Updates from CASA LATINA
Below are updates on Casa Latina’s three pillars - employment, education, and community organizing.
Employment
We will continue to forge ahead, especially as we open our South office where we are hosting workshops and plan to launch a job dispatch program this year. We are happy to share that Veronique Facchinelli, who has served as Community Programs Director, will be the new Director of the South King County site. 95% of Casa Latina members are vaccinated and boosted demonstrating their care for themselves and the community. Learn more about hiring a worker.
Education
In-person trainings, English classes, and new member orientations just returned this month. At Casa Latina we are challenging outdated thinking, letting go of machismo, colorism, and a culture of hierarchy. This is a time of opportunity to welcome our black and LGBTQ brothers and sisters and to usher in a shared leadership model built on collective solutions.
Community Organizing
As a worker's rights organization, we want to use all the tools available to drive progress. For decades, Casa Latina has been at the forefront of key progressive initiatives. We just wrapped up the Washington legislative session during which members met with our representatives to champion stronger worker rights. Read our 2022 community organizing priorities.
UPDATES & EVENTS
Netflix series "Maid"? Read Casa Latina staff member's Silvia Gonzalez perspective on the show in this The Seattle Times article by Noami Ishisaka.
Looking for ways to get involved? We are looking for volunteers to help with childcare, in the call center for the job dispatch program, and in morning ESL classes!
Registration for spring Spanish language class with Casa Latina is now open! Register here.
Save the Date! September 24th will be Casa Latina's annual celebration.
Are you a domestic worker? Join us on Mar. 27th (the last Thursday of every month) at 6:00 PM PST for our monthly "Domestic Workers Council" meeting via Zoom. Join the conversation on how to change the future of domestic workers in Seattle.
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