CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER- CARECEN
Mission:
The D.C. metro area?s Latino immigrants, the vast majority of whom can be characterized as low-income, include both new arrivals and more-established families. The former continue to need immediate, direct services such as help with their immigration status or in gaining access to public services in what are, to them, unfamiliar systems of city and state governments. Meanwhile, the population of longer-term Latino residents still evidences insufficient development, with the highest high-school dropout rates, most crowding in their homes, lowest median wages in the area, lowest number of people with health insurance, and so on. Latinos are also underrepresented in the local political system.
CARECEN meets the legal and social service needs of new Latino immigrants and facilitates their transition to life in the United States, provides Latinos with the resources and leadership skills necessary to promote community strengthening and development, and supports the creation of wealth and assets in the community through economic development efforts. Since all staff members are bilingual, and more than half are members of the Latino community, CARECEN serves its clients in a culturally comfortable atmosphere.
CARECEN meets the legal and social service needs of new Latino immigrants and facilitates their transition to life in the United States, provides Latinos with the resources and leadership skills necessary to promote community strengthening and development, and supports the creation of wealth and assets in the community through economic development efforts. Since all staff members are bilingual, and more than half are members of the Latino community, CARECEN serves its clients in a culturally comfortable atmosphere.
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EileenM
08/11/11
I became involved in CARECEN in 2011 when I volunteered as the summer communications intern. I worked on the newsletter, helped with letters requesting donations and helped standardize the staff’s email signatures. I found the posting for a communications internship through idealist.org, but I ...
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Sarah d.
08/09/11
When I first volunteered at CARECEN three years ago, I didn't intend to spend a significant amount of time with the organization. I was going to teach one session of citizenship classes to meet my school's community service requirement, and be done with it. Looking back, I can't help but laugh. What...
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