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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO THE HEALTH SERVICES OF NATURE AND THE ARTS
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Onward & with gratitude,
Irene Vilar
AFC+A Founder & ED
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Connecting communities to the health services of nature and the arts for almost twenty years.
Since 2006, AFC+A has been a beacon of change, addressing critical inequities in climate readiness and access to the health services of nature and the arts. Our diverse programming spans from forest bathing wilderness hikes to publishing diverse voices through our Mandel Vilar Press, from environmental justice summits to urban forestry. We meet communities where they are and offer multiple points of entry into learning about and taking action on the inequities that lie at the intersection of environmental and public health. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed, earning us accolades such as the SHIFT 2020 Award and the Colorado Environmental Education Innovation 2018 Award.
In 2005, Puerto Rican founder and executive director, Irene Vilar, recognized a need to create space for Latino American leaders and fellow BIPOC colleagues to come together and incubate collaborative projects capable of helping bridge equity gaps in both the creative and conservation workspaces. In 2010, she created the inaugural Americas Latino Eco Festival (ALEF), paving the way for thoughtful, community-based environmental action that is rooted in arts and culture.
Since then, through ALEF and Promotores Verdes Community Corps, AFC+A has connected an average of 8,000 people each year to the outdoors, created leadership opportunities, and established a workforce pipeline to improve BIPOC representation in the field of conservation.
In 2014 AFC+A launched Mandel Vilar Press, the organization's publishing arm, dedicated to advancing diversity and conservation in publishing. In 2025, the press published its 90th title. Having acquired two prestigious presses as imprints (Moment Books and Fig Tree Books). Having received eight book awards and dozens of national book reviews, MVP is positioned to claim a top place in DEI-led independent, nonprofit publishing.
Organization name
AFC+A Americas for Conservation, Health + the Arts
other names
AFC+A Americas for Conservation + the Arts
2006
Tax id (EIN)
32-0261204
Category
Environment
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
3555 Pecos DrDenver County, CO, US
PR
MX
Boulder, CO, US