Recorded 08 March 2025. Carrie Diaz Eaton of Bates College presents "VECINA: Helping mathematics be a good neighbor" at IPAM's LatMath 2025 Workshop. Abstract: In the Latinx community where I grew up, in Providence, RI, the church served as a hub for the Central and South American immigrant community. I grew up proud of how my dad served his community by helping them negotiate various systems and resources. In the last few years, I have sought to redefine the relationship that my identities have with the mathematics that I do. This journey has included rekindling my relationship with the Latinx community in Providence. In 2022, I co-founded the VECINA project for Visualizing Environmental and Community Information for Neighborhood Advocacy with non-profit organization leaders at the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. VECINA seeks to gather, distill, analyze, and make accessible data in a way that is useful for the communities that need it. Combining the power of mathematics, data, and computing with advocacy in my home community has had a profound impact on me as a person, has created a new community for me, and has stretched me as a researcher. At the same time, VECINA has become a model for academic-community partnerships in mathematics and undergraduate community-engaged learning experiences. Learn more online at: https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/special-events-and-conferences/latmath-2025/?tab=overview