Latino Network

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Feb 4, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$1,138,964

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Community healing initiative: a program that uses a network of youth providers and advocates, in cooperation with the department of county human services and the department of community justice, to reduce the the over representation of latino youth in the justice system through culturally specific wraparound care and supports for adjudicated youth and their families.

Activity 3

Youth and family engagement: through a partnership with portland public schools, sei and other funders, latino network provides soccer, traditional mexican dance, art, leadership and team building, and other programming to youth through afterschool programs middle and high school age youth from george and lent k-8 schools, jefferson high school and madison high school.in the summer, latino network engages portland public schools high school students through the six-week conexiones summer academy that explores college and career opportunities, as well training youth about latino culture, public speaking and communications, and leadership. We partner with the hispanic metropolitan chamber to provide career exposure field trips designed to engage teens in planning for higher education. The program is funded by the office of the mayor of portland through the summer youth connect initiative.at the same time, latino network offers colegio de padres (parent college) for latino families. Colegio staff work with parents to provide workshops and trainings for parents at george, lent and chavez on a range of critical topics for parents, including how to encourage good study habits for youth at home, talking with teachers and school staff, how to recognize signs of gang involvement, bringing up bicultural children, and others. Parents are also engaged through training with our mobile computer lab, where they are taught how to access the internet, word process, set up email, and other skills using ipads in classes taught at their children's schools. In 2013 we will also add plaza comunitaria online spanish language adult education to this program.

Filer

EIN

73-1675402