In her role, she improved Latino immigrants' access to healthcare and education in Rhode Island.
In 2016, Marta V. Martinez was quoted in The Providence Journal stating, “More than 20 years after her death, Juanita Sánchez still evokes powerful memories, smiles, tears, advocacy and the act of giving to Latino issues in Rhode Island.
[1][2] In 1993, The Juanita Sánchez Community Fund was created at the Rhode Island Foundation.
[1][2][4][5] In 2004, a high school in Providence was named Juanita Sánchez Educational Complex.
85 percent of students at the school are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch.