Founded in 2011 by the Alianza Poder network of community-based sister organizations, the CAPACES Leadership Institute (CLI) is a culturally-specific 501(c)(3) non-profit based in the mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon's agricultural heartland and the center of a large migrant farmworker community
While our comunidades are in a constant state of survival and trying to get by, this is not our destinati
on and why the idea of Capaces came to fruition. Capaces was created to serve as a nucleus to defend, sustain, and expand Oregon’s immigrant and farmworker movement. Capaces has become a space for our comunidades to dive into their deep and rich well of history and identities—La Casa de La Abuela, an entry point to strengthen our individual and collective capacity to engage in the wider socio-political world, and a rest area for pause, rejuvenecimiento, refleccion, convivio, creatividad, y innovacion. To strengthen the wellness, capacity, and political consciousness of leaders, organizations, networks, and communities to eliminate social disparities. Our Values: Wholistic wellness—for all of life, fluidity—move like water, Tequio—communal labor for the common good, and el Espiritu de La Abuela—the spirit of the grandmother is always with us. Our Vision: Equilibrium, harmony, prosperity, and abundance for our communities and our planet while honoring our history, our present, and future generations. The CLI’s programs are designed to create impact on five levels:
2. The organization/group these leaders work in
4. The movement/network they are a part of
5. The institutions and systems that impact our community
Ultimately the community these leaders/organizations/movements work in. Our programs provide leadership development pathways through a variety of experiences, each adding
