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Twin Cities Community Links

Community-Based Organizations Providing Social & Educational Services

  • Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio (CLUES), Leading provider of social services for the Latino community in Minnesota through its five core service areas of Mental Health, Chemical Health, Employment, Education and Elder Wellness.
  • Casa de Esperanza, (Hispanic emergency shelter with complete living needs for battered women and their children) Crisis line 651-772-1611.
  • La Familia Guidance Center, Provides culturally competent mental health social services in order to enhance the quality of life for Chicano/Latino youth and families. La Familia Guidance Center, Inc. has bilingual and bicultural licensed mental health professionals which include psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and social workers, with over 50 years of experience in the Chicano/Latino community.
  • La Oportunidad, Provides bilingual and culturally relevant education and support to Latino children, youth, adults, and families so that they develop the skills necessary to build strong families and communities.
  • The Page Education Foundation, Scholarship for students of color with a requirement of community involvement hours, set up by former football star, Alan Page.
  • Pangea World Theatre, Strives to bring communities across the world together through theater productions, workshops, and speakers.
  • Trece Lunas Art Collective, Explores the history of Latin America and its relationship with the U.S., using art to encourage critical thinking and meaningful debate about issues of gender, human rights, cultural colonialism, and social justice.
  • Teatro del Pueblo, Located in the West Side's Latino community, they promote cultural pride in the Latino community through diversity and the arts.
  • Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
  • Minnesota Minority Education Partnership (MMEP), A nonprofit collaborative, founded in 1987, that seeks to increase the success of Minnesota students of color in Minnesota schools, colleges, and universities.
  • La Escuelita, Afterschool tutoring program for Latino youth in South Minneapolis. Volunteer openings are available.
  • Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School, Serving the educational needs of Latino youth and families in St. Paul.
  • CENTRO and La Siembra Program, For young Latino children and their families, CENTRO is a community meeting place (el Zócalo) for Latino families and their children.
  • Aurora Charter School - serving youth in K-6th grade, all classes but English taught in Spanish.
    2520 Minnehaha Avenue
    Minneapolis, MN 55404
    Hennepin County
    Phone: (612) 870-3891
  • HECUA, A unique educational collaboration that engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building.

    • Chicana/o-Latina/o Resources in the Twin Cities

  • Chicano Latino Affairs Council, The distributors of Al Día newsletter, CLAC is based in St. Paul, MN. This site has excellent demographic data on Latinos in the Twin Cities and the state.
  • Resource Center of the Americas, The RCTA is a Minnesota based non-profit organization working "for peace, justice and human rights across the hemisphere." The RCTA resources (both on the web and in their library and bookstore) include many materials related to the indigenous populations of the Americas. Pagina web en español y inglés. If you haven't eaten at Café of the Americas yet, you need to drop by 1701 University Ave. SE during lunchtime.
  • Immigration Referral Center of Minnesota, Sponsored by the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.
  • Demographic, Economic and Social Information on Mexicans in Minnesota, Presented by Consul General Carlos M. Sada at the College of Human Ecology’s World In Minnesota Symposium.
  • Minnesota Coalition of Battered Woman, Member Program.
  • Centro Legal, Inc / Proyecto Ayuda
    2610 University Ave W Ste 450
    St Paul, MN 55114-2986
    651-642-1890

Hispanic Links - Resources of the Latino Community of South Central Minnesota

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Francisco J. Gonzalez
Mediator/Arbitrator (English/Español)
Worker's Comp. Division
Dept. of Labor & Industry
443 Lafayette Road N.
St. Paul. MN 55155
ph. (651) 284-5202
Francisco.Gonzalez@state.mn.us