Susan Denman, PhD, RN, FNP-BC,
chair of the El Centro Hispano’s Board
is retiring from her faculty position at Duke University School of Nursing and has asked that her colleagues and friends, in lieu of gifts, donate to the El Centro Hispano’s Plaza Comunitaria / Literacy Program.
We appreciate Susan’s commitment and support of our programs. Donations can be made online via by clicking the “DONATE” button below.
On behalf of Susan and El Centro Hispano, thank you!
El Centro Hispano (ECH) is a 501 (c) (3) grassroots community based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the quality of life of Latino residents in Durham, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.
Mission
El Centro Hispano • 201 West Main Street, Suite 100 Durham, NC 27701 • Teléfono: 919-687-4635 • Fax: 919-687-0401
El Centro Hispano was founded in 1992 as the Hispanic Resource Center, a joint project of the Catholic and Episcopal churches. The seeds of this organizing process were sown through the offering of whole family English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, a women’s group, and summer enrichment camps for children.
On January 1, 1997 El Centro Hispano became an independent nonprofit organization blending service, education, leadership development and community organizing. History was made in the summer of 2000 when El Centro Hispano, in partnership with Self-Help Credit Union, State Employees Credit Union, and the NC Minority Support Center, opened the first Latino Community Credit Union in the state of North Carolina. This sister institution has now grown to provide much needed financial services in five cities across North Carolina.
El Centro Hispano is currently the largest grassroots Latino organization in the state. We have an active membership base of more than 600 dues paying members and additionally provide programs and services to more than 5,000 community members annually.
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Strategic Priorities
1. Secure the organization’s current sources of income as well as bring in new sources that will both grow and diversify funding sources
2. Balance ECH’s 3-part model for change: service, education, and community organizing
3. Strengthen our relations with the community: Increase voice, media attention, political connections, external
4. Develop the capacity of the ECH team, including staff and board. Develop the leadership skills of Latinos