Organizations Filed Purposes:
CIELO, INTEGRAL LATINO CENTER OF OLYMPIA PROMOTES COMMUNITY, SELF- SUFFICIENCY AND LEADERSHIP OF LATINOS AS WELL AS OTHER UNDER-SERVED PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH SOUND AREA WITH EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. CIELO IS THE ONLY BILINGUAL, BI-CULTURAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND.
CIELOS PROYECTO ESPERANZA PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO LATINO VICTIMS OF CRIMES, INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTH SOUND REGION. IN 2019 WE SERVED 167 CLIENTS, A TOTAL OF 1,456.30 HOURS, WITH FREE THERAPY, ADVOCACY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION GROUPS. BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX NEEDS, OUR SERVICES GO BEYOND MAINSTREAM THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. OUR ADVOCACY TEAM ADDRESSES A CLIENTS IMMEDIATE CRISIS, HELPS THEM NAVIGATE AVAILABLE MEDICAL AND LEGAL AID SERVICES, AND CONNECTS THEM TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE EMPOWER LATINOS TO OVERCOME THE MANY BARRIERS AND DISPARITIES THEY FACE WHEN THEY ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME.
CIELOS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THESE INCLUDE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL), ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN SPANISH (PRE-LITERACY TO HIGH SCHOOL), GED PREPARATION, CITIZENSHIP EXAM PREPARATION, SEWING (BASIC TO ADVANCED), AND CERTIFIED COMPUTER INSTRUCTION. IN 2019 WE SERVED OVER 400 ADULTS AND 120 CHILDREN WITH OVER 300 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. WHILE ADULT STUDENTS ATTEND OUR EVENING ELL CLASSES, THEIR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN RECEIVE HOMEWORK CLUB TUTORING (PARTICULARLY IN MATH AND ENGLISH); AND THEIR PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN MEET FOR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SOCIAL, MOTOR, INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS WHICH HELP PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN. THE ENTIRE FAMILY THUS IS COMING TOGETHER FOR LEARNING AND MEETING WITH OTHERS IN A WARM AND WELCOMING, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ENVIRONMENT. THE HOLISTIC NATURE OF CIELOS PROGRAMS IS UNIQUE. WE ADDRESS THE WHOLE PERSON, MULTI-GENERATIONAL AND EXTENDED LATINO FAMILIES, AND THEIR DIVERSE RANGE OF NEEDS. VULNERABLE AND ISOLATED LATINO IMMIGRANTS FIND AT CIELO A VIBRANT MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY WHICH HONORS THEIR COURAGE AND INTEGRITY AND ENCOURAGES THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CREATING THEIR OWN PATH TOWARD GREATER RESILIENCE, STABILITY, AND A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.
CIELOS PROYECTO FAMILIA PROVIDES A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENTS COVERED BY INSURANCE AND REFERRED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (DCYF). THESE INCLUDE: CRISIS FAMILY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR PARENT-TEEN CONFLICT; INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING; FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN SEPARATED BY THE COURTS; AND A POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM FOR BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2019 WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 84 CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THURSTON, MASON, AND LEWIS COUNTIES. OUR TEAMS STRENGTH-BASED PERSPECTIVE ASSISTS EACH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY TO RENEW THEIR SENSE OF HONOR AND SELF-RESPECT, ENCOURAGING THEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT ONLY THEIR PROBLEMS THAT DEFINE THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Victoria Wortberg | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $72,574 |
| Sherry Sullivan | PAST BOARD C | 3 | $0 |
| Maria Siguenza | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Denise Mino | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Victor Minjares | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Kenneth Miller | BOARD TREASU | 5 | $0 |
| Mallerie Kost Lopez | BOARD SECRET | 5 | $0 |
| Alejandra Esqueda Hunt | BOARD VICE P | 10 | $0 |
| Melanie White Gomez | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Ferris | BOARD PRESID | 10 | $0 |
| Debbie Sioux Cano-Lee | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
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