Posted on 22nd July 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Fliers & Posters, Information
American Red Cross, Blood Drive, Bloomington IL, Hispanic Community Event, Hispanics
The American Red Cross of the Heartland will be holding two blood drives that specifically reach out to the Latino Community. Research has shown that a large percentage of Latinos in the United States have type O blood, universal donor. However, only 4% of Latinos give blood. By making these blood drives Latino-friendly with a bilingual staff, the Red Cross of the Heartland is looking to change this statistic. Nevertheless, this is not exclusive to Latinos; all are welcome to come and give blood.
The first blood drive will be held on Monday, July 25th, at The Arbors at Eastland Apartments [208 S. Prospect Road, Bloomington, IL 61704] from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
The second will be held on Friday July 29th at Western Avenue Community Center [600 N. Western Avenue, Bloomington, IL 61701] from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
You can call 309-662-0500 or visit http://www.archeartland.org/ to make an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. Please spread the word about these drives and help save lives!
Posted on 14th July 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information, News
Bloomington IL, Education, Hispanics, The Pantagraph
“With immigration slowing, babies born in the U.S. rather than newly arrived Mexican immigrants are now driving most of the fast growth in the Latino population.
“A new analysis of census data highlights a turning point in Hispanics’ rapid U.S. growth. Demographers point to the potential for broader political impact as U.S.-born Mexican-Americans widen their numbers over non-citizen, foreign-born counterparts, who wield no voting rights.”
Read more: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/article_6f35b9d4-ae3c-11e0-bd17-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1S8shr0in
Posted on 11th June 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information, News
Education, Hispanics, State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance has announced its noble partnership with this year’s 2011 Gold Cup tournament.
In conjunction with the event, they have also released an app that can help bring electricity to families in Latin America countries. Called Kick 4 A Cause, this FREE app for iOS devices is an augmented reality game where you use your phone to make any space your own soccer field.
What’s great about playing this game is that each time the game is played for a certain amount of time, a sOccket is donated to a Latin America country. A sOccket is a soccer ball that can transform kinetic energy into electricity. Kicking it around for just 15 minutes generates enough electricity to power an LED lamp for hours. Combine something that Latin Americans love together with something that could benefit them, and you have a winning device.
Head over to the Apple App Store to download the app and find out more about the Kick 4 A Cause program.
Posted on 11th June 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information
Bloomington IL, Hispanic Community Organizations, Hispanics
Pantagraph Article
A Hispanic Family in the community needs our help. They had a house fire on Thursday June 9th and they do not have renters insurance. If you can help by making a donation of any of the following type of items, please contact Christina Smith @ 309.825.7025:
Items :
Gift cards for food or stores
Toiletries
Father: size 34 waist, medium in tops, shoe size 7 1/2
Mother: wears a size 14 and large in tops, shoes size 8
Daughter, 2/3T, shoe size 7
Son #1: wears 14 in clothes size, shoe size 8 men
Son #2: 10/12 in clothes, a 4 ½ shoes in boys
An account was also established at the First State Bank of Bloomington in Bloomington and Heyworth.
Posted on 6th June 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information, News, Reports
Dream Act, Education, Hispanic Students, Hispanics, immigration
In a move to help the children of undocumented residents in Illinois afford college, the House on Monday sent Gov. Pat Quinn the Illinois DREAM Act.
The measure, which passed the House 61-53, would create a fund established through private donations and managed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide financial assistance to undocumented students in Illinois. The bill would also allow families of the students to participate in the state’s two college tuition savings programs.
Click here for complete article: Lawmakers send Illinois Dream Act bill to Quinn
Posted on 6th June 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Meeting
Bloomington IL, Community Organization, Education, Hispanics, Latinos United for Change
LUC Meeting
Tuesday June 7, 2011 5pm-6:30pm
510 E. Washington St. Suite 309
Bloomington, IL
Posted on 6th June 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Family Event, Fliers & Posters, Information, Meeting, Volunteer Opportunity
Bloomington IL, Community Organization, Habitat for Humanity, Hispanics
Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to help build for the Patino family June 7th-10th Tuesday through Friday from 8am to noon and 1pm to 4pm.
Please contact Toni Molck, Volunteer Manager for more info or to sign-up for a shift at toni.molck@habitatmclean.org or 309.827.3931.
Help a local Latino family realize their dream of owning their first home!
Posted on 25th May 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information, Links, News, Reports
Education, Hispanic Students, Hispanics
Over the past decade, just 150 Latino employees have been added to the state workforce, according to analysis released in Springfield today by the Latino Policy Forum and the Illinois Association for Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE). More than 14 percent of labor force in Illinois, Latinos were only 4.7 percent of the state government workforce in 2010, with just over 2,000 state employees.
“To achieve parity, nearly 4,300 Latinos would need to be hired at the state level. But in these lean economic times, such parity will be difficult to achieve,” said Martha Lopez, president of IAHSE. “However, despite state belt-tightening, Illinois did hire or promote more than 2,600 times last year – and less than 200 of those positions were filled by Latinos. We must ensure that Latinos are aware of and being considered for these openings.”
Employment disparities are particularly troubling given that Latinos accounted for more than 100 percent of the population growth in Illinois over the last decade. The nearly 500,000 more Latinos in Illinois compensated for White and African American population
declines. Overall, Illinois grew by just over 411,000 people.
For the complete press release, click here.
Posted on 3rd May 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Baile, Events, Family Event, Fliers & Posters
Bloomington IL, Hispanic Community Event, Hispanic Community Organizations, Hispanics, Western Ave Community Center
Western Avenue Community Center (600 N Western Ave, Bloomington IL) will be hosting its first annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Saturday May 7th
6:00pm-10:00pm
Live entertainment and food will be available.
For more information call (309) 827-3794.
Para Espanol: Cinco de Mayo
