FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
July 23, 2014 Camila Gallardo
cgallardo@nclr.org
(305) 215-4259
LOS ANGELES—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) today announced that Hispanic Services Council (HSC) of Tampa, Fla., had received the organization’s Affiliate Advocacy Award at a ceremony during the 2014 NCLR Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
The NCLR Affiliate Advocacy Award recognizes an organization that has leveraged its partnership with NCLR to elevate the voices of Latinos through exemplary civic engagement and advocacy efforts. The award provides an opportunity for NCLR to recognize a member of the NCLR Affiliate Network that is actively helping expand opportunities for Latinos.
“Since joining the NCLR Affiliate Network in 2011, Hispanic Services Council has grown to become a critical partner of NCLR, providing a new voice for Latinos in Tampa,” said Loren McArthur, Deputy Director, Civic Engagement Department, NCLR. “In particular, their work with the Latino community has had a significant impact on meeting the needs of the underserved, including helping to bridge health disparities, providing important educational and job training services, raising awareness, and empowering the community to advocate for themselves on a range of issues. We look forward to building on this momentum and expanding our collective efforts to improve outcomes for the Hispanic community in Tampa and Florida,” McArthur continued.
A community-based organization, HSC works to increase access and opportunities for Latinos and influence the systems that serve them. HSC has worked in partnership with NCLR across a variety of critical issue areas utilizing innovative practices to integrate civic engagement and advocacy into all their programs. Their work has had a significant impact and established a standard and model for others. Their work with NCLR’s federal budget advocacy work in Florida, in particular, has helped raise awareness among decision-makers and the community regarding how sequestration cuts will adversely impact their community, particularly educational and job training programs that greatly benefit Latinos.
“Our partnership with NCLR ensures that the sound of Latino voices in Tampa are heard at the national level. We will continue to elevate the voices of Tampa Latinos to inform the national discussion about the needs of the greater Latino community. Our pledge is to find new and evolving ways for a meaningful and lasting local contribution to the community of Tampa,” said Maria Pinzon, Executive Director of HSC.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Latinos. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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