Latin American Community Center Corporation

Programs: Early development center (child care) - lacc provided a comprehensive program that meets the highest academic standards to 120 children ages six-weeks to 4 year olds from low-income families, mostly latino backgrounds living in urban communities. Lacc strives to provide affordable and neighborhood-based educational programming in a safe, secure and enriching environment that allows for physical, socio-emotional, cognitive and language development of the children. 95% of the pre-k students demonstrated kindergarten readiness based on teaching strategies gold assessments system. 95% of the parents of the children in this program were satisfied or very satisfied with the progress of the children. Our infants and toddlers spend their day in a spanish language immersion environment. Pre-k students transition to a dual language model, with both spanish and english used as the languages of instruction. The expeditionary learning (el) model, that is utilized in this program engages the children in in-depth learning expeditions, providing interactive, hands-on projects that spark curiosity, promote active learning, encourage teamwork, build character and capitalize on children's innate spirit of adventure.

youth development services. The hours immediately following the end of the school day are critical for children age 5-12. Lacc provides a year-round quality before-and after-school enrichment program, including a two-month summer enrichment camp. A safe, engaging environment where children learn and grow, eat a healthy meal, as well as receive academic enrichment activities, including science, technology, engineering, arts and math (steam), journalism and athletics, to more than 400 children while their parents are working. The program enhances children's knowledge of stem and helps them understand the possibilities of working in a stem-related career. This is done through annual lego mindstorm teams, and partnerships with local science and art-based partners. The integration of the arts into our steam programming shows students the close relationship between art, design, and engineering. Evening enrichment program provides students with homework help and assistance with college, job, and scholarship applications. Students participate in activities that enhance their academic skills and their lives, including athletics, the arts, substance abuse prevention, and stem. We also provide youth with career awareness, job shadowing, internship opportunities and job skills development. High school credit recovery program has made it possible for nearly 300+ at-risk students to remain in school, make up credits, and be promoted to the next grade and graduate. Hispanic student recognition program (hsrp) recognizes high-achieving students statewide and inspires pride in the latino community. Hsrp encourages families and communities to support students who are in pursuit of greater opportunities. This year-long program sponsors school choice events, and a college application and resume writing "boot camp".

mental health services. Delaware's latino community is made up of strong, dedicated individuals who are facing a myriad of challenges as new immigrants. Linguistic and social isolation, discrimination, poverty, victimization and social policies create a challenging environment to achieve success and self-sufficiency. The lacc has long helped and advocated for those who do not have the tools to advocate for themselves. This includes focusing on their life needs - from short-term case management to job placement, to mental health services. Our mental health program offers bilingual counseling in spanish and english for children, youth, families and individuals, provides evidence-based treatment including trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and parent- child interaction therapy (pcit). Since 2010, the lacc has been selected to offer in-home pcit in new castle county. The lacc's mental health program has offered expert bilingual/bicultural evaluations to local school districts, the department of services for children, youth and their families as well as others. The lacc also has the only statewide, nationally contracted service for victims of human trafficking, provides evidence-based professional services to individuals who have limited resources with the highest standards of excellence. Carf (commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities) accreditation validates our unique bilingual and bicultural services in mental health, domestic violence, and parenting. Lacc is creating bi-lingual, bicultural mental health capcity for the state. Through a partnership with more than ten institutions of higher education, we offer graduate level internships, residencies and post-graduate supervised trainings.

prevention and advocacy services. Lacc provided more than 6080 individuals and families with the tools to handle many forms of addiction including drugs, alcohol and to avoid being victims of crime and to create a more positive and healthy home and living environment. Breastfeeding support group, healthy homes and families, financial literacy, including credit repair, home ownership, etc. Lacc's workforce development program, in 2014, served more than 212 unemployed and/or underemployed individuals who sought assistance, skills training, and case management. Lacc provides free classes in english as a second language (esl), english learner civics, ged programs, and beginning computer literacy skills, to more than 160 hispanic adults. Approximately 80 victims of crime received culturally competent advocacy and assistance. Lacc believes in preventionas a way of life and promotes the prevention of alcohol and substance abuse in youth and adults, the reduction of health hazards in the home, and financial empowerment services. Lacc advocates for crime victims by assisting with reporting the crimes, pressing charges, and testifying in court. Lacc also serves the senior population through the "los abuelos" program that supports seniors in leading healthy lifestyles. Expense: 562,003 revenue: 388,118 family support services: lacc offers a comprehensive case management approach to every individual or family seeking support services. The families are taught to take care of themselves by guiding them toward independence and self-sufficiency. Family support services offer basic life needs (food, clothing and shelter), breastfeeding assistance, and intervention at critical points in a family's struggle for survival and success. Approximately 10,000 individual clients were served in 2014 and more than 1,800 individuals were assisted through the emergency food and clothing closet programs. Expense: 335,418 revenue: 326,350 adult basic education. Lacc serves adults who have limited english proficiency and possess a desire to achieve competence in the english language. Lacc's workforce development program, in 2014, more than 400 unemployed and underemployed individuals sought assistance, skills training, and case management for job retention. Lacc provides free classes in english as a second language (esl), english learner civics, ged programs,and beginning computer literacy skills. Expense: 211,281 revenue: 223,959