Our founder, Dr. Andrea Ortega, and her family are from Colombia, and most of them still live there. It is with great sadness that we write this post. But one of the best ways Palante can make a difference right now is through the work we do. What happened On Monday, August 10, at 7:34 AM local time, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia. It is the strongest earthquake the country has recorded in decades. The hardest hit cities include Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, and...

If you noticed we've been a little quiet lately, here's why. After the earthquakes hit Venezuela, we paused our usual posts and reached out directly to organizations doing relief work on the ground. Most of our clients are grassroots groups. Many run on volunteers. Many don't have steady funding. They do this work because they care, not because it's easy. When something like this happens, they need help fast, and that help often doesn't come with a budget attached. So we offered our time for...

The Power of Connection. Escrito por: Dra. Andrea Ortega y Camila Giraldo Rosa Malagón, trabajadora social clínica licenciada, navegadora comunitaria en Hispanic Access Foundation, bailarina folklórica con México Danza Orlando y fundadora de Nuestra Cultura Outdoors, nos brindó perspectivas sobre cómo conectarnos dentro de una comunidad y con la naturaleza. Junto a la Dra. Andrea Ortega, abrieron un diálogo importante sobre cómo la salud mental, el cuidado comunitario, la cultura y el acceso...