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Causes: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Human Services, Immigration
Mission: Comité noviembre's mission is to commemorate and acknowledge all aspects of puerto rican life from the social and cultural to the educational, economic and political. The charge of comite noviembre is to create an awareness of the rich culture, language and heritage of the puerto rican community and to acknowledge its numerous contributions to this state and nation.
Programs: Create and disseminate puerto rican heritage month activities including commission of annual poster, annual gala honoring puerto rican community, calendar journal for distribution to schools and community, artisans fair, 3 kings celebration, puerto rican parade march, website programs and information, cultural and health related workshops, day of social responsibility including turkey and food basket drive for the community.
four scholarship programs for puerto rican students :cn scholarship awards program, ernesto malave scholarship for the arts, josefina aguado scholarship for single parents and the richie perez scholarship for peace & justice.
educational trip to puerto rico, "buscando nuestra raíces"