanic market more effectively. To qualify, credit unions must demonstrate that they have flexible loan underwriting and CIP policies, offer affordable credit, savings and transaction services, and that they make their products, services and financial education accessible to Spanish-speakers. The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (the Federation) leads a nationwide expansion of the program in collaboration with the California Credit Union League and a number of other industry partners.
In recognition of the honor, executives from Kinecta/Nix and the Federation of CDCU, together with Senior Vice President, Member Solutions of California Credit Union League Larry Palochik, joined Los Angeles elected officials, local business and community leaders, as well as credit union members to celebrate a Juntos Avanzamos flag raising ceremony at Nix Neighborhood Lending, located at 1009 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles. Opening remarks were delivered by Kinecta President and CEO Keith Sultemeier, and by NIX President Luis Peralta, who accepted the Juntos Avanzamos flag and proclamation from the Federation Senior Vice President Pablo DeFilippi. Guest speakers included Luis Manuel Lopez from the Mexican Consulate and Linda Lopez, Deputy Mayor for Immigrant Affairs. Also in attendance were members of the community, supporters and NIX employees who helped celebrate the designation.
“As Nix approaches its 50-year anniversary of serving the residents of Los Angeles, we are honored to be recognized for our commitment to the Hispanic community,” said Peralta. “This accreditation is an important acknowledgement of the efforts Nix and Kinecta have put in place in order to expand access for marginalized minorities to affordable small-dollar credit and to help build credit for consumers who don’t fit the traditional borrower model.”
“Kinecta/NIX is the largest credit union in California to join our effort and we salute their leadership, vision and commitment to financial inclusion for underserved communities throughout Los Angeles,” said DeFilippi. “Juntos Avanzamos seeks to provide consistency around product delivery, institutional requirement and documentation requirements that identifies participant credit unions as Hispanic-friendly. The program is a bridge to connect consumers with credit unions committed to financial inclusion.”
About Kinecta FCU
Kinecta Federal Credit Union (kinecta.org) is one of the nation’s largest credit unions, with approximately $3.80 billion in assets; 22 branches; three retail mortgage centers; 30 Nix customer service centers and 10 Kinecta branches at Nix locations; and more than 282,000 members nationwide. Kinecta offers its members a full range of financial products through the Credit Union and its subsidiaries, Kinecta Financial & Insurance Services and Kinecta Alternative Financial Solutions, dba Nix Neighborhood Lending (nixlending.com).
About NIX Neighborhood Lending
For nearly 50 years, NIX Neighborhood Lending has served as a trusted financial partner to consumers throughout greater Los Angeles. A subsidiary of Kinecta Federal Credit Union, NIX’s clear, convenient financial solutions help consumers break the cycle of debt, improving financial health, and align with the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s Compass Principles, guidelines that affirm standards of excellence for small-dollar financial products. A strong community partner to local worthy organizations including Para Los Niños, Green Dot Public Schools, and Parents of Watts, NIX is endorsed by the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions and its Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance) initiative, which works to ensure credit unions meet the financial needs of underserved Hispanics nationwide. Each of NIX’s more than 30 branches is professionally staffed by employees that live in the community. For more information about NIX, please visit www.nixlending.com and “Like” us on Facebook.
About Juntamos Avanzamos
Juntos Avanzamos, Together We Advance, is a designation for credit unions committed to serving and empowering Hispanic consumers, and was developed by the Cornerstone Credit Union League, which represents Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The Federation, working with the Cornerstone League and Coopera, Iowa-based consultants to the industry on the Hispanic market, the Network of Latino Credit Unions and Professionals (NLCUP), the California Credit Union League and other industry partners, work together to bring the program to a national credit union audience. Visit http://www.cdcu.coop/initiatives/serving-underserved-markets/immigrants/juntos-avanzamos
Let’s Celebrate ¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® 10th Year Anniversary in New York!
NEW YORK, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — This Saturday, June 4, 2016, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Hispanic Federation present the 10th Annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!®New York at Carnaval de la Cultura Latina. The event promotes Hispanic family physical activity and good nutrition for better health and wellness for all. This FREE, open to the public event is made possible by an extraordinary group of partners and volunteers.
“This year’s tenth annual “¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® health expo will allow us to touch the lives of over 2, 000 individuals with health screenings and education on health topics such as blood pressure, glucose, HIV, BMI, asthma, HPV, and various cancers,” said Jose Calderón, President of the Hispanic Federation. “GUGM allows us to improve the lives of thousands and work overall towards building a healthier community.”
What:
- Health Screenings: Asthma, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and HIV
- Fitness: Zumba, sports clinics, martial arts, and a dance-a-thon starting at 4 p.m.
- Health Information: Information for NY State of Health Marketplace, Medicaid and CHIP
- Nutrition: Fresh fruits and healthy snacks available, along with educational resources
- Family fun: Live music, dance performances, prizes and giveaways
Where: On St. Nicholas Avenue between 184th & 185th Street in Washington Heights, NY
When: Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cost: FREE!
“We are celebrating a 10-year anniversary of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!, the nation’s largest annual event series promoting healthy lifestyles in Hispanic communities,” said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation’s leading Hispanic health advocacy group. “Driven by a “can-do” volunteer spirit, ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! is working neighbor-to-neighbor to support healthier environments.”
“We are proud to support ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® events across the country,” said Robert Forrester, president of Newman’s Own Foundation. “The Foundation places a high priority on improving nutrition access, and National Alliance for Hispanic Health is working at the community level to advance the health and wellness of individuals.”