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The purpose of the Dallas Concilio is to bridge the gap between the Hispanic community and service providers
The staff of Dallas Concilio is not only bilingual and by culture.
But they also have the heart and the passion to work with the immigrant community
and teach them
step by step, how to be able to navigate not just the school system, but the healthcare system
I think it's very important that we take stock of what the needs are going to be change of demographics
and the ethnic group that is leading the population explosion and that's the Hispanic community
26 years ago we had less than 100,000 Hispanics in the Dallas County area.
Today we are now the majority at 37.1 percent of the population
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Hispanic children represent 62.5 percent of DISD student population
With the lowest high school completion rate at 33.4 percent.
Right now in the United States only 7 percent of the Latino population has a college degree.
That's unacceptable.
It's no longer just a Latino issue
to move the Latino community forward
It is the responsibilities of every citizen in Texas.
Within our education component we are working through areas
One is an area where we provide scholarships to students through the generosity of Neiman Marcus
Another component is parent involvement
We work closely with Dallas Independent School District to be able to teach parents how to navigate the educational process
Ever since mom had gone to the Dallas Concilio she has helped my sister improve our grades
She reached her goal to go to the University of Texas.
I want to reach my goal
I being a better student and she helped me improve my grades
I was incepted in Longfellow Academy
She has improved as a mother as a parent and of course she is giving an example to other parents too
And I'm really proud of her
We believe that in order to try to reduce the dropout rates
we also have to reach the parents
we teach them everything from how to read a report card
how to understand what tax and teas.
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Dallas Concilio have helped me with my relationship with my kids
to be a better mother and to improve myself
to know how to listen to them and to help them to understand better
to help them feel valuable as a person, to improve their self esteem
They can go to any university and be a professional and they can get a better job
so you can do everything in this life when you have challenged yourself
to me as a mother is to be an inspiration to others.
I am very proud of my kids, and I'm the happiest mother in the world.
We try to be an organization that is results driven
We want to make sure that we are about transforming lives
It is never too late to learn
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10.2 percent Hispanic Americans have diabetes
The LIDER Program is available to help reduce prevent and control diabetes for clients
While Pasos Saludables program promotes physical activity through personal commitment
Right now the Latino community is prone to not only diabetes but obesity
because of our diets we teach parents how to control diabetes
how to deal with the complications of diabetes
and how to prevent diabetes
Within our community health component we also provide resources for the amateur
both medical treatment and prescription coverage
Unfortunately Texas ranks number one in the number of uninsured in the entire nation
25 percent
As we want to make sure that we are providing appropriate health care in the appropriate setting
Anything that we can do to get individuals into prevention programs and I really commend
them for that effort
because it's around prevention it's around treatment and education
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Affiliate memberships advocate and enhance the quality of life for Hispanics through community partnerships
Through our affiliates, which run the gamut of service providers
Through those partnerships we can really make an impact in education, in healthcare, in job training
in developing our future work force.
We have seen tremendous success over the last two years we've invested in a number of restores
and we plan to grow at even more over the next five years.
Through our network we offer quarterly workshops where we bring and -- and we discuss topics
that impact the Latino community.
And we will give our affiliates the tools to be able to better serve the Latino community.
Now, this is something that's extremely important for our community and I really applaud the work of the Dallas Concilio
in this effort and really being a bridge between the Hispanic community and access to other services available
to help them achieve the quality of life
and to make the necessary improvements in their quality of life in order for them to be very productive citizens
and make this a better place for all of us.
The Dallas Concilio offers our affiliates the opportunity to network with over 70 other affiliate organizations that
all want to better serve the Latino community
I think one of the real strengths of the Dallas Concilio is their willingness and their ability to work with other agencies
Investing in the Latino community -- investing in the Dallas Concilio is not only the right thing to do
but it's a smart thing to do, from a business perspective and for the financial stability that we are trying to
leave behind our childern.
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