Learn what FII families are doing to improve their lives and the lives of others
The families in FII's Demonstrations help us generate powerful and compelling data. But it's their stories that really shine a light on how and why FII's approach works. Each of the stories below illuminates a particular truth about people working together, personal initiative, social networks, leadership, and the capacity that exists in low-income communities across the country.
Like the five other families in their FII-Oakland cohort, Jorge and Maria Elena were refugees from the civil war in El Salvador.... Click here to read more
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Like the five other families in their FII-Oakland cohort, Jorge and Maria Elena were refugees from the civil war in El Salvador.... Click here to read more
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Eleven families from the Iu Mien refugee community in Oakland enrolled in FII -Oakland. Most were members and/or volunteers at LIMCA... Click here to read more
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In the "Village Bottoms" of West Oakland, a grassroots effort led by Marcel Diallo and his partner Letitia Ntofon, both former FII-Oakland participants... Click here to read more
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Families speak on the problem of power. Click here watch the video
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After seeing FII help bring people together to support each other and focus on their goals, FII Fellow Shelby Hall started a women's group called HEART Click here to read more
