Para Español The 3rd Annual Dancing for a Cause was another successful event in support of Centro para Familias Hispanas. For the third consecutive year, the event took place at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh. The evening was filled with joy and entertainment for participants while providing Centro para Familias Hispanas with critical financial contributions to support programming. Centro para Familias Hispanas, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh,… Read More
For the third consecutive year, Centro para Familias Hispanas welcomed spring by opening its door to community members, sponsors and volunteers. On Thursday, April 11th the organization hosted their annual Open House at their facility located at 2013 N. Raleigh Blvd in Raleigh. Over 60 people gathered at Centro para Familias Hispanas to learn about their various programs that are offered, including: Support of the Family Services, Adult Education Classes, Smart Start Funded Childhood Development… Read More
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. The group of attendees know the services offered by CpHF and the importance of supporting their work. The second annual… Read More
Para 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 Developmental Services Agency, Wells Fargo, Mil Mujeres, Venezuela para Ti, members of the Centro para Familias Resource Development Committee. “It… Read More
On 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 impact the Hispanic Family Center has on the community before introducing a video highlighting the success stories of two clients. … Read More
Last 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. Ms. Maty Ferrer, Director of Centro para Familias Hispanas, shared that, “It was inspiring to see so many new faces… Read More
For 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 allowed the council to see not only her knowledge, but also the passion Ms. Ferrer brought to representing and advocating… Read More
Centro 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 who want to be entrepreneurs. Maty Ferrer, Director of CpFH explained that “We wanted to create a spacewhere women, especially… Read More
The 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 receive assistance with the re-registration process from Catholic Charities. For assistance, please call the office nearest you to set up… Read More
On 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 of a group of twenty parents and/or caregivers with children ages 0 – 5. Most of the children participating in… Read More
