{"id":1846,"date":"2025-05-07T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integratedcommunitycollaborative.org\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:48:31","slug":"icc-blog-our-story-our-purpose-our-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integratedcommunitycollaborative.org\/es\/2025\/05\/07\/icc-blog-our-story-our-purpose-our-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog de lCC: Nuestra historia, nuestro prop\u00f3sito, nuestro poder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1846\" class=\"elementor elementor-1846\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9618494 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9618494\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eacfb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eacfb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">\u00a1Bienvenidos al nuevo sitio web de la Colaboraci\u00f3n Comunitaria Integrada (ICC)! Nos complace lanzar este nuevo espacio donde nuestras familias, autogestores, socios y aliados pueden mantenerse conectados, informados e inspirados. Al publicar nuestro primer blog, queremos compartir no solo qui\u00e9nes somos, sino tambi\u00e9n por qu\u00e9 existimos y qu\u00e9 nos motiva.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23878b3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23878b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12684e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12684e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">C\u00f3mo naci\u00f3 ICC \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6947d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b6947d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">El Colaborativo Comunitario Integrado no se fund\u00f3 en una sala de juntas ni en una sala de conferencias. <br>Naci\u00f3 en mesas de cocina, en llamadas telef\u00f3nicas nocturnas, en habitaciones de hospital, en oficinas de centros regionales y en innumerables reuniones comunitarias donde familias como la nuestra se planteaban una simple pregunta: \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es tan dif\u00edcil navegar por este sistema y d\u00f3nde puedo encontrar a alguien que me comprenda? <br>El ICC fue cofundado por padres, autogestores y l\u00edderes comunitarios que han vivido los mismos desaf\u00edos que ahora se esfuerzan por abordar. Lo que comenz\u00f3 como un peque\u00f1o grupo que se apoyaba entre s\u00ed <br> se ha convertido en un movimiento estatal basado en la <strong>equidad, la humildad cultural, la defensa y la experiencia compartida.<\/strong> Formamos ICC porque los sistemas de apoyo para personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (IDD) suelen ser <strong>complejos, parciales y abrumadores,<\/strong> especialmente para familias de color, comunidades inmigrantes e individuos que acceden a servicios en un idioma que no es el suyo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7743c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7743c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">El Modelo Integradora: Arraigado en las Relaciones \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce9ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ce9ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">En el centro de nuestro trabajo se encuentra el Modelo de Alcance Integradora, un enfoque basado en las relaciones entre pares, dise\u00f1ado por y para nuestra comunidad. Nuestras Integradoras son padres, hermanos y autogestores que acompa\u00f1an a las personas y familias en cada paso clave de su camino. No gestionamos casos a distancia. Acompa\u00f1amos a nuestras familias, hombro con hombro, mientras navegan por sistemas intimidantes, complejos y centrados en el cumplimiento. Ya sea para comprender el Centro Regional, abordar los PEI, acceder a la Autodeterminaci\u00f3n o simplemente contar con alguien que conteste el tel\u00e9fono y escuche, nuestras Integradoras brindan apoyo culturalmente sensible, biling\u00fce y con enfoque en el trauma, que se adapta a las necesidades de cada persona.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46355ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46355ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programas que generan poder y conexi\u00f3n \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f4317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f4317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">ICC se enorgullece de liderar una amplia gama de programas centrados en la comunidad dise\u00f1ados para elevar las voces, desarrollar capacidades e impulsar la acci\u00f3n: <br>\u2219ICC Community Cafecitos: Nuestro espacio semanal exclusivo donde las familias se re\u00fanen (virtualmente y en persona) para aprender, compartir y abogar juntos. <br>\u2219Young Advocates for Change (YACs): Un grupo liderado por autogestores dise\u00f1ado para empoderar a los j\u00f3venes y adultos j\u00f3venes con IDD para que sean l\u00edderes en sus propias vidas y comunidades. <br>\u2219United &amp; Ignited (U&amp;I): Un programa centrado en hermanos que crea espacios para que los hermanos y hermanas de personas con IDD sanen, lideren y se unan. <br><br>\u2219Alianza de Hombres: Nuestro grupo de hombres que invita a padres, t\u00edos, abuelos y aliados masculinos a conversaciones m\u00e1s profundas sobre la paternidad, la cultura y la defensa. \u2219Horizontes Abrazados: Enfocado en personas con altas necesidades m\u00e9dicas, este programa ayuda a las familias a acceder y defender servicios especializados. Todo lo que hacemos se centra en empoderar a los autogestores, valorando su liderazgo y experiencias vividas, y trabajando por un futuro donde la equidad, la igualdad y el acceso a los servicios sean justos para todos. Creemos en crear espacios donde los autogestores no solo sean escuchados, sino tambi\u00e9n apoyados, motivados y capacitados para liderar un cambio sist\u00e9mico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b149c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b149c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default translation-block\">Fomento de la autodeterminaci\u00f3n:<br> herramientas para la elecci\u00f3n y el control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcecbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fcecbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"92\">Una de las herramientas m\u00e1s transformadoras disponibles para las personas con IDD y sus familias es<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"4\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"32\">El Programa de Autodeterminaci\u00f3n (SDP) \u2014un modelo que da a las personas la capacidad de dise\u00f1ar y<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"52\">\u2014a\u00a0model\u00a0that\u00a0gives\u00a0people\u00a0the\u00a0ability\u00a0to\u00a0design\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"98\">dirigir sus propios servicios. En ICC, creemos que la autodeterminaci\u00f3n no es solo una pol\u00edtica- es un<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"6\">derecho.