CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN
Programs
Early Childhood and Youth Programs
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS - WE OFFER PRENATAL AND POST-PARTUM EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. IN 2022, WE SERVED 1,116 INDIVIDUALS. SIEMBRA MONTESSORI, OUR DUAL LANGUAGE EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM PREPARED LOW-INCOME LATINE CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 6 FOR KINDERGARTEN AND LIFE. CENTRO'S MONTESSORI HOME VISITING PROGRAM REACHED CHILDREN EVEN EARLIER, PRENATAL THROUGH AGE 3, USING HOME VISITS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. IN 2022, 97% OF 47 SIEMBRA CHILDREN, AGE 3-6, MADE AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT; AND 100% OF 79 PARTICIPATING SIEMBRA PARENTS STRENGTHENED PARENTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OVER TIME AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN PARENT ACTIVITIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR REMAINING PROGRAM LANGUAGE."YOUTH PROGRAMS" -RAICES PROVIDES MULTI-FACETED, CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING TO HELP LATINE TEENS EXCEL IN SCHOOL, MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, DEVELOP A STRONG PERSONAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY, AND ENGAGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2022, 1,304 YOUTH AND FAMILIES RECEIVED SERVICES INCLUDING NUTRITION WORKSHOPS. THE PREPARED PARENTS, HEALTHY YOUTH CURRICULUM, WHICH WE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH UMN EXTENSION PROMOTES HEALTHY NUTRITION AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LATINE PARENTS AND ADOLESCENTS. ANTI-BLACKNESS (RACISM AGAINST BLACK LATINES) IS TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR YOUTH, AS THEY HELP INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ANTI-BLACKNESS AND THE CONTEXT OF COLONIZATION IN LATIN AMERICA USING ART, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. OLDER LATINE IMMIGRANTS ARE INVITED TO REFLECT ON HOW THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE THEIR BELIEFS AND INTERACTIONS WITH BLACK LATINES. YOUTH ALSO LEAD AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE LGBTQIA+ INCLUSION INITIATIVE, WITH SUPPORT FROM A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING STORYTELLING TO HEAL AND ADVANCE EQUITY. THROUGH THIS WORK, YOUTH BUILD LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND LIFE SKILLS, SUCH AS TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. IN MANOS MONTESSORI INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, YOUTH, ADULTS AND ELDERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND SELL HANDMADE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR LATINE FAMILIES. IN 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR, 94% OF YOUTH SURVEYED REPORTED THAT MANOS MONTESSORI HAS HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS (E.G. RSUM BUILDING, COMMUNICATION, AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS). "ADULT & AGING PROGRAMS" -WE SERVED 720 INDIVIDUALS IN 2022, PROMOTING HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE OF OLDER ADULTS -93% OF 118 ELDER PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A REDUCED SENSE OF ISOLATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UMN CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING AND INNOVATION (CHAI), WE ARE DEVELOPING A NEW CURRICULUM TO PREPARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE SUPPORT TO LATINE ELDERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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