El Centro de la Raza

Jose mart child development center provided essential bilingual/bicultural early education services to 205 children ages 1-5 to meet developmental milestones and adequately prepare for kindergarten, helping to decrease the achievement gap faced by children of color and english language learners.

Growing and learning together parental involvement program empowered 55 families with children ages 0-6 years old through in-home education and support focusing on the importance of involvement in the development of their children and proactively helping them reach their developmental milestones through educational activities.plaza maestas afterschool program provided comprehensive academic support and prosocial activities for 48 low-income middle school students and their families during the school year through tutoring, technology training, cultural enrichment, and case management.

Food bank provided to 1,500 low-income households, benefiting 3,200 low-income individuals to stabilize households and reduce food insecurity. Senior wellness and congregate meal program supported 125 very low-income seniors. Labor standards outreach and education program conducts community outreach to 1,150 seattle workers to provide accurate information about the seattle labor standards through monthly workshops. Public benefits enrollment program provided 185 low-income households to seek public benefits.

Plaza roberto maestas affordable housing development provided safe and affordable housing for 110 low-income households.

Community outreach: free tax preparation service assisted 429 low- to moderate-income individuals with their tax returns to increase their returns and receive eitc tax credits. Volunteer program was supported by 950 community volunteers, providing 9,505 hours in support of El Centro de La Raza's programs in 2022.