Encuentro's mission is to provide educational, cultural and informational opportunities that promote community engagement and leadership among Latino immigrants, with the goal of transforming New Mexico into an informed and strong community for all. Our primary goal is to encourage and support greater community and civic engagement and leadership among the Latino immigrant community. Our primary vehicle for accomplishing this is through adult education (ESL, Computer, GED in Spanish, Parenting, Healthy Relating, Citizenship, and other classes) and leadership skills workshops. In order to support our participants in their development as individuals, families, and community members, we also offer resource information, referrals, and follow-up.
Encuentro’s mission is to transform New Mexico into a thriving community all of its residents. We do this by engaging with Latino immigrant families in educational and career development opportunities that build skills for economic and social justice. Our goals are to: 1) address the need for skill building across areas of language, technology and certifications/degrees in order to compete in today’s economy; 2) strengthen the immigrant community to apply these new skills as tools for leadership and civic engagement.
Under the current COVID pandemic, the fall 2020 semester will be dedicated to piloting online classes with 50 students, and enrollment for the spring is estimated at an overall 50% decrease, or 150 students across all Encuentro programs.
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