Tuesday, September 23, 2008

In the News!

Hey, guess what?

We're in the news! Check out the article on our 'Somos Vecinos/We are Neighbors' program here!

Monday, September 8, 2008

Casa Latina Groundbreaking

On Sept 8, 2008 Casa Latina had its long awaited groundbreaking for its new home.



Marcia Almquist shows off the model of our new campus.

We had great food --- chicken tamales with mole......yum!




inspiring speeches.....





And..... finally....the ceremonial destruction of our trailer, "temporary" office for our Workers Center for 8 years. Mayor Nickels gets ready to do the first ceremonial whack.





King County Councilmember Larry Gossett takes a turn. .....



look at that swing! does he play baseball??!!

Other "swingers" included State Representative Phyllis Kenney Guitierrez, State Representative Sharon Tomiko-Santos, State Representative Zack Hudgins, State Senator Adam Kline, King County Councilmember Dow Constantine, and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips.

Dreaming of a place to look for work with dignity

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Bienvendia a Guadalupe!

This month we had the pleasure of welcoming a wonderful new addition to our team, our new Employment Coordinator, Guadalupe!  She comes to us by way of CASA de Maryland, a great organization we have worked with a lot over the years.  We are so excited to have her on staff with us, and are having fun hearing her new ideas and seeing her get to know everyone. 

On her first day of work, everyone in the Center threw her a little 'Homecoming Party'.  Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy, and feel free to stop by the Center to say hi and introduce yourself!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hiking, anyone?

We just wanted to share with you some of the fun ways our ESL classes get to practice their English!  Especially during the winter the classes spend a lot of time studying and working hard in the classroom, so when the summer comes, they love to get out and practice English in real life and new situations.   The beginning of August brought the classes to the top of Little Mount Si for a day hike.  Enjoy some pictures below!









Thursday, August 14, 2008

Casa Latina in the news!

Guess what? 

We're in the news!  Click here to see the story on our domestic workers program and their green cleaning certification that ran in the Real Change newspaper a few weeks ago.   

Now that you've read the article, contact Vanessa or Veronique at 206-956-0779 to find out more about hiring one of our household helpers!