Latino Resources

The Community Center in Monroe, Washington has a vision to:

• Strengthened families
• United community
• Greater understanding between different cultural groups
• Better future for our children
• Safe, secure community

Services offered at The Community Center include:

• Bridge between families and services
• Referral to existing services: childcare, job training, ESL classes, senior services, academic support for students
• Help for substance abuse victims
• Parenting classes
• Navigation through systems and legal issues
• Opportunities to learn of other cultures

You are invited to join The Community Center.  For more information please contact Ruth Anderson, President, at (425) 398-5049.

Familias Unidas

Familias Unidas is the first and only Latino Resource Center in Snohomish County.  We focus on the Hispanic community in the area.  We offer a great variety of services such as:

• Document Translation
• Notary Public Services
• Job Search
• Assistance with filling out job applications & other forma

We also offer education and support such as:  ESL (English as a second language) with childcare provided Parenting classes, Citizenship classes, and support groups like Seniors support group and Playgroups in Everett & Monroe (ages 0-5).

Familias Unidas opened its doors in May of 2000, first with only a part-time schedule.  Then finally in July of 2001 we began operating full-time.  With only 1 full-time, 2 part-time staff paid persons and 1 AmericorpsVISTA, this center can only exist because of our volunteers and participants -- THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

Contact Familias Unidas:  Familias Unidas Lation Resource Center is located at: 6315 Fleming Street, Suite B, Everett, WA 98203.  Phone: (425) 513-2880; FAX: (425) 353-2744.  Email Elizabeth Ramirez, Program Coordinator at famunidas@hotmail.com.

Free Computer Center -- Families Welcome! -- Monroe Junior High School

A great place to go if you . . .

• Need uninterrupted computer time
• Have no computer experience
• Want to set up your own email address

Supervised by helpful staff at:  Monroe Junior High School, 1408 W. Main Street, Room A-4 (around the corner from the gym), Monroe, WA.  Hours:  Monday - Thursday, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p m.  There are 53 new computers . . .

• Internet Connected, no reservation required
• MS OFFICE 2000: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word
• Skills Bank 4
• The Rosetta Stone -- ESL Tutorial
• Adobe PageMaker 6.5
• Typing Tutorial
• Fun Children's Websites

For more information contact Sheila Dunn at (360) 863-4011 or email her at sdunn@evcc.ctc.edu. This is all made possible through a Global Education Through Technology (GETT) grant and Everett Community College.

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