Promotoras Comunitarias Program
PPIL's Promotoras Comunitarias Program is an extension of the Latino Outreach Program. It was created to address the lack of access to reproductive health care and sexual information in the Latino community throughout Illinois. The program is modeled after Mexican and Central American programs that reach at-risk populations through education given by members of their own community.
PPIL’s Promotoras Comunitarias complete 40 hours of training on sexuality and reproductive health in addition to other topics related to prevention in a period of six weeks. After the successful completion of training, the Promotoras Comunitarias work within the community offering educations sessions to families, adolescents, neighbors, schools and community centers.
If you are interested in becoming a PPIL Promotora Comunitaria, or for more information about this program, contact Veronica Salgado at 630-978-5285 or veronicas@ppil.org.
