Embracing culture and roots: How UnidosUS Affiliate Sociedad Latina develops the next generation of changemakers

Talking to changemaker Everett Baez, it is easy to hear the impact UnidosUS Affiliate Sociedad Latina has had on him: “It allowed me to embrace my culture.”

Since middle school, Everett has been part of this organization, participating in their Quien Soy Yo program, a key component of their efforts to develop young Latinx leaders.

Now a biology major in college, Everett started his journey of leadership by becoming a youth community organizer at Sociedad Latina, and then entering their music program. He wanted to feel more connected to his Hispanic roots, and Sociedad Latina was the place to do it.

Read the full article by Stephanie Presch and Beatriz Paniego-Béjar, Content Specialists at UnidosUS.