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Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Human Services, Spouse Abuse Prevention, Youth Development
Mission: A mission of "championing the development of latino individuals and families to create a strong, peaceful community," through its holistic, culturally relevant programming by providing bilingual/bicultural human services.
Programs: El camino (the path): children's program that provides weekly after-school groups and a summer program for latino children ages 5-11. The program focuses on cultural education and building life skills that help children develop positive attitudes and behaviors in the areas of self, family and community and reduce their vulnerability to negative behaviors in their adolescence.
latino youth program and young professional career path program: provides weekly after-school groups and a summer program for latino youth 12-18. The program includes cultural education/activities, leadership, financial literacy and academic support that help youth develop positive attitudes and behaviors in the areas of education, self, family and community. The young professionals program is designed for first and second generation immigrants who are high school or english as a second language students to have the necessary professionals tools to succeed.
padres (parents): provides year-round groups to empower latino parents with the education and tools to support their children's education and raise healthy, well-adjusted children.
latinos ending abuse program (leap): provides year-round groups to latino men and women to give them the tools, education and support necessary to help eliminate violent behaviors in their relationships, families and communities. Volunteer/intern program: recruits individuals from the community to serve in a varity of capacities at the organization. Offering a wide range of skills and talents, volunteers and interns are an invaluable resource in helping the organization achieve its goals and carry out its mission. Other programs and collaboration programs