Winner Profile: Chicanos Por La Causa – Tucson

Author:	Viviana Costa
Contact:	Viviana Costa
Date:	Mar 15, 2005
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Program:	Affiliate Awards Program
Region:	Far West

Summary

The Youth Leadership and Prevention Program, run by Chicanos Por La Causa - Tucson, was the recipient of the 2005 Family Strengthening Award for the Far West region.

Description

Affiliate Organization: Chicanos Por La Causa – Tucson (CPLC)

Region: Far West

Winning Program: Youth Leadership and Prevention

The mission of Chicanos Por La Causa – Tucson is to promote stronger and healthier communities with housing and community development, economic development, education, and youth leadership. The Youth Programs Department focuses on helping youth develop their mind, body, spirit, and community. The main program, Corazón de Aztlán, is a leadership development/dropout prevention program geared to at-risk and disadvantaged youth. Corazón de Aztlán provides individualized case management services, tutoring, and a year-long series of holistic workshops, conferences, and retreats which focus on a range of elements: cultural awareness, career planning, family relations, violence prevention, community service, and many more. The Youth Programs Department supports a college scholarship program for middle school students in order to motivate them to pursue a postsecondary education and operates a Youth Drop-In Center that provides a culturally welcoming atmosphere for family members and a tutoring/computer center.