José Vela
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855 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 10 Sep
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Some of the work they do is just making sure that people are aware of the health programs, of the health insurances that are available out of in the community, whether it's uh Obamacare or MAP or whatever the case may be, the system of insurance, as we all know, can be very, very difficult to manage.
And one of the things that they do, one of the critical things that they do.
Do uh is make sure that that both uh the the parents and the children uh have the health insurance that they need to stay healthy.
I mean if we're not healthy, we can't work, we can't go to school.
Health is just so critical to everything uh that we do.
They connect uh folks with uh coverage.
They support their support can make the difference between a family going without a critical service and a family getting the help they need.
And I also want to give a special thanks to Austin Voices for Education.
and youth that has uh built an important network through its family resource centers, bringing schools, families, community organizations, and service providers together.
My staff and I frequently visit the uh the family resource centers, uh food pantries, uh just you know folks meeting, sharing information, getting together, really, really good and important work.
The promotoras are a critical part of that network because they understand the community.
community and can help families navigate resources in a way that is personal, accessible, and grounded in trust.
Um let me go ahead and turn it over to uh Teresa Rivera to say a few words.
Teresa?
No pueda, no hay cuesta.
Y déjame pasarle a Janet y Turbe y Turbe, pásale por favor.
low-confidence
Yeah, Nick.
Thank you uh so much.
Uh I'm gonna go ahead and uh read the uh the proclamation.
But before I do that I just wanted to just acknowledge that especially in District Four, uh it's a very difficult time right now, uh, with regard to uh immigration uh enforcement.
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