Non-profit organization with independent 501(c)(3) status

MiOra

MiOra is a female-founded non-profit with a mission to promote the diversity in healthcare & STEM workforce. MiOra supports young people to advance their careers & to decrease the income inequality by providing no-barrier, flexible, experiential public health internships. Most MiOra youth are first-generation college attendee Latino females.

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2 Submitted Ideas

  • LIVE ·2023 Grants Challenge

    Improving the Health Access & Utilization in Los Angeles County

    Improve LA's health resource utilization and access among underrepresented communities, including immigrants and refugees. Concurrently, underrepresented students, majority being Public Health majors from CSULA, are MiOra Health Ambassadors (MiHA) in LA. Students take part in cutting edge research with the goal of improving health access and equity. While gaining valuable experience in public health research and heightening their resumes, students contribute to bettering the health/wellness of their communities through educational interventions

  • LIVE ·2022 Grants Challenge

    MiOra Public Health Internship Program

    This grant will support MiOra public-health internship program. MiOra has agreements with California State LA (CSULA) and CSU Long Beach (CSULB) Public Health Departments and receives undergraduate & masters students for experiential internships over 12-24 weeks. Approximately 30 youth from Cal State colleges and 20 youth who independently sign up on MiOra website will be supported by this grant. Youth from CS will receive college credit for successfully completing the program. MiOra provides a stipend & certificate of completion to all youth.

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