Casa Latina

Mission

Casa Latina advances the power and well-being of Latino immigrants through employment, education, and community organizing. Our vision is that the Latino community participates fully in the economy and democracy of this country. 

Description

Founded in 1994, Casa Latina has been an essential resource for the Seattle Latino community for over 30 years. Casa Latina is unique for providing both direct services and engaging in community organizing work to address systemic change.    

Our Day Worker Center,  Education Program, and Leadership Programs are focused on providing training, knowledge, and support to help our community of members move toward greater self-sufficiency. Since 2014, over 54,000 jobs have been dispatched through Casa Latina's member-led worker center.  

Led by members of our community, Casa Latina organizes at the city, state, and national levels to create systemic change for immigrant workers. 

2024 Highlights:

-- Dispatched over 4,830 jobs for our members with an average hourly pay rate of $34.88. 

-- 4,146 meals were distributed as part of our Community Kitchen Program.  

-- 3,220 contact hours of in-person English instruction. 

-- 800+ active Casa Latina members. 

-- 1,452 participants in our skill development workshops.

-- 111 participants in our Digital Literacy & Navigation programs. 

-- 122 ‘Mujeres Sin Fronteras’ workshops hosted for our community of 80+ members.  

Your investment in our community helps provide hard-working day laborers and domestic workers opportunities for capacity development, job experiences with better pay and working conditions, and tools for Casa Latina members to grow as community leaders. Thanks for all you do. 💜