Health Disparities Program

The CBDIO Health Disparities Program is a care coordination program in which CBDIO community workers support community members with health navigation, health education, and follow-up to help them achieve their individual health goals. Through the program, community workers conduct social determinants of health (SDOH) screenings to identify needs and connect community members to resources such as food assistance, health insurance coverage, health care access and navigation, transportation, access to personal items, and other supportive services. Community workers provide this support and assistance in Indigenous languages to ensure accessibility to resources. In addition, the CBDIO team collaborates with local health care providers to host and participate in rural mobile health clinics throughout rural areas of Fresno County. Rural mobile health clinics help bring health care services, education, and resources directly to community members who often are more than an hour away from the closest clinic, hospital, or health care provider. 
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The Indigenous Interpreting Project

The Indigenous Interpreting Program is a dedicated initiative aimed at breaking down language barriers and improving access to essential services for the Indigenous communities from Oaxaca and Guerrero. We recognize that language should never be a barrier when receiving the support and care one needs, especially in critical areas like healthcare and legal assistance. The Indigenous Interpreting Program promotes equity, and improves the overall well-being of our Indigenous community. By offering interpreter services and informing our community of their language rights, we empower individuals to access the services they need, make informed decisions, and live healthier, more secure lives.Together, we bridge the gap, ensuring that no one in our community is left unheard orunderserved because of the language they speak.

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Labor Rights

The Labor Justice Initiative focus is to empower Indigenous farmworkers that want to change their workplace conditions or who have experienced stolen wages from their employers who are often Farm Labor Contractors (FLC) or growers in the Central Valley and Central Coast. Farmworkers who want to be part of the Labor Justice initiative participate in the monthly meetings where the topics range from Labor Rights to Political Education. Farmworkers also get to influence that work being done in coalitions and also get the opportunity to share their testimonies in Sacramento. The Labor Justice team supports farmworkers in recovering their stolen wages by empowering them to and offering interpretation in Indigenous languages when needed so farmworkers can sit and negotiate with their employer any owed wages by their employer. The Labor Justice Initiative's bigger vision is for workers to take collective action to demand value and respect for themselves and their work. 

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California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP): CBDIO has been part of CWOP since its first launch in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to educate vulnerable Indigenous farmworkers on health and safety protocols, paid sick leave, and pandemic protections. Since then CBDIO has been going out in farmworkers' workplace to have one on one conversations with farmworkers providing information in Indigenous language to farmworkers and their families in their Indigenous languages on Labor Right’s topics and also hosting monthly meetings in Fresno and Madera on topics related to Labor Rights. Under CWOP, the Labor Justice team connects farmworkers with the state agencies such as Cal OSHA and Labor Commissioner Office.

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Immigration Program
Immigration status is one of the most significant barriers families face in achieving financial stability, accessing health care, and securing consistent employment. CBDIO is the only organization in the Central Valley that helps community members access legal services in Indigenous languages. We offer consultations and assistance with naturalization, derivative and acquired citizenship, legal permanent resident renewal, DACA Renewal, and other immigration matters. We also provide Know Your Rights presentations and training, Rapid Response information, and family preparedness resources for all community members. Alongside these direct services, CBDIO advocates for a more equitable and just immigration system so families can pursue safe, stable, and dignified lives.​

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