We are excited to announce that El Centro Hispano has been awarded a $25,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant to open a digital learning lab, as part of a $5 million national commitment to digital education in Spectrum communities across the country. The learning lab will further El Centro’s mission to serve the Durham community […]
With health and safety as our top priority, El Centro Hispano remains deeply committed to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19. To help do that, we have implemented new procedures and adapted to new changes of life to maintain continuity while ensuring the safety of our employees and the general public. El Centro […]
We’re covering topics such as education, health, advocacy, and more on Facebook Lives in Spanish. Check out these great resources that will help our community to be informed and know how to navigate this pandemic. Thank you to all our partners for making these conversations possible! ***WE WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS LIST*** Health Link: Distanciamiento […]
Dear El Centro Hispano friends, This Mother’s Day is a difficult one for our community. Over the past several weeks, we’ve received hundreds of calls and emails from moms asking for help. Whether it’s wondering how to pay rent or feed their children, being a mother has become even more complicated during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
You still have time to apply for Early Head Start y Head Start programs for your kids. These programs promote children’s development, support parents in their role as children’s primary caregivers, and help families make progress toward self-sufficiency. Children who attend Head Start demonstrate marked academic and social progress, and are more likely to enter kindergarten ready to […]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 Crisis, El Centro Hispano has been responding to ourcommunity’s need by increasing and expanding services to ensure we are here for our community during thistough time. We have implemented new measures to expand our direct service, to address the community’s needfor resources, and created the El Centro Hispano COVID-19 […]
You Have a Right to Equal Housing Opportunities It is against the law to discriminate against a renter or home buyer based on that person’s: Age (older than 40) Color Disability Familial status (having children) National origin Race Religion Sex Veteran’s status A Landlord or Housing Provider May Not Do the Following Refuse to rent […]
La mejor manera de protegerse del COVID-19 es evitar contagiarse del virus. La CDC recomiendan las siguientes acciones preventivas: Lávese las manos con frecuencia por al menos 20 segundos con agua y jabón, especialmente después de haber estado en un espacio público, después de sonarse la nariz, toser o estornudar, antes de comer, y después […]
In response to the COVID19 crisis, El Centro Hispano has created the COVID19 Crisis Response Fund to address the needs of community members and families that: live paycheck to paycheck who have or will lose income due to the closings of places of work; and/or– have multiple children and will be forced to stay home; […]
As the coronavirus continues to evolve, our core mission of strengthening the community and building bridges remains unwavering. This crisis has made one thing strikingly clear: our interdependence. El Centro Hispano is proud to stand alongside you in the effort of helping our neighbors during this pandemic. Here is what we have been doing to […]