Wednesday, June 27, 2012

New PASOs Graduates in Beaufort & Jasper Counties

We would like to congratulate you and to thank you for your interest in helping to create a healthier South Carolina, by promoting a healthier Latino community. Queremos felicitaros y daros las gracias por vuestro interés en ayudar a crear una Carolina del Sur más sana, mediante la promoción de una comunidad latina más sana.

Graduation of PASOs First Promotores in Beaufort & Jasper Counties.

Graduates of the First PASOs Promotores in Beaufort and Jasper Counties with PASOs Director of Leadership Development, Margarita Franco, and local PASOs Coordinator, Yajaira Benet-Smith. Chelsea Clinic, June 20, 2012. Graduadas del primer grupo de Promotores de PASOs en los condados de Beaufort y Jasper, junto a Margarita Franco, Directora de Liderazgo Comunitario de PASOs y Yajara Benet-Smith, Coordinadora local de PASOs. Clínica Chelsea, 20 de junio, 2012. ¡FELICIDADES!

PASOs Promotores Training. 4th. Workshop Session

Diverse aspects of the PASOs Promotores Training: discussions and activities - Distintos aspectos del taller de Promotores de PASOS June 20, 2012.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Dinamismo Latino: RADIO SOL 1430 AM. With Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry

In the picture: from left to right, Yajaira Benet-Smith, PASOs Coordinator for Beaufort and Jasper Counties; Jan Geary, LVL tutor; Teresa, LVL participant; Esperanza Ebersole, President of Radio Sol; Tillie Weaver, LVL tutor and Gloria, LVL participant. Not in the picture: Dodi Eschenbach, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, Associate Director of Development. The show was aired Monday, June 4, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Graduation at The Oaks Apartments, Hilton Head Island

In the image, our graduates and two PASOs promotoras, Ana and Antonia (Toña) and her two youngest sons. We would especially like to thank Toña for her assistance during this session with the pre and post-tests, and with the children. ¡Muchas gracias Toña!

Saturday, March 17, 2012




MC Riley Health & Fitness Fair

March 4, 2012

Picture was taken before the fair opened. About 400 people participated of the activities and informational tables from local agencies, organizations and private businesses related to health and fitness. PASOs was able to give multivitamins and information on folic acid, prenatal classes, other health information and resources in the community.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012



Lucy Willms, Director of Evaluation and Training, and Julie Smithwick-Leone, PASOs Program Director, just accepted today, February 14, 2012, an award given to PASOs by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).

The award was presented by AMCHP leaders Michael Fraser and Stephanie Birch. This goes out to the PASOs staff, the promotores, volunteers, partners- everybody who is part of this effort. Thank you all for all your work and thank you AMCHP for this honor!!