Our Programs
Community Building/Affiliates
The Reality
- Hispanics are now the majority population in Dallas County at over 37%.
- Hispanics have the highest dropout rate of all ethnic groups.
- In the Dallas/Fort Worth area 330,000 Hispanics are uninsured.
If this future workforce is undereducated and unhealthy, it will
impact the entire North Texas economy. Our individual visions and
aspirations will not be realized.
Dallas Concilio: Bridging the Gap
These issues create an urgent need for human services among this
population, yet many agencies have failed to reach Hispanics or make
them aware of their services. Many times cultural and linguistic
barriers stand between Hispanics and the agencies who wish to assist
them.
- Community Building activities: Our program works
individually with organizations that join our network (known as our
Network of Affiliates) to determine how each can improve its services
and outreach to Hispanics. Agencies are eligible to receive training on
Hispanic cultural competency for their staffs and boards of directors
as well as consultation on Hispanic media and effective methods for
marketing to Hispanics. We also assist them with recruiting Hispanic
board members and volunteers.
- Human Resources Training: In addition to
working with social service agencies, we recognize that a
fully-functioning workforce will benefit all of us. Therefore, we have
created a component to our program just for businesses. The training we
provide helps non-Hispanics better understand the Hispanic workforce
and how to recruit, develop and retain Hispanic employees. We also have
training to help Hispanics who are new to the professional workforce
understand how to be a successful corporate employee.
Ways You Can Help
Join us in our mission to improve the future of our Hispanic community. You can support us by:
- Becoming a member of our Community Building network by signing up your organization.
- Investing in our training on cultural competency for your non-Latino or Latino employees.