This loan will have multiple closings. First close: September 17, 2026.
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Founded in 2000, Visión y Compromiso is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and well-being of underrepresented communities by supporting promotoras and community health workers.
Through its statewide Network, VyC builds local leadership, delivers culturally grounded training, supports advocacy efforts at the local, regional, and state level, and develops partnerships across sectors — all in service of one goal: making sure all residents can participate fully in the social, political, and economic life of their communities.
VyC’s work centers on the promotora model — a framework for community transformation built on trust, cultural fluency, and what VyC calls servicio de corazón, service from the heart.
Through its regional Network structure, VyC:
A promotora is a trusted community member who lives in the same neighborhood they serve. They educate, empower, and advocate for change in linguistically and culturally relevant ways, providing information and resources on health and other topics that help underrepresented communities thrive.
The source of repayment is expected to come from accounts receivable and pending grants.
Promotoras are often the first — and most trusted — point of contact between underrepresented communities and the systems meant to serve them: health care, education, housing, and social services. When that connective tissue is well-supported, communities are healthier and more resilient. When it’s under-resourced, those same communities lose ground. VyC has spent 25 years building and sustaining that connective tissue at scale.
THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR
VyC operates at statewide scale. VyC’s Network represents over 4,000 community leaders across 13 regions of California, spanning both rural and urban communities.
VyC is a long-standing, trusted organization. Founded in 2000, VyC is celebrating 25 years of continuous operation supporting promotoras and community health workers statewide.
VyC’s reach extends nationwide. In partnership with advocates across the country, VyC hosts monthly Virtual Cafecitos, and its National Network of Advocates, CHWs, and Community Leaders now includes representatives from 30 states.
VyC was founded by Maria Lemus, who continues to serve as Executive Director today. For Lemus, the mission has always been personal. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, she grew up watching neighbors quietly care for one another — checking in on the elderly, bringing food to someone who was sick, giving a ride to someone who needed one. That same instinct is what VyC calls servicio de corazón, service from the heart, and it’s what still drives every promotora in the Network today.
From the Our History page on VyC’s website
Founder & Executive Director
Associate Director of Programs
Associate Director of Movement Building
Associate Director of Operations
Lancaster County’s panhandle has grown nearly six-fold since 2000. Indian Land is one of the fastest-growing communities in the Charlotte metropolitan region. New subdivisions are filling every month with young families, many of them moving south from Charlotte. But the schools are at or over capacity and the population growth puts a strain on the educational infrastructure in the area.
In 18 months, families across Indian Land will be making decisions about where their children attend school in August 2027. The choice they will have depends almost entirely on what is built in front of them in the next year.
Infrastructure in place
Authorization in place. Campus identified. Development partner engaged. This is a school ready to be built, not a concept being studied.
Founding team that has done this before
The founders have launched multiple charter schools across multiple states. This is not a first attempt.
Full accountability
The school will be accountable to families, the state, the authorizer, and investors – with measurable outcomes from day one.
