Employment Program | Women's Program | Legal Program | Educational Program | Credit Program
El Centro offers a safe, indoor place where workers can gather each day as they seek daily jobs. The staff identifies special skills of workers, enters their information into a database, and advertises the availability of day laborers throughout the community. Employers hire workers for temporary, daily, and full-time employment. El Centro's staff helps employers identify dependable workers, assists in resolving any difficulties between employer and employee, and insures that all workers receive fair and agreed upon wages with no fees to employers.
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This program aims to improve job skills and develop women’s leadership and self-esteem through organizing, networking and the development of a sense of community. Women in the project select their own officers, design their own programs, determine the behavioral expectations, and control their project budget and earned income. Established in February of 2004, the women’s group is a team of middle-aged Spanish speaking female immigrants who seek employment and seek numerous educational programs.
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All the proceeds help women from El Centro Humanitario to become self-sufficient and independent
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nrosas@centrohumanitario.orgWomen's Projects Updates
-- This year we are planning on having monthly visit to business run by women or with possibilities to be run by women, to inspire our women to see what they can do together and get ideas for their own business.-- The project is starting a new education program this coming Friday. All the mujeres (already members and new women) will atttend the class on finances and taxes.
--- A new member of the group (Blanca Flores) has volunteer to teach computer classes to the women in the group.
--- We have set up the food for sell on poker night 2/29
El Centro offers its workers a free, drop-in legal clinic. Students from the University of Denver Law School, under the direction of a Law School faculty member, and volunteers visit El Centro to offer legal assistance to workers on a regular basis. The DU Law School students maintain an on-site legal clinic office. Day laborers and low-income workers use our legal program to receive advice, legal representation when problems arise (i.e. unpaid wages), to learn about collective action and workers' rights.
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English Classes are held almost everyday in the morning and the classes are run by numerous volunteers.
A series of construction classes are held twice a week to help workers learn more skills and these classes are held with donated tools and professional help.
Computer classes are held to teach workers basic computer skills and these classes are held by professionals.
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A pioneering team of national organizations and community-based worker centers have embarked on an asset-building project that takes an entrepreneurial approach to meeting the financial service needs of low-wage workers, particularly immigrants, and accruing economic benefits for low-income communities. The store value card (SVC) project aims 1) to provide inexpensive, reliable financial services and financial literacy education to low-wage workers and 2) to build a sustainable income stream for worker centers and community-based organizations organizing and advocating for greater economic and social well-being in low-income communities. The card program is a way for low-income families to better manage finances and transact securely and reliably at competitive prices; the card consolidates vital services such as check-cashing, bill-paying, and international money transfer. It is also a way for community organizations to develop an income stream independent of foundations. The project will establish revenue-sharing contracts with card vendors which multiplies the benefits of card usage, and worker centers can formalize and regularlize membership dues collection through the card.
