Causes: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Homeless & Housing, Homeowners & Tenants Associations, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Immigration

Mission: To foster the comprehensive development of the latino population/ community in the washington metropolitan region by providing direct service, while promoting grassroots empowerment, civic engagement and human rights advocacy.

Programs: Housing - provides technical assistance to tenants in forming tenant associations as well as comprehensive housing counseling, financial literacy and credit counseling, pre-purchase and foreclosure prevention counseling, as well as paralegal assistance in tenant/landlord issues.

legal and counseling - provides immigration legal counseling and assistance in completing a variety of immigration applications including family petitions, adjustment of status, work permits, consulate processing, asylum and citizenship.

citizenship and civic participation - community empowerment, leadership training and educational workshops are offered to eligible legal permanent residents and newly-naturalized citizens to educate them about language access, school systems, and citizen rights, including voter registration and civic engagement.