Developing educational opportunities that empower Latinos

Description:
Centro de la Familia’s strategic plan goals include:

Align and strengthen infrastructure and technology to support and accomplish agency goals.
Impact public policy by identifying and assessing key issues affecting access to education and supplemental services for Latinos.
Acquire and assure stewardship of appropriate resources to accomplish agency goals. Centro de la Familia de Utah will evaluate and pursue social entrepreneurship opportunities that are profitable and provide support for the agency’s mission, vision, and goals.

History:
Centro de la Familia de Utah is a non-profit agency devoted to strengthening the Latino community in Utah – economically, socially and politically. For more than 30 years, Centro has served the Latino population throughout the state with an acute appreciation for the community’s specialized social, cultural, and linguistic strengths and needs.

The organization originally incorporated in April 1975 as the Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD), and has its roots in the early years of the Chicano movement in Utah. At the time, community leaders were frustrated with the minimal involvement Chicanos had in the implementation and delivery of social services to the community in a culturally appropriate manner.

Contact people:

Jose Quintana, Director, (801) 754-0700 Blanca Tijerina, Family Service Specialist, (801) 754-0700, (email)

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Address:

352 E 800 S Genola, UT 84655 (See a map)

Miscellaneous Information

Services
	Head Start® Program Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Migrant and Seasonal Head Start® Program Montessori/Creative Curriculum Health, Safety, Nutrition, and Disabilities Education Program Disability Services and Mental Health Educational gardens
Funding
	Federal grant and donations
Affliations
	The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Utah State University, Montessori, United Way of Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Head Start
Other common names for this agency:
	Instititue Of Human Resource Development, Hope For Tomorrow