Founded in 1972, Centro Latino de San Francisco strives to enhance the quality and lifestyle of the elderly in San Francisco. It provides individual and group counseling for seniors; employment and housing advocacy; recreational and educational activities; assistance in securing Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Social Security benefits; and nutritious meals. Centro Latino also offers educational programs for families in collaboration with NCLR’s C2E2 program including evening family reading classes for adults and an after-school Academia del Pueblo academic enrichment program for at-risk elementary school students. It also provides citizenship class testing in English and Spanish.