El Futuro continues COVID vaccination campaign
El Futuro is partnering with Carolina Blue Pharmacy and LILA Latinx LGBTQI + initiative to bring to our community access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. We want to invite our community and their families to get the vaccine. We are going to vaccinate people 16 years old and up. Please come this Friday, July 16th at 3PM to 5PM at our Durham Clinic Location at 2020 Chapel Hill Drive Suite 23, Durham NC 27707, We’re giving Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. If you are interested in receiving the Covid-19 Vaccine, please fill out the registration form by using the button below. Remember to bring your ID insurance card if you have one. People that took the first dose with El Futuro do not have to register again, we will be calling you to schedule an appointment.
El Futuro se asocia con Carolina Blue Pharmacy y LILA Latinx LGBTQI + initiative para brindar a nuestra comunidad acceso a la vacuna COVID-19. Queremos invitar a toda la comunidad y sus familias para que se apliquen la vacuna. Pueden acercarse este Viernes 16 de Julio de 3PM a 5PM en nuestra clínica de Durham ubicada en 2020 Chapel Hill Drive Suite 23, Durham NC 27707, Las vacunas que ofrecemos son Pfizer y Moderna. Si está interesado en recibir la vacuna de Covid-19, por favor complete el formulario de registro ingresando al siguiente botón. Recuerda traer tu tarjeta del seguro de salud, si tienes una. Las personas que tomaron la vacuna con El Futuro no deben llenar el formulario de inscripción, nosotros le estaremos llamando telefónicamente para agenda su cita.
Vaccine registration form / Formulario de registro para vacuna
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD