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Your health. Your future. Join us in making a difference.</div> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-feature-blocks field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_0-50-feature-block paragraph--view-mode--default feature-layout--text-blocks js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__gold text-color__" id="paragraph-1289" > <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--2col feature-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__gold"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Health access and equity</h3> <p class="body__large">UC is working to end health care disparities.</p> <p class="cta__white"><a href="/get-involved/advocate/health-care">Show your support</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex--2col feature-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__indigo"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Climate Change</h3> <p class="body__large">Will you stand with us in showing that the UC community is united in demanding urgent action?</p> <p class="cta__white"><a href="/get-involved/advocate/climate-change">Add your name</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--collage paragraph--view-mode--default display--4-item-right display-- highlight-- js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__white" id="paragraph-269"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide collage"> <div class="collage-group js-scroll"> <div class="collage-image__first"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/collage_4_item_medium/public/2024-07/emma.jpg?h=ca562db6&itok=pJi8YnRM" width="994" height="632" alt="Portrait of Emma Le" /> </div> <div class="collage-text-wide"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__uc-blue"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h5>“Being a UCAN ambassador means embracing the journey of self-growth by expanding your knowledge, confidence, and ambitious goals, through the world of advocacy.”</h5> <p class="content-subheading__small"><strong>Emma Le</strong><br /> UC Riverside</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collage-group js-scroll"> <div class="collage-image__second"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/collage_4_item_large_wide/public/2024-07/ambassadors-group-2024.jpg?h=ca562db6&itok=PuOUqvRe" width="1660" height="1054" alt="Group picture of the 2024 Student UCAN Ambassadors. " /> </div> <div class="collage-text-wide"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__indigo"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h4>Student Ambassadors</h4> <p class="body__large">A dynamic community who help amplify the voices of UC students in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.</p> <p class="cta__white"><a href="/get-involved/advocate/student-ambassadors">Learn more about the program</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-block paragraph--view-mode--default corner-graphic bg-gradient-left-color__gold" id="paragraph-132"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide"> <div class="field field--name-field-header-section field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--header-33-66 paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <h3 class="field--name-field-paragraph-title">UCAN’s impact</h3> </div> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-66"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-data field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden data-points-3 field__items flex"> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">50K</div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UC advocates</div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">10,500</div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">signatures to protect DACA recipients</div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">5K</div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">lawmaker contacts in support of UC’s 2022 state budget request</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cta field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/get-involved/advocate/about-ucan">Learn more about UCAN</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_0-50-feature-block paragraph--view-mode--default feature-layout--text-blocks js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__white text-color__" id="paragraph-272" > <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--2col feature-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Joining UCAN is easy</h3> <p class="body__large">Just sign up for our periodic emails. 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