Casa Latina believes that access to honorable work is one of the ways that our democratic society is defined.
We see the incredible strengths immigrants develop as leaders, parents, and members of our community when they realize their own potential. To reach this proficiency, they need the opportunity to learn English, organize themselves to find work and learn how to access health care and housing. Casa Latina provides these opportunities and more to rebuild immigrants’ social support.
Community Recognition
- 2010 Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Golden Door Award
- 2010 Puget Sound Sage Visionaries for Justice Award to the Worker Defense Committee
- 2009 Social Justice Fund NW honored Executive Director Hilary Stern with the Jeanette Rankin Award
- 2008 Latina/o Bar Association of Washington La Comunidad Award
- 2007 City of Seattle Human Rights Award
- 2007 Ray Solem Foundation Award for Innovation and Effectiveness of ESL Program
- 2007 Minority Executive Directors Coalition Service & Advocacy to Communities of Color Award
- 2006 LELO: Legacy of Equality, Leadership, and Organizing Domingo, Viernes & Jefferson Award
- 2005 Seattle Human Services Coalition, Outstanding Organization Award
In 2007, we were cited as an example of best practices in teaching adult biliteracy in a community-based organization in Adult Biliteracy, a national textbook edited by Klaudia M Rivera and Ana Huerta-Macías.
In 2001, the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission cited Casa Latina’s Workers' Center as an exemplary program for neighborhood relations.