Dozens of individuals from different countries and cultures gathered together at the Fallon Center at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh to celebrate the work done by Centro para Familias Hispanas (CpHF). This year, the passage of Hurricane Florence forced organizers to postpone the celebration originally scheduled for September 14th to November 9th. […]
CONTINUE READINGPara Español Last Thursday April 20th, Centro para Familias Hispanas held its second annual “Reunion de Amigos” at their facility located on 2013 N. Raleigh Blvd in Raleigh, NC. About 60 people attended the event with representatives from different partner organizations such as Wake Tech Community College, Wake County Public School System Preschool services, Children’s […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday, August 4th, more than 140 members of the Raleigh community attended “Dancing for a Cause: Celebrating 20 Years of Centro para Familias Hispanas”. The event raised over $12,000 to support the work of Centro para Familias Hispanas (CpFH) in serving the Raleigh Hispanic community. Ms. Maty Ferrer, Director of CpFH, spoke about the […]
CONTINUE READINGLast Thursday, February 23, Centro para Familias Hispanas held its very first “Reunion de Amigos” at their facility located at 2013 N. Raleigh Blvd in Raleigh. About 80 people were in attendance for this successful evening. Representatives from the Latino Credit Union, Self Help, Wake Tech and other community leaders and stakeholders supported the event. […]
CONTINUE READINGFor the past year, Ms. Maty Ferrer, Director of Centro para Familias Hispanas, a program of Catholic Charities, attended the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs meetings as a member of the public. During that time, she had the opportunity to be an active participant and contribute to the topics that were being discussed. This […]
CONTINUE READINGCentro para Familias Hispanas (CpFH), in partnership with Centro Internacional de Raleigh, hosted the “Mujer Preparate para el Exito” (Woman, get ready for success) conference on Saturday November 7th. This event was organized due to the limited number of events that are offered to promote leadership and provide needed information in Spanish for Hispanic women […]
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Honduras has been extended. Eligible families must apply for this extension by December 15, 2014 to be considered. The current extension will last for an 18 month period, from January 6, 2015 through July 5, 2016. Families may […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday, September 19th, the summer session of the Language is the Key program at Centro para Familias Hispanas was completed. Language is the Key is a 10-session program in which parents help their children to develop language skills through the use of games and play time. One session is held each week and consists […]
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