| LA PALABRA Board Chair  |
MARIA Rita |
LA PALABRA
Executive Director |
Josephine |
LA TIENDA |
Salsa, Sabor y Salud |
La Promesa News
Secure Communities:
Be Informed
The Secure Communities Program, also known as “S-Comm”, launched in March 2008 has been identified as a simplified model in immigration control ...(read more)
La Causa Celebrates
40yrs in Milwaukee
Like just about every metro area in the U.S., Milwaukee has seen its Latino population balloon dramatically in recent decades. More than 130,000 Hispanics now ...(read more)
Legislative Updates
Reauthorization Update
In March 2011, The Department of Education estimated that 82% of America’s schools could fail to meet education goals set by No Child Left Behind if the law was not fixed and reauthorized soon. Though ...(read more)
Resources
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The Recession and Latino Children
Statistics are showing greater effects of the recent recession on Latino children and families compared to whites. According to ChildStats.gov, 33% of Hispanic children are below the poverty rate. Compared to ...(read more)
Salsa Sabor y Salud–El Plato Saludable/A Healthy Plate
In 2003, with support from Kraft Foods and Kraft Foods Foundation, NLCI rolled out its award winning nutrition and fitness initiative Salsa, Sabor y Salud to combat Latino childhood obesity. The program, the first of its kind, combines ...(read more)
Child Passenger Safety Update
In March 2011, NHTSA and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced new recommendations regarding child passenger safety; one being that children should ride in a rear-facing car seat till they are at least 2 years of age. NLCI together with...(read more)
Grants and Opportunities
Featuring grants from:
Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, Whole Foods Foundation, The Allen Foundation Grants, and Kaiser Permanente’s and many more...(read more)
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Calendar of Events
NLCI will be hosting events in the following cities
San Antonio, TX
Phoenix, AZ
...(read more)
La Tienda
Currently NLCI is selling the following culturally and linguistically appropriate items to enhance your nutrition and fitness programs (Promesas receive a 30%discount on materials. (See more)
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