Our Work

What We Do

Fresno Building Healthy Communities is working to build a long term foundation for a healthier community with a legacy to be carried on for years to come through the leadership of community members. We create social capital - bonding similar people and bridging diverse communities and organizations - via an informed, engaged, and active citizenry and by empowering grassroots leaders.

Fostering Civic Engagement & Leadership
Fresno Building Healthy Communities is working to foster civic engagement and leadership by building youth and resident capacity through:

Grassroots community organizing

Identifying and training adults, youth, and advocates to build a pipeline of strong civic leaders

Integrated voter engagement
Elevating the Stories of Our Community
Fresno Building Healthy Communities is telling the untold stories of our community in order to influence change and advance the health and well-being of all people. We work by:

Partnering with media outlets

Building the capacity of community members to share their stories

Refocusing the narrative about community health and prevention.
Strategic Advocacy & Collective Action
Fresno Building Healthy Communities partners work in "action teams" alongside community members and young people to influence policy and change systems through advocacy and action. Together, we:

Align around common priorities and strategies

Strategize for collective action and advocacy

Leverage and share resources

Connect with regional partners and state-level campaigns
Strengthening Community-Based Organizations
Fresno Building Healthy Communities builds on the capacity of our local community-based organizations by:

Providing technical assistance and training

Supporting leadership and staff development

Providing financial and administrative support

Creating a network of mutual support.

Our Campaigns

Fresno Building Healthy Communities works to build a long term foundation for a healthier community with its legacy to be carried on for years to come through the leadership of community.

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Our Work

Fostering Civic Engagement & Leadership

Elevating the Stories of Our Community

Strategic Advocacy & Collective Action

Strengthening Community-Based Organizations

Our Campaigns

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