Offers a program for youth during the summer vacation months. Participants are given the opportunity to explore various activities, take field trips and continue educational development.

Offers a program for youth during the summer vacation months. Participants are given the opportunity to explore various activities, take field trips and continue educational development.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Provides gender-specific group mentoring programs for Hispanic students in 6th through 12th grade. Staff facilitates in-person sessions that cover topics like relationships, goals, health, college/post-secondary opportunities, and more. Provides two groups: ELLOS (Esperanza Latino Leaders for an Outstanding Society) for males and ELLA (Esperanza Latina Leadership Alliance) for females.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Offers information and referral for citizens who are having trouble advocating for themselves and accessing community services due to the lack of resources or bilingual/bicultural services in Lorain County. Provides support services for Hispanic adults including short-term case management, advocacy and limited transportation.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Supports Hispanic college students by helping them understand the higher education system and provide the skills and support necessary to graduate with a college degree. Offers guidance and support with navigating the college landscape. Topic covered include: filling out FAFSA forms, stress management, and managing course-loads. A scholarship is provided to those who complete the course.

Provides assistance to families to help them select a school and enroll their child. Helps with completing any paperwork or making contact with the desired school.

Provides outreach and case management services to Latino families in Lake County through bilingual staff. Offers translation and interpretation for social service interventions, medical appointments and other issues.

Choice pantry. Clients must bring their own bags. Can visit once per month. Includes wrap around services surrounding health and nutrition, economic development, family strengthening and community building.

Provides a bilingual and culturally competent support group to counter harmful female stereotypes, encourage genuine self-expression, and generate personal accountability by building healthy relational and cultural connections, navigate personal challenges, increase self-empowerment, and enhance social-emotional skills.

Provides mental health supportive services with a culturally sensitive, family focused approach that emphasizes the strength of the child and family. The program addresses the mental health needs of children and their families. Services are focused on increasing the individual’s ability to succeed in the home, school, and overall community settings.

Provides a list of available rental units, assistance in helping those with specific housing needs, such as multiple bedrooms and specific locations, locate available housing, mediate between landlords and tenants, and assist with housing discrimination cases. Also provides reviews of leases and their conditions prior to the signing of the lease. Agency provides housing counselors certified by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Agency helps administer and disburse scholarship funds. Also assists minority youth who wish to obtain scholarships.

A free family practice clinic with services in Spanish. The clinic is staffed by medical students and physician volunteers. All services are free and include comprehensive family medicine care, diabetes management, women's gynecology, rotating specialty care, and on-site lab draws. We do not offer services in obstetrics or dental care at this time.

Collaborates with local human services organizations to provide outreach to Spanish-speaking individuals and families.

The Soy Latina, "I am Latina," Victim Services Program serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, dating violence, and stalking. Promotora Specialists, fulfill many functions while working with these cases; they become victim advocates, educators, and caseworkers to ensure that the victim has access to every legal, medical, and social service available to them. The program parties a client-centered approach in empowering survivors by informing them of the resources available and their legal rights and making decisions that best fit their needs. From the first meeting, Promotoras are there to support the survivor in their decisions and attend any and all meetings, appointments, or hearings for which the survivor wishes them to be present. Services offered include: Safety planning, Medical and legal advocacy, Court companionship, Life coaching, Crisis intervention, Assistance filing the victim compensation application, Registering for the VINE link and more. The Empoderando Mujeres, "empowering women," Community Empowerment Group for Latina/Hispanic women throughout the Central Ohio area in where community members participate in activities such as tejido (knitting), manualidades (crafts), Zumba, maquillaje (make-up), and other Latino activities along with education on domestic violence, sexual abuse, and healing. The group meets once a week at the main office location.

Offers culturally competent job readiness training, case management, nationally recognized employment certifications, job placements and retention support with a network of corporate partners.

Offers a legal clinic that provides information about various legal concerns including immigration issues (Detentions from I.C.E cancelation of deportation, extension, visas), family rights (divorce, dissolutions custody and child support), personal injury (auto accident, catastrophic injuries), traffic violations (OVI/DUI, no license any all other traffic violation), criminal charges (felony and M charges).

Provides screening, education, and treatment for a variety of diseases that affect more men of certain races and ethnicities than their races or ethnicities appear in the population. Typical screenings include prostate cancer, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, sickle cell anemia, and testicular cancer.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Provides general gynecological services, including exams, birth control counseling, and PAP, pregnancy and STD testing, to adolescent and adult women. All services available to minors on a fully confidential (no parental accompaniment or notification) basis. Sliding scale available for prescription costs.

Work with the Hispanic and Multi-cultural communities and their families through discussion and collaboration to provide information on options and referrals to Behavioral Health professionals, facilities, and organizations specializing in the client's needs.