Latino Community Center

Join us for the Marigold 5k Marathon this October! A memorable race filled with energy and fun. Don’t miss out, register now and secure your spot! Date: October 20th - Location: North Park Register here: https://bit.ly/4f3lvus See you at the starting line!

Celebrating the successful conclusion of our 2nd year of Learn and Earn Program!  🎉 We’re incredibly proud of the 12 amazing youth who graduated and received their Certificates of Completion. This program continues to shape future leaders by exposing them to valuable opportunities and experiences. We enjoyed inspiring speeches from Rosamaria, Cristina, Emily, and Michelle, and ended the day with a raffle—congratulations to Dylan Ruiz and Darwin Molina for winning! 🎁 Here’s to empowering more young people and celebrating their achievements.

We are beyond filled with gratitude for our Back-to-School event! It was heartwarming to see our families enjoying the fun activities, educational resources, and community spirit. The amount of love and passion that goes behind organizing this event year after year truly shines through. Every single person who contributes—Sponsors, volunteers, staff, partners—you all have a hand in creating these memorable experiences for our families. Thank you for making this event so special and impactful United States Steel Corporation Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Here’s to many more successful events together! 🌟🙌📚❤️

Last week was incredible! Our 10 students completed the Robotics Workshop and learned to program and code with the OSOYOO V2.1 kit for Arduino along with our instructor Iqui Balam Heredia Marín, a PhD student in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. 💻🔧 From building their own robots to diving into programming, they did it all! They assembled circuits, programmed sensors, and taught their robots to avoid obstacles by turning right when approaching a wall. A true hands-on STEM experience! 🌟👏

Denysse, our Early Learning Specialist, and Gina, our Education Navigator, accompanied Emmanuel Vargas' family on his big assessment day to enter preschool. 🎉✏️ The Early Childhood team at PPS was well prepared to welcome them. Upon arrival, we completed the necessary paperwork, and then Emmanuel was assessed. It was a quick and smooth process! Emmanuel and his mom, Maria Paula, left very happy, as this was the final step to enroll Emmanuel in school. 🌟🎒

This week was all about fun and learning! We built horses with pool noodles, ran races, and played an exciting soccer match led by Grace Evans. Thanks to Open field for providing the materials and training Grace to coach the match with our students.  To wrap up, we visited the The Clemente Museum and learned about baseball, Roberto Clemente, and Puerto Rican culture. We ended the day coloring and playing together! 🎉🌞

Celebrating the July, August, and September birthdays with an unforgettable beach party! 🏖️ The children enjoyed games, cake, and snacks. Additionally, each child took home a goody bag. Thanks to Beverly's Birthday for being part of these fun memories for our kids.

The students designed caps to visualize their future, and we learned about the paths they wish to take to contribute positively to society. 🧢 Additionally, they enjoyed healthy granola bars with peanut butter, dried fruits, and almonds. 🍫 In I AM Black and Yellow, they explored the life of Rachel Carson and created posters to promote environmental conservation. We concluded this activity-filled week with a fun field trip to Elevate Trampoline Park.

🚨 The Critical Needs Alert campaign has started! 🚨 Your contribution can make a huge difference in preventing evictions and providing safe housing for those in need. Together, we can create a stronger, more supportive community. Donate today and be a part of the change! 🏠🙌🏽 Give Now: bit.ly/3Sr4IYE - 🚨 ¡La campaña de Alerta de Necesidades Críticas ha comenzado! 🚨 Su contribución puede marcar una gran diferencia a la hora de prevenir desalojos y proporcionar viviendas seguras a quienes las necesitan. Juntos, podemos crear una comunidad más fuerte y solidaria. ¡Dona hoy y sé parte del cambio! 🏠🙌🏽bit.ly/3Sr4IYE #CriticalNeedsAlert #EvictionPrevention #HousingSupport #AlleghenyCounty #DonateNow

We want to congratulate the talented kids who participated in our Honor Roll Raffle! 🌟 With education, you can achieve incredible things and we are very proud of all of you! And the winners were... 🥁 🌟 Elementary School: Gabriela M 🌟 Middle School: Selvin M 🌟 High School: Lizbeth R Each one received a gift card as a prize! 🎁👏 Keep shining and reaching your goals! We love seeing you succeed. 🌟✨