Episode 35
Guests: Alicia Martinez, MSW; David "Tiny" Estrada; Shipra Parikh, PhD, LCSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW
Alicia Martinez, David "Tiny" Estrada, and Dr. Shipra Parikh from Enlace Chicago share their work supporting youth and families in the Little Village neighborhood through violence prevention, counseling, restorative justice, and community advocacy. They highlight the strength and resilience of this primarily Latine community, while naming the structural barriers—including poverty, gentrification, and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on essential workers—that affect daily life. The conversation explores how Enlace adapted to meet urgent needs, from food distribution to virtual outreach, and how the organization models the values of justice and care it promotes. This episode uplifts community-based work rooted in love, solidarity, and the collective creation of a more just world.
In this episode:
- Violence prevention, conflict mediation, restorative justice, and youth leadership in Little Village
- The structural barriers facing this primarily Latine community and its resilience in response
- How COVID-19 hit essential worker communities hardest and how Enlace adapted its services
- Gentrification in Little Village and the community's response through supporting local businesses
- How Enlace Chicago models within its organization the kind of world it wants to see
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