Hispanic Americans

City of Bloomington Latino Outreach Division

URL http://bloomington.in.gov/latino
Contact Melissa Britton (Latino Outreach Coordinator)
Phone 812-349-3860
Email brittonm [at] bloomington [dot] in [dot] gov
Address 401 N Morton Street, Suite 260
Bloomington, IN 47404
Hours Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Description The Latino Programs and Outreach division of the Community and Family Resources Department was created to serve our community's rapidly growing Latino immigrant population. Area staff serve as the liaison for the Department and for community organizations providing support to the Spanish speaking population and/or promoting diversity and cultures. Additionally, they provide direct services (referrals, interpretation and translation) to Spanish speaking community members.

For more information or to request services, please contact Melissa Britton, 349-3860 or Daniel Soto 349-3465. Or contact the main line at 348-3430.

Additional Contact Daniel Soto (Latino Outreach Assistant)
Phone 812-349-3465
Email Sotod [at] bloomington [dot] in [dot] gov
Address 401 N Morton Street, Suite 260
Bloomington, IN 47404
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El Centro Comunal Latino (CCL)

URL http://www.elcentrocomunal.com/
Contact Elizabeth Perez Medina (Health Projects Coordinator)
Phone (812) 355-7513
Email eliperez [at] umail [dot] iu [dot] edu
Address Monroe County Public Library
303 E Kirkwood Avenue, Room 200
Bloomington, IN 47408
Hours Monday: 11am-7pm Tuesday: 11am-4pm Wednesday: 11-4pm
Description El Centro Comunal Latino (CCL) is a grassroots, community-based organization that seeks to provide an accessible and safe space for all Latinos, with a focus on Spanish-speaking people, to find information, access to resources and a place to hold community events. CCL also seeks to promote communication and understanding among service agencies and the Latino community in order to facilitate their integration and encourage active Latina/o participation in the greater Bloomington community (Monroe County).

**Should our office be closed, you may also contact Daniel Soto or Melissa Britton at the City of Bloomington Latino Outreach Division at 812-349-3430.

Address El Centro Comunal Latino
PO Box 3462
Bloomington, IN 47402
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El Centro Comunal Legal Advice Project

URL http://www.elcentrocomunal.com/events.html
Email elcentro [at] elcentrocomunal [dot] org
Address Monroe County Public Library
303 E. Kirkwood
Bloomington, IN 47408
Hours Every second and fourth Friday of every month, 10am-12pm (intake); 12-2pm (advice)
Description

The CCL Advice Project, created in conjunction with Indiana Legal Services, Bloomington; the District 10 Pro Bono Project; and the IU School of Law, will connect private attorneys or legal service organizations with Spanish speakers seeking legal help. Fees are based on individual legal needs and financial means. Spanish speaking volunteers will take applications for civil legal matters at designated time, and the referral program will ensure, to the extent possible, that the Latino applicant Is matched with an attorney and an interpreter if necessary.

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Latino Enhancement Cooperative (LEC)

URL http://www.indiana.edu/~lacasa/
Contact Alma Figueroa
Phone 812-855-0174
Email iulec [at] indiana [dot] edu
Address 715 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
Description LEC is a student and community organization that focuses on academic achievement, cultural enrichment, community outreach, and activism. Web address: http://www.indiana.edu/~lacasa/
Phone Fax: (812) 855-9788
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La Casa Latino Cultural Center

URL http://www.indiana.edu/~lacasa/
Contact Lillian Casillas (Director)
Phone 812-855-0174
Email lacasa [at] indiana [dot] edu
Description The Latino Cultural Center, La Casa, was established at Indiana University in November of 1973. Its purpose was, and continues to be, to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os.
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Indiana University Chicano-Riqueno Studies

URL http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/college/2008-2010/chicano.shtml
Contact Luis Davila (Director)
Phone (812) 855-1821
Email davilal [at] indiana [dot] edu
Address Kirkwood Hall 104
130 S. Woodlawn
Bloomington, IN 47405
Description The Chicano-Rique?o Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program offering students an opportunity to study the cultural roots, heritage, and contemporary social framework of the Chicano, Puerto Rican, and other Spanish-speaking peoples of the United States. The program encourages a United States Latino focus within the Latin American studies minor or certificate, and its faculty sponsors courses, symposia, guest lectures, poetry readings, and research on United States Hispanics in the fields of anthropology, bilingual education, folklore, history, language, and literature. The program publishes an occasional series of scholarly monographs on literature, language, and culture. It helps support Chiric?, a literary magazine, and helped found Third Woman, a journal of women writers; it also promotes musical performances, art exhibits, and readings of Chicano and Puerto Rican works
Phone (812) 855-5257
Address Sioux Hill
Ballantine Hall 849
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Indiana University Latino Cultural Center, La Casa

URL http://www.indiana.edu/~lacasa/
Contact Lillian Casillas (Director)
Phone 855-0174
Email lacasa [at] indiana [dot] edu
Description This organization serves as a resource for people looking fo Spanish interpreters and translators.
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Monroe County Historical Society

URL http://monroehistory.org
Contact Jill Lesh (Director)
Phone 332-2517
Description The Latino Cultural Center, La Casa, was established at Indiana University in November of 1973. Its purpose was, and continues to be, to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os. As an advocacy office, we work closely with other units on campus to assist in the recruitment and retention of Latina/o students. La Casa is staffed by a full-time director, an administrative assistant, a graduate assistant and a number of undergraduate work-study students whose goal is also to create an environment where anyone in the Latino community can go and feel a sense of community and belonging.
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