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"81\">ICC apoya a las familias que hacen la transici\u00f3n y prosperan dentro del SDP a trav\u00e9s de nuestro equipo<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"3\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"50\">Facilitadoras independientes (IF) ampliamente capacitadas<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"39\">\u00a0que\u00a0entienden\u00a0tanto\u00a0el\u00a0sistema\u00a0como\u00a0la<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"28\">comunidad. Junto con nuestra\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"17\">modelo integradora<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"47\">,Nuestro enfoque garantiza que cada participante est\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"86\">se reuni\u00f3 con la compasi\u00f3n, la paciencia y la competencia cultural necesarias para navegar por este nuevo<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"24\">camino\u00a0hacia\u00a0la\u00a0independencia.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"91\">Acompa\u00f1amos a los participantes en cada paso del camino, desde explorar los beneficios del programa,<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"98\">Desarrollar planes centrados en la persona, identificar objetivos y servicios y establecer sus planes de gastos.<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"88\">y gestionar sus presupuestos individuales. A trav\u00e9s de este enfoque, ICC ha ayudado a cientos de<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"64\">familias a experimentar la libertad y flexibilidad que ofrece SDP.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"66\">De cara al futuro, estamos orgullosos de lanzar dos iniciativas importantes:<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[{&quot;leader&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:0,&quot;point&quot;:&quot;0.5in&quot;}]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-bullet zw-bullet-unorder-list\">\u2219<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"18\">Proyecto Autopista<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"66\">: Un nuevo modelo que acelera el camino hacia la autodeterminaci\u00f3n<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"75\">mediante la combinaci\u00f3n de coaching enfocado, alineaci\u00f3n de recursos y educaci\u00f3n comunitaria.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[{&quot;leader&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:0,&quot;point&quot;:&quot;0.5in&quot;}]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-bullet zw-bullet-unorder-list\">\u2219<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"69\">THE CALIF (Asociaci\u00f3n de Facilitadores Independientes Latinos de California)<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"3\">:\u00a0A<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"90\">esfuerzo estatal para unir, capacitar y elevar a la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de personas culturalmente receptivas<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"87\">IFs, asegurando que las familias latinas y otras personas de comunidades hist\u00f3ricamente desatendidas<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"79\">cuentan con el apoyo de compa\u00f1eros que comparten su idioma, sus valores y sus experiencias vividas.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"94\">Juntos, estos esfuerzos construir\u00e1n una base m\u00e1s s\u00f3lida para que las familias puedan llevar una vida plena.<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"31\">autonom\u00eda, dignidad y apoyo.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c34915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c34915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elevando la voz de la comunidad \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de8897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de8897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><div class=\"zw-paginated zw-page ui-1056-816-portrait\"><div class=\"zw-pagecontainer\"><div class=\"zw-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"selectableSection zw-contentpane\"><div><div class=\"zw-column-container\"><div class=\"zw-column\"><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"66\">Nuestro objetivo final no es solo navegar por sistemas rotos, sino\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"11\">change\u00a0them<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"14\">.\u00a0ICC\u00a0actively<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"93\">participar en la promoci\u00f3n de pol\u00edticas a nivel local y estatal para garantizar que las voces de la comunidad sean escuchadas.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"2\">en<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"35\">la mesa y la conformaci\u00f3n de las decisiones<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"61\">\u00a0que\u00a0afectan\u00a0nuestras\u00a0vidas. No\u00a0solo\u00a0pedimos\u00a0un\u00a0asiento,\u00a0construimos<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"10\">La mesa<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paginated zw-page ui-1056-816-portrait\"><div class=\"zw-pagecontainer\"><div class=\"header_primary ui-hf-container unselectableSection hf-show\"><div><div class=\"hf_content\"><div class=\"zw-column-container\"><div class=\"zw-column\"><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"16\">Creemos que\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"73\">Cuando los sistemas de apoyo realmente escuchan a las comunidades a las que se supone que deben servir,<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"selectableSection zw-contentpane\"><div class=\"zw-column-container\"><div class=\"zw-column\"><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"5\">.<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"92\">La equidad y la transformaci\u00f3n son posibles. A trav\u00e9s de la narraci\u00f3n, los datos y la acci\u00f3n colectiva,<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"62\">La ICC ayuda a los sistemas a comprender mejor c\u00f3mo ayudarnos al escuchar\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"16\">Directamente de nosotros<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8d1f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf8d1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un movimiento, no un momento \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cd7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66cd7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><div class=\"zw-paginated zw-page ui-1056-816-portrait\"><div class=\"zw-pagecontainer\"><div class=\"zw-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"selectableSection zw-contentpane\"><div class=\"zw-column-container\"><div class=\"zw-column\"><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"93\">Esto es m\u00e1s que una organizaci\u00f3n: es un movimiento de amor, justicia y resiliencia. Te invitamos<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"97\">a explorar nuestro nuevo sitio web, registrarse para recibir actualizaciones, unirse a un Cafecito o simplemente comunicarse y decir<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"6\">Hola!.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"48\">Porque en ICC no solo apoyamos a familias.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"36\">Somos las familias. Somos un grupo unido.<\/span> <span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"83\">Somos las familias. Somos un grupo unido.<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"624\" data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;size&quot;:12}\"><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"24\">Con gratitud y esperanza,<\/span><span class=\"zw-portion zw-br-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\">\u200b<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-line-div\"><div class=\"zw-line-content\"><strong><span class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"35\">Elizabeth,\u00a0Fernando\u00a0&amp;\u00a0El equipo de\u00a0ICC\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the newly revised website of the Integrated Community Collaborative (ICC)! We are thrilled to launch this new space where our families, self-advocates, partners, and allies can stay connected, informed, and inspired. As we publish our very first blog, we want to share not only who we are, but why we exist and what drives us forward. How ICC Was Born The Integrated Community Collaborative was not founded in a boardroom or a conference hall. It was born around kitchen tables, in late-night phone calls, in hospital rooms, at regional center offices, and in countless community meetings where families like ours were asking one simple question: Why is this system so hard to navigate, and where can I find someone who understands me? ICC was co-founded by parents, self-advocates, and community leaders who have lived the very challenges they now work to address. What started as a small group supporting each other has grown into a statewide movement grounded in equity, cultural humility, advocacy, and shared experience. We formed ICC because the systems of support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are too often complex, biased, and overwhelming\u2014especially for families of color, immigrant communities, and individuals navigating services in a language that is not their own. The Integradora Model: Rooted in Relationships At the heart of our work is the Integradora Outreach Model\u2014a peer-to-peer, relationship-based approach designed by and for our community. Our Integradoras are parents, siblings, and self-advocates who walk hand-in-hand with individuals and families through every key step of their journey. We do not &#8220;case manage&#8221; from a distance. We walk beside our families, shoulder-to-shoulder, as they navigate systems that are intimidating, complex and compliance centered. Whether it&#8217;s understanding the Regional Center, navigating IEPs, accessing Self-Determination, or simply having someone who will pick up the phone and listen\u2014our Integradoras provide culturally responsive, bilingual, and trauma-informed support that meets people where they are. Programs That Build Power and Connection ICC is proud to lead a wide range of community-centered programs designed to elevate voices, build capacity, and spark action: \u2219ICC Community Cafecitos: Our signature weekly space where families gather (virtually and in-person) to learn, share, and advocate together. \u2219Young Advocates for Change (YACs): A self-advocate led group designed to empower youth and young adults with IDD to be leaders in their own lives and communities. \u2219United &amp; Ignited (U&amp;I): A sibling-focused program that creates space for brothers and sisters of individuals with IDD to heal, lead, and unite. \u2219Alianza de Hombres: Our men\u2019s group that invites fathers, uncles, grandfathers, and male allies into deeper conversations about fatherhood, culture, and advocacy. \u2219Embraced Horizons: Focused on individuals with high medical needs, this program helps families access and advocate for specialized services. Everything we do is centered on empowering self-advocates, embracing their leadership and lived experiences, and working toward a future where equity, equality, and access to services are fair and just for all. We believe in creating spaces where self-advocates are not only heard, but supported, uplifted, and equipped to lead systemic change. 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