Year-round, promotoras are actively engaged in our communities and advocating for just policies. Visión y Compromiso engages the leadership of promotoras in order to participate with other stakeholders in decision-making and policy development and convene forums to support policies that are reflective of community needs.
The California Network of Promotoras and Community Health Workers (CHWs) was established in 2002 by Visión y Compromiso as the first and only network of its kind. The network currently supports more than 4,000 promotoras and CHWs.The network provides resources for education, leadership, training, advocacy, workforce development, and professional development. It also facilitates the implementation of local programs and initiatives through 17 Regional Committees, which organize around a community-based, strength-focused model that encourages collaboration and resource sharing among promotoras through our Promotora Model for community transformation.
We established our first Promotora Advocacy Committee in 2013 to offer leadership and support for statewide policy initiatives. Advocacy Committee members represent the California Network of Promotoras and CHWs, and bring local and regional concerns to the state level, ensuring that promotora issues are addressed at both the local and statewide levels. The following priority bills promote a healthy and dignified life for all Californians and have been identified by promotoras for Visión y Compromiso’s 2026 Promotora Legislative Day.
La Alianza is an ecosystem of 14 community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout California. Each has a decades-long commitment to community health by recruiting, training, and supporting the promotora and CHW workforce in health care, housing, environmental justice, education, and other sectors.
La Alianza amplifies promotora voices behind a common agenda for: Increased investments in public health infrastructure. Public Health prevention-oriented activities to advance equity. Improve the health and well-being of immigrant and indigenous communities, communities of color, and the uninsured. Founded by Visión y Compromiso in 2023, La Alianza organizations develop programs and resources based on the lived experiences of individuals and families residing in urban centers, rural agricultural regions, and mountain communities.
Visión y Compromiso’s National Network of Promotoras and CHWs is active in 30 states, connecting organizations and coalitions to advocate for greater national recognition and support for community-centered promotoras, CHWs, and grassroots CBOs.
