NCCE Latino Outreach Team
North Carolina Cooperative Extension's effort to effectively serve our state's burgeoning Latino population
To continue the progress we made as a team at our recent workshop, we have created a place to help us focus on the issues and work on program ideas. Below you will find seven clustered issues that were identified.
Please click on one or two of the posts that interest you below and make comments:
- (Knowing the system [Courts and social agencies, Overcoming fears, Human rights] - got 64 votes)
- (Education [Help parents understand student rights] - got 26 votes)
- (Transportation [Driver’s license, bilingual access] - got 15 votes)
- (Resource manual [Local/Region and State] - got 9 votes) = 114 votes combined
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
- (Access to care; nutrition and fitness - got 44 votes)
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
- (Support for learning/succeeding in a new culture - got 37 votes)
- (Cultural competencies [training for US Citizens and communities] - got 34 votes) = 71 votes combined
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
(ESL/SSL – English / Spanish as Second Language - got 32 votes)
- (Translators [Ethical and qualified interpreters, Certification program] - got 31 votes) = 63 votes combined
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
- (Advocacy and partnerships - got 25 votes)
- (Citizenship and social engagement - got 23 votes)
- (Community Leadership [Overcoming barriers, Higher education] - got 22 votes) = 70 votes combined
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
- (Life Skills - got 18 votes)
- (Safety [Worker’s rights, Gang prevention, Home safety] - got 14 votes)
- (Access to better jobs - got 13 votes) = 45 votes combined
Should we consider creating an spanish-language integrated pest management program that can be used throughout the state? Based on the work done in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga?
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
(Connecting with Quality Child care - got 5 votes)
- (Financial Management and banking - got 5 votes)
- (Parenting classes - got 2 votes) = 12 votes combined
Considering these ideas where should we start?
Who else would you invite to work on this?
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