Profile: Centro de Ayuda Solidaria a los Amigos (Casa) Latina

Bienvenidos

CASA Latina:

Centro de Ayuda Solidaria a los Amigos is a community-based organization located in Seattle, Washington that empowers Latino immigrants through educational and employment opportunities.

CASA Latina was founded in 1994 by a group of community activists who had been working with Latino homeless in Seattle. They saw the need for an organization that would organize and provide Latinos a stronger voice for recent Latino immigrant laborers.

Since its beginnings, CASA Latina has grown greatly in both size and stature. Our first year, our budget was $25,000, and served 350 adults with ESL classes and other educational outreach programs. Now, in 2007, CASA Latina has a staff of 14, two full-time AmeriCorps members, two work-study students, and over 50 regular volunteers to run four programs. Our annual budget is over $600,000, and we directly serve over 2,500 people: about 1750 immigrants and 750 customers (both homeowners and contractors) annually.

OUR MISSION

CASA Latina is dedicated to empowering Latino immigrants through educational and economic opportunities, helping many immigrants learn the skills and get the jobs that they need to lift themselves and their families out of poverty

Our vision is that the Latino community participate fully in the economy and democracy of this country.

Our values are social justice, community, respect, democracy, integrity, and learning