In this episode, host Valerie Frost speaks with Liangliang Han, Program Director of the Family Enrichment Center at the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Together, they explore Rise Up, a community-driven initiative where immigrant families are not just recipients of services, they are the architects of them.

Sunset Park is one of New York City’s most diverse neighborhoods, home to vibrant Latinx and Chinese communities. Rise Up works to ensure programs meet the real needs, culture, and history of its residents, flipping the traditional top-down approach to family support.

Liangliang shares how Rise Up began with families advocating at the Legislature in Albany. Rise Up has evolved into co-designing programs, developing leaders, and establishing new partnerships. One of these partnerships provides strategic financing tools and resources to help community led organizations secure sustainable funding.

This episode highlights the power of culturally rooted community-led work and the ways family advocacy is reshaping systems for lasting change.

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Here are some additional resources Liangliang would like to share with you. 

• Center for Family Life - Home
• Finding Resonance Amongst Diverse Cultures Through Weaving ← Taconic Fellowship ← Pratt Center For Community Development
• Rise Up: Instagram

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