El Centro de la Raza

As an organization grounded in the Latino community, our mission is to build unity across all racial and economic sectors, to organize, empower, and defend our most vulnerable and marginalized populations and to bring justice, dignity, equality, and freedom to all the peoples of the world.

Our vision is a world free of oppression based on poverty, racism, sexism, sexual orientation, and discrimination of any kind, that limits equal access to the resources that ensure a healthy and productive life for all peoples and future generations, in peace, love, and harmony.

Bilingual, culturally appropriate, wraparound services that are designed to enable our participants to succeed in their efforts to become self-reliant.

Human and Emergency Services:

Food Bank

"La Cocina Popular" Latino Hot Meal

Congregate & Home Delivered Meals

Senior Nutrition and Wellness

Bebes! Infant Mortality Prevention Program

Comadres Womens Group

Homeless Assistance

Eviction Prevention

Emergency Shelter Vouchers

Rental Subsidies

Transitional Homes

Provide Tenant/landlord laws information

El Patio low-income Apartments

Advocacy & enrollment for Food Stamps.

Education & Skill Building:

Homeownership Education & Counseling

Financial Literacy Workshops

Home Loan Modification Case Management

ESL Classes

Free Legal Clinics (in partnership with SGB Law and LBAW)

Free Tax Preparation (in partnership with UWKC)

Child and Youth Programs:

Jose Marti Child Development Center

Luis Alfonso Velasquez After School Program

Hope for Youth Civil Rights History, Hip Hop & Poetry Classes

Seattle Youth Violence Prevention

College Readiness Program

Parent Involvement in Education

Community Building and Development:

Low-Income and Transitional Housing

Immigration and Civil Rights Advocacy

Juvenile Justice Advocacy

Volunteer and Community Service Programs

Social Justice and Cultural Events

Community Meeting Space

Commercial and Tenant Space

Spanish Classes

Tamale Classes

Christmas Tree Sales