Young Latino Professionals of Wichita: Developing a Wichita Where We Can All Belong

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Even though the podcast is on a short break, we wanted to release this amazing episode in honor of the celebratory month. In the episode, hosts Aileen Rueda-DaCosta and Kristopher Swanson sat down with Cecilia Thibault and Danny Barrera from Young Latino Professionals of Wichita in order to talk about their organization's powerful work and the many ways in which this aligns with abcd (asset-based community development). We hope you enjoy, and again, happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Young Latino Professionals of Wichita (or YLPW) was started in 2018 and "aims to create and leverage an entire network of Latinos to positively influence our community". As you'll discover in this interview, their work is so grounded upon relationship and connecting, and it's truly wonderful to see the amazing impact - and growth - they've had in the Wichita community over a period of only 4 years. Cecilia and Danny are both leaders within the group, and they have so much wisdom and insight around leading in these kinds of community spaces in an asset-based way. We're so excited to share this episode with you all!

You'll learn so much about YLPW in the midst of this interview, but to learn even more, check out their website here! And, to get more details about their Art After Hours event mentioned in the episode, check out their Instagram here!