Centro of Dane County

Centro stands with the community and is the center of important conversations. This Friday July 26th, Centro will host a conversation with the County Executive candidates. Join us at 2403 Cypress Way at 5pm to talk about the future of our community in our county. Join us and shape the future of the Latinx community in Dane County. #conversations #Centro #countyexecutive #DaneCounty #community

Norma Gallegos Valles, our radiant Development Director, participated recently at the "Escalando el Éxito: Stackable Credentials Empowering Latinx Futures" panel as part of the 2024 UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) Annual Conference. Way to go in making way for equity and making space for the empowerment of all Larinx community! #Latinx #leadership #empowerment

Happy Friday! At Centro, we get these fuzzy feelings when we receive your heartfelt notes. Many thanks to Blackhawk Church for giving us your support and showing us love.

Escalera Internships started last June and this week, they had the opportunity to practice their elevator pitch with Centro Staff. They were ON POINT, speaking confidently and clearly about their future careers, whether starting a career in entrepreneurship, social studies, or engineering.

We are happy to announce that we have received a generous 2-year grant from the Eppstein Uhen Tennessen Foundation.! These funds will go directly to our youth programs, ensuring we can continue to run and serve our community in the best way possible. We deeply appreciate EUA's support and trust. This is a significant step forward for us, and we are incredibly thankful for it. Thank you, EUA and your entire team, for believing in our mission and helping us make a difference! Nos complace anunciar que hemos recibido una generosa subvención de dos años de la Fundación Eppstein Uhen Tennessen. Estos fondos se destinarán directamente a nuestros programas para jóvenes, garantizando que podamos seguir funcionando y sirviendo a nuestra comunidad de la mejor manera posible. Agradecemos profundamente el apoyo y la confianza de EUA. Este es un importante paso para nosotros, y estamos muy agradecidos por ello. Gracias, @EUA y a todo su equipo, por creer en nuestra misión!

At Centro, we encourage empowerment and a way to do that is through having fun and being in the community. That is why at Centro, we start our Mondays with a lively activity where we can move and get some smiles. Happy Monday from Centro!

Yesterday we received a thoughtful in-kind donation from Lynn Perez-Hewitt, M.Ed., APR. Youth programs here at Centro will be more prepared for returning to school when the time comes. Thanks for thinking about us!

Esperanza students have presented their projects applying the HEART (Healing Ethno Racial Trauma) framework to the community this week to projects ranging from spiritual healing to autism and change. We are so happy that future agents of change are being built from the ground up for and by the community. Alyssa M. Ramirez Stege Evelyn Cruz

Escalera students of Vel Phillips Memorial High School Mand families had a lunch celebrating the end of one more cohort. Over 50 attendees enjoyed food at the new building and received recognition for their hard work. Los estudiantes de Escalera de Vel Phillips Memorial High School y sus familias tuvieron una comida para celebrar el final de esta etapa de preparación. Con más de 50 familiares, amigos y estudiantes reunidos en el nuevo edificio, esta nueva generación recibió reconocimiento por su duro trabajo.

2nd Annual TruStage Community Impact Day at CENTRO. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the committed staff of TruStage for their invaluable help in organizing items from our previous building. Your visit, energy, and hard work are deeply appreciated, and they bring us closer to achieving our goals. Thank you for your outstanding contributions.