For two years, SALUD: Healing Through the Arts has supported Pilsen - Little Village teens to speak out to improve the health of immigrant families in Chicago. These youth leaders found their voices as they wrote and performed live theater, produced and broadcast radio novelas and led health workshops in schools and for friends and family.

¡Oye!

"Being in SALUD lets me assert myself better as an immigrant and create the kinds of conversations I think are needed if we are somehow going to work better as a society."
- Ireri

"I have thanked my parents for crossing the border to a better future for themselves as well as for their daughters."
- Rosalinda

"SALUD challenged me and at the same time helped me grow by reinforcing my passions as well as introducing me to dedicated and hard working individuals on the team."
- Judith

"We actually taught adults and teens about things people don't usually talk about. SALUD breaks down the walls."
- Edy

"The ‘taboo’ surrounding sexuality began to dissipate with dialogue."
- Laura

"Programs like SALUD make the community aware of tension around immigration, health, education and sexism. We can help prevent the spread of hate that this tension can create."
- Caroline

"Participating in SALUD made me a more responsible person because I realized I was creating awareness and, for me, that was a big job."
- Adriana

Click any link to read more about what SALUD's youth leaders have learned as the project continues into year three."Felicitaciones y ¡buena suerte!" to the community and youth leaders of SALUD: Healing Through the Arts. Listen to the radio novelas.