Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Michael Brown currently serves as a Court Alternative Specialist at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office and as a member of the Board of Directors for Instituto Familiar de la Raza. Additionally, responsibilities as Head Baseball Coach for the San Francisco Unified School District include assembling and managing a high school baseball team while prioritizing education. Previous roles include working as a Paraprofessional within the school district, advocating for students’ academic needs, and as an In Custody Case Manager with Five Keys Schools and Programs, where support for reentry populations was provided. Michael's early career was marked by a tenure at UPS, where management of operations and supervision of over 30 employees occurred. Academic credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from San Francisco State University and an Associate's degree in the same field from City College of San Francisco.
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Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Instituto Familiar de la Raza remains true to the same principles on which it was founded. The circumstances and specific challenges facing the Chicano/Latino community continue to change, but our unique approach to its health and well-being of our community remains intact. Through a continuum of six responsive and robust programs for children, youth, adults, and families, IFR serves over 3,500 people a year. Employing traditional, contemporary and conventional modalities, IFR’s programs have received national recognition for our unique cultural interventions. With a competent bilingual staff that includes mental health professionals, paraprofessionals, and community health workers, IFR regularly employs this key tenet: la cultura cura/culture heals. IFR began as a small outpatient mental health clinic, and the need for La Clínica remains as urgent as it was when the organization was founded. IFR continued to grow as we recognized our ability to positively impact the Chicano/Latino community. True to our holistic view of health and wellness and in response to emerging community needs, Instituto began developing programs for children, youth, teachers and administrators, people with HIV/AIDS, and the indigenous/Maya population. For over 35 years, IFR has established a leadership role in community violence prevention, school-based mental health consultations, family programming, culturally-based integrated HIV services, and indigenous/Maya wellness programs. Viewed a whole, our programs are designed to provide a seamless continuum of health and wellness programs for Chicanos/Latinos in San Francisco. We remain committed to this mission.