The Power of Stories is an archive of projects submitted every year to Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Statewide Convening. It showcases work created throughout California highlighting the power of individual and collective efforts to promote health and demonstrates how stories have the power to re-imagine and transform our communities. Produced in partnership with the California Endowment.
Sukari reflects on growing up in one of Richmond's most notorious neighborhoods and expresses the pain she felt after losing her best friend to gun violence at age ten.
In the communities of South Kern County, residents and community stakeholders stitched together their hopes and dreams of a healthy community for the next generation, creating a 11'9" x 9'2" communal quilt.
In 2013, a judge ruled that Fresno County is no longer required to offer healthcare services and eliminated funding for the Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP) which provides free medical services to an estimated 6,000 undocumented residents.
The Sons and Brothers Camp in Fresno seeks to empower young men of color by bringing together youth from Fresno, Merced and South Kern County and holding workshops on a variety of topics such as building personal self-esteem.
BHC Sacramento's Charrette consisted of week-long activities to gather community input for an action plan that was presented to the City council and the County Board of supervisors.