Centro C H A Inc

Programs: Latinos investing in their future today(lift)program provides career development, paid job training and internship, job training skills certification, mentorship, tutoring, college and financial aid guidance, basic skills development, professional/technology skills workshops, and more for latino/a youth ages 14-24 who are currently in and out of school.

building strong latino communities program provides u. S. Naturalization n-400 citizenship application assistance, exam preparation, and processing services. Through this program, centro cha ensures that hard-working, tax-paying immigrant families achieve the american dream of economic self-sufficiency and upwardmobility; and maintain individual liberty and basic human rights asthey move towards becoming part of the american fabric.

centro cha has supported the strategic direction of the long beach violence prevention collaborative to convene systems and community leaders around a "collective impact framework" focused on reducing violence, supporting positive youth development, and developing a set of shared principles and best practices across sectors and organizations. One key best practice to emerge from the long beach violence prevention collaborative has been focus on aligning a wide range of systems leaders and community partners around a strategic summer violence reduction strategy. Leadership workforce development, economic development, and summer employment for youth and families in central long beach has been the key focus of the long beach violence prevention collaborative with the goal of improving environmental conditions and health outcomes for vulnerable youth in long beach.