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Empowering Families to Thrive

Empowering Families to Thrive. Celebrating Culture. Central Oregon. Our Mission. To empower our Latino families to thrive at home and in our communities, creating opportunities for advancement and building bridges that unite and strengthen us all. Latino Population. Central Oregon. 668%.

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Empowering Families to Thrive

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  1. Empowering Families to Thrive Celebrating Culture Central Oregon

  2. Our Mission To empower our Latino families to thrive at home and in our communities, creating opportunities for advancement and building bridges that unite and strengthen us all.

  3. Latino Population Central Oregon 668% 190% 277%

  4. Latino Population Central Oregon 812% 215% 1,562% 1,190%

  5. Community Needs Addressed by Latino Community Association • Welcoming immigrant families • Overcoming Language Barriers • Breaking Through Cultural Barriers • Orienting Immigrants to U.S. Culture/Systems • Filling Education Gaps • Supporting parents raising kids in a new culture • Supporting kids straddling two cultures • Celebration & Awareness of Cultural Diversity • Achieving Equity & Inclusion

  6. People Impacted 2006-2011 4,000+ Clients AND approximately 8,000 children beneficiaries

  7. Programs Current • Basic Assistance Programa de Ayuda • Community Education Educación Comunitaria • Cultural Enrichment Enriquecimiento Cultural • Volunteer Opportunities Programa de Voluntarios • Youth Community Involvement Acción Comunitaria Juvenil

  8. What can we do better? An honest appraisal + • Catch-all Basic Assistance approach is too broad • Few funders will support basic assistance for long • Surviving is not as lasting or impactful as Thriving • Our approach has been reactive rather than proactive • Program structure has been piecemeal – not coherent • We are not measuring the change in people’s lives

  9. What is needed? A new approach . . . Moving from helping families survive . . . to Empowering families to THRIVE!

  10. Integrated Service Model Latino Family Empowerment Center Empowering families to thrive!

  11. Family Empowerment Empowerment, to us, means . . . Providing tools and opportunities, allowing people to express their inherent abilities and overcome barriers to realizing their dreams and full potential.

  12. Why an Empowerment Center? • Space is a limiting factor. More = More options • Own space = more control and flexibility • Opportunities for partnerships and volunteerism • Drop-in model = greater access & client support • Childcare = access for parents of little ones • Space = more interactions = more impact

  13. What will we do differently? We will provide families and the community with a coherent package of programs and services that hone in on the key areas of family growth and development with a longer-term, goal-driven approach. Home School Work Community

  14. Programs & Services Future • Workforce Development Desarrollo Laboral • Strong Families Familias Fuertes • Leadership Development Desarrollo del Liderazgo • Cultural Enrichment Enriquecimiento Cultural Computer Lab (drop-in) Childcare (drop-in) Personal Development Plans

  15. Programs & Services • Workforce Development • Employment assistance • (computer education: job search, resumes) • English tutoring • Citizenship assistance • Skills training • Volunteer training • Youth community involvement • Small business support • Asset development (education, small business)

  16. Programs & Services • Strong Families • Information & Referrals • Education support and advocacy • Parent school involvement • Housing assistance • Legal & Health clinics • Parenting education/support • Budgeting & home finances • Tax filing assistance • Asset development (education, housing)

  17. What can you do! What a Difference you can make! You!Ustedes!

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