We create change
through radical love.
Central Valley Empowerment Alliance aims to address economic and educational inequity, advocate for affordable housing and empower underserved communities in the Central Valley.
In Loving Memory of Ronaldo Manaay
“Ronaldo Manaay is a disabled farmworker and welder who suffers from advanced diabetes. He is on dialysis awaiting a liver transplant. “I’m scared,” he says. “I don’t know how long I’ll live.”- David Bacon. Ill Harvest Link Here
What We Do
Central Valley Empowerment Alliance empowers youth and rural communities to become leaders, advocates, and catalysts for change.
Our Strategies
Empowerment
We empower communities to use their voice to create change. Uplifting the youth to become leaders is also central to building equity.
Health
We provide free health resources to underserved communities. Monthly food banks are used to disburse healthy groceries to people in need.
Affordable Housing
We advocate for housing in low-income communities, keeping families and entire support systems together for the betterment of generations to come.
Our Programs
LUPE'S Promise Youth Leadership
We promote youth leadership by developing their skills through community engagement and creating a safe place for the youth to be accepted as they are.
Larry Itliong Resource Center
We provide a safe space for the community to assemble as needed as well as a place for youth to study for their future, this judgement free building helps future leaders grow.
El Mercado
We provide community food banks to help feed local communities as well as health initiatives alongside street medicine. This monthly effort has helped keep communities strong and vitalized.
“Our life’s journey is guided by the choices we make and directed by the choices we don’t.”
— Arturo Rodriguez Leon
Meet The Team
Mari Perez-Ruiz, Executive Director
Arturo Rodriguez, Political/Organizing Director
Samira Malla, Youth Organizer
Josh Mapallo, Community Development Organizer
Silvia Almanza, Volunteer Coordinator
Rudy Flores, Housing Organizer
Aide Hernandez, Rural Health Development Community Organizer
Jorge Gutierrez, Civic Engagement Organizer
You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
- Cesar Chavez
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Invest in uplifting and empowering our Central Valley Rural Communities through education, health, and leadership.
Visit us
Main Office:
Poplar
14665 Rd 192
Poplar, CA 93257
Lamont
9009 Weedpatch Hwy
Suite D
Lamont, CA 93241
Hours
Monday–Friday
10am–6pm
Phone
(559) 854-7251
Madera
1901 Howard Road
Suite F
Madera, CA 93637