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Our intern, Genesis Acosta, (first generation college student) has invited our partners to work with UNK Latino Leaders in providing training. In 2024, staff assisted in bringing bi-lingual mental health training and promotive/protective factor training for latino middle schools students. This event is planned in 2025 and we will work in partnership with UNK. In addition, the UNK Latino Leaders are asking for support in early 2025 to support a conference for all UNK Students. There has also been some conversations about developing a list of Latino business owners in Buffalo County that could be promoted and utilized by our partners to do business with local businesses. The organization also conducts a READI survey of all volunteers asking for a volunteer to share their lived and learned experiences as well as ethnic and cultural backgrounds to help build an organization that represents the community it serves. The READI survey asks for experience in head injury, disabilities, languages, parenting, fostering, substance misuse, mental health and many other areas where a volunteer could bring their lived experience and a voice in community decision making.