🚨NEW episode this Sunday of the El Paso Public Forum. Listen on the FREE iHeart radio app!
Segment 1: Amber Banda interviews Wendy Gamillo, Founder and President, and Miguel Gamillo, Cofounder of Plant A Seed in El Paso, Texas. 🍃 .☀️ This non-profit looks to empower various underserved communities in the Sun City. From taking volunteers to nursing homes 👵🏼with their “Generations of Kindness” program, to making a young girl’s dreams come true with the 👗 “My Quinceañera” program, visiting children’s hospitals 🏥, and so much more! They aim to be a resource for all. . 👉🏻Their 3rd Annual Unity Fest is happening August 10th at Bassett Place from 10-4. This event is open to the community and will feature various non-profits from the city. Come learn about what resources are available to you, (many at no cost), and/ or how you can help make a change with one of these causes! . ℹ️ If you would like to attend or be a part of this impactful event, visit plantaseedusa.org for more information.
Segment 2: Amber Banda interviews Daniely Gutierrez, Family Community Engagement & Mental Health Specialist, Special Education Department, for ESC19. ESC19 is 1 of 20 education service centers for Region 19, helping to improve educational outcomes for children in our city. Amber and Daniely talk about what exactly is Region 19, how can parents and educators contact and take advantage of their help, and the role parents and teachers play in student success, and clarify some terminology to help the community better understand what Region 19 does for the community.
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Region 19 is having their 3rd Annual Health & Career Fair August 6th from 9am-2:30pm at the Head Start Multi-Purpose Center (11670 Chito Samaniego on the eastside). There will be various agencies available to promote healthy living, personal empowerment, health screenings, sports physicals, hands-on activties, employment help, and if you have a child with special needs, there will be people there available to answer your questions!
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Take advantage of their website at esc19.net for all of your questions about school from special education, different districts, what channels to go through and who to contact with your questions, and more.
