High-profile advocacy group is benefactor and protector for local Hispanic agencies – Kansas City

“To become an affiliate, a social-service agency or organization must serve mostly Hispanic clients or be led by a Hispanic person, Navarrete said. The council counts nearly 300 affiliates now, including these six in Kansas City:

•Guadalupe Centers Inc. operates programs on Kansas City’s West Side, including Alta Vista High School, preschool, language classes, senior services and culinary arts training.

•El Centro Inc., based in Kansas City, Kan., helps Hispanics buy houses and apply for citizenship if they are legal residents.

•Harvest America, also in Kansas City, Kan., was founded to help migrant workers.

•Cabot Westside Clinic provides medical and dental care for poor people.

•Westside Housing Organization builds low-cost housing.

•The Mattie Rhodes Center provides bilingual counseling and mental health services, as well as arts programs.”*

Comments are closed.