Please join the July 18 SPCC meeting to show your support for Casa Latina and take part in an important conversation with its newly appointed executive director, Jennyfer Mesa.

Arriving in Squire Park in 2007, Casa Latina was then known mainly as a referral service for temporary workers.  SPCC was a strong leader in welcoming Casa Latina (and easing doubts expressed by some).  One of the tangible results of cooperation between SPCC and Casa Latina was the establishment of a series of Spanish language classes.  The program, “Somos Vecinos” was an idea of Squire Park neighborhood hero, the late John Jeannot.  Eighteen years later the classes are more popular than ever with neighborhood residents.  Check out  https://casa-latina.org/work/spanish-classes-seattle/

Now Casa Latina is much more than a referral service.  They “combine direct services with community organizing, helping Latino immigrants meet their immediate needs and become key spokespeople in the fight to build a more equitable future for all immigrants.”  Last month Casa Latina celebrated a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights becoming law, ending the long-standing exclusion of domestic workers from essential labor protections.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more