CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER INC
PO BOX 343449, FLORIDA CITY, FL 33034 www.centrocampesino.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMEOWNERSHIP SUPPORT AND ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE ENVISION A THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT LEVERAGES DIVERSITY AND COLLABORATION TO CREATE A PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

4A.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND MY HOME CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. PREPARES FAMILIES OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME TO BECOME FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING BY HUD-CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELORS. HOMEOWNERS IN DISTRESS ARE ALSO GUIDED THROUGH FINANCIAL INTERVENTION SERVICES, WORKSHOPS AND PERSONAL COUNSELING TO HELP THEM AVOID FORECLOSURE OR TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS REGARDING SHORT SALES AND DEED IN LIEU OF FORECLOSURE AND TO REBUILD THEIR CREDIT. ADDITIONALLY, IN 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA, CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. WEATHERIZES THE HOMES OF RURAL FAMILIES FACED WITH VERY HIGH ENERGY BILLS. SPECIAL PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED AND TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE SO THAT THEIR ENERGY BILLS WILL BE REDUCED AND THEIR COMFORT AT HOME WILL BE INCREASED. GRANTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO OFFER THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT NO COST TO THESE FAMILIES. CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DEPRESSED AREAS.

4B. EMPLOYMENT / JOB TRAINING AND HURRICANE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE THE EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAM ASSISTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FINDING PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME WORK AT A LIVING WAGE LEADING TO ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFITS, THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN THE SOUTHERNMOST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. HURRICANE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE IS THE RESULT OF HURRICANE IRMA. CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ICE, WATER, FOOD AND SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT TO A COMMUNITY IN DIRE NEED ( EVEN WHILE OUR STAFF AND MANY VOLUNTEERS DID NOT HAVE POWER AT THEIR OWN HOMES). THE CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. "CALL TO ACTION" RESULTED IN OUR STAFF AND OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS, AND MANY SUPPORT AGENCIES PROVIDING DONATIONS AND SERVING OVER 13,500 PEOPLE WITH SOME LEVEL OF SUPPORT.THIS SERVICE WAS IMPLEMENTED AT CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC.'S FLORIDA CITY OFFICE, IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN HOMESTEAD AND FLORIDA CITY, KEY LARGO, IN LEE COUNTY AND IN IMMOKALEE. CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND MONROE COUNTY WITH FUNDING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

4C. YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICE- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 150 UNDUPLICATED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 5- 14. THE YOUTHPRIDE PROGRAM, A TUTORIAL-BASED ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE, TARGETS POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WHO ATTEND LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS. CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC.'S OUTCOME-BASED PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LITERACY, MATH & SCIENCE SKILLS AND PACER'S PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIREMENTS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FROM 2 SITES LOCATED AT CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. AND THE EVERGLADES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. WHILE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IS HIGHLIY VALUED, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF- ESTEEM IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TEACHERS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE TUTORIAL AND MENTORING.

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