One Day of Service!

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” President Barack Obama What does it mean to give back to your community? It means waking up bright and early, grabbing a friend, and volunteering in a space that needs your help. It’s offering a smile to the older woman going outside for a walk, investing in your local businesses, and trying to really understand what skills you already have and how you can…

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Vitality and Money: Communities and Financial Literacy

Financial literacy, the ability to understand the value of financial management and how credit works, is one of the most important skillsets individuals will need over their lifetime. Through financial literacy, individuals and families will be able to better manage their financial lives and build assets for life events including buying a home, creating savings, building an emergency fund, and financing their child’s education. Additionally, children will learn the value of financial literacy by watching their parents’ actions and build financially responsible habits. Recent studies indicate that 44% of Americans go to their family members for financial advice, 28% have no one to talk to, 7% talk to their friends,…

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Invisible Hands: Farmworkers in America

“Once social change begins it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.” ~Cesar Chavez, labor leader and civil rights activist Stop, for just a moment, and think about the food on your plate. Have you ever wondered where the food on your plate comes from? Not only the meat, but the kale, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and grapes as well? Maybe you’ve seen the big truck on the streets or pulling into the store, where there are boxes of berries or peppers waiting to be organized. The…

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NCLR Southeastern and Northeastern Conference

  For nearly half a century, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has been committed to the advancement of the Hispanic-Latino community. NCLR is the largest Hispanic-Latino civil rights organization and serves the community through a range of policy efforts, nation and state-wide movements, programs, and offers support to its over 300 affiliates. This is an organization who is dedicated to ensuring civil rights for Latinos and Latinas, standing up when injustices are committed, and breaking stereotypes that surround our community. This year, Centro Campesino attended the Fall Regional Convening.  At the Fall Regional Convening, not only were we challenged to think about what it means to rise above stereotypes…

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