Minnesotano Organizations

Education and Arts

• Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School
  Serving the educational needs of Latino youth and families in St. Paul
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education
• Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP)
  A nonprofit collaborative, founded in 1987 and formerly called Minnesota Minority Education Partnership (MMEP), seeking to increase the success of Minnesota students of color in Minnesota schools, colleges, and universities
• HECUA
  A unique educational collaboration that engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building
• Teatro del Pueblo
  Teatro del Pueblo promotes Latino culture through the creation and presentation of performing arts. Teatro develops and supports Latino artists, provides educational opportunities for all to experience Latino culture and promotes cross-cultural dialogue

Organizing and Advocacy

• Centro de Trabajadores Unidoes en Lucha (CTUL)
• Centro Campesino
• Voices for Racial Justice: Organizing Training (formerly the Organizing Apprenticeship Project)
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
• SEIU Local 26 (Minnesota's Property Services Union)
• Labor Education Service of the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies (Carlson School of Management)

Service

• Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio (CLUES)
  Leading provider of social services for the Latino community in Minnesota through its five core service areas of Mental Health, Chemical Health, Employment, Education and Elder Wellness
• Casa de Esperanza
  Hispanic emergency shelter with complete living needs for battered women and their children
  Crisis line 651-772-1611
• La Oportunidad
  Provides bilingual and culturally relevant education and support to Latino children, youth, adults, and families so that they develop the skills necessary to build strong families and communities
• CENTRO and La Siembra Program
  For young Latino children and their families, CENTRO is a community meeting place (el Zócalo) for Latino families and their children