Amy Barrios
Prior to joining the LLC, Amy worked at Koinonia, where she discovered her passion for working with youth. Amy worked one on one with several youth, where she saw first-hand their varying struggles with addiction, mental health, and challenging home lives. Amy heard about the LLC while searching for a more flexible job that would allow her to work and go back to school. Upon learning about the various services the LLC provides and that a youth promotora position had opened up, Amy immediately applied and is now an integral part of our current youth team.
"I am passionate about listening to and advocating for our youth because many Latinx youth often find themselves as the eyes and ears of their parents. As a youth promotora, I'm able to step in and allow kids to just be kids without adult responsibilities or worries our community often places on them. Our Entre Amigos program gives us promotores the opportunity to create a space for our young people to connect with their culture, their community, and create lasting friendships all while removing the pressure to grow up so quickly